The Sports Hub will be Singapore's premier land and sea sports, entertainment and lifestyle hub with integrated programming. A unique cluster development of integrated world-class sports facilities within the city, it will play a critical role in accelerating the development of sports industry, excellence and participation and take sports to the next level in Singapore.
The Sports Hub neatly captures all three components in one masterstroke. It will draw international events to its world-class facilities, and offer events management enterprises some of the largest potential crowds ever to assemble in Singapore. It will encourage large numbers of people to adopt and pursue sports and make sports part of their life. And it will offer exceptionally compelling opportunities for sports-related enterprises, federations, and organizations to bring their message to an enormous, interested audience.
The facilities to be built are as follows:Located on a 35ha site in Kallang, the Sports Hub will include the following facilities:
- A new 55,000-capacity National Stadium with a retractable roof;
- A 6,000-capacity indoor Aquatic Centre that meets world tournament standards;
- A 3,000-capacity multi-purpose arena which will be scalable and flexible in layout;
- 41,000 sq m of commercial space
- A Water Sports Centre
- The existing 12,000-capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium; and
- Supporting leisure and commercial developments
The Sports Hub is well connected to the Mass Rapid Transit network, major expressways and is only 15 minutes from the Singapore Changi International airport. A new Stadium MRT station will be operational when the Hub construction is completed. From Day One, fans will have low-cost, hassle-free access to the Sports Hub.
The Sports Hub is also located next to the Marina Bay area and is poised to ride on the wave of exciting developments at Marina Bay like the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort, Marina Barrage, Singapore Flyer and the floating platform at Marina Bay.
While the Sports Hub is under construction, the new floating stage at Marina Bay will host sporting and other events. Literally floating on the water, the stage will bring some of the highest-profile international events ever to grace Asia, while at the same time remaining available to showcase exceptional local talent and regional competitions. These activities form the key lead up programmes towards a successful start of the Sports Hub in 2011.
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