Sport Singapore

Sport Singapore

Logo of Sport Singapore
Agency overview
Formed 1973 (as Singapore Sports Council)
2014 (as Sport Singapore)
Jurisdiction Government of Singapore
Headquarters 230 Stadium Boulevard, Singapore 397799
Agency executives
  • Richard Seow Yung Liang, Chairman
  • Lim Teck Yin, Chief Executive Officer
  • Goh Fang Min, Chief Financial Officer
Parent agency Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Website www.sportsingapore.gov.sg

Sport Singapore, formerly Singapore Sports Council (Abbreviation: SSC; Simplified Chinese: 新加坡体育理事会; Malay: Majlis Sukan Singapura), is a statutory board under the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports of the Singapore Government. It is the lead agency tasked with developing a holistic sports culture for the nation.

History

Sport Singapore was founded in 1973 as the Singapore Sports Council, through the merger of the National Sports Promotion Board (NSPB) and the National Stadium Corporation (NSC).[1] It creates opportunities for people to excel in sports; opportunities for people to be engaged in sports as, coaches, officials, volunteers or fans; and opportunities for people to do business in sports as sponsors and investors.

On 1 April 2014, the SSC was renamed Sport Singapore in a rebranding exercise.[2]

Overview

Former logo of the Singapore Sports Council

Sport Singapore has changed the way Singaporeans view and participate in sports. Through sports, the council now have an enhanced national identity thanks to the council's sports participation programmes; greater national pride as a result of high performance results at international and regional games; and more diversified economic stability through the council's vibrant sports industry initiatives.

Partner in Sports

Singapore Pools has a long tradition of sports sponsorship and recognises the important role that sports play in the lives of Singaporeans. From building sports facilities, funding programmes of National Sports Associations and sporting activities for the masses to sending athlete contingents to compete in international sporting events, Singapore Pools is involved in one way or another.

With its contribution to the Sporting Singapore Fund towards realising our national vision of Sporting Singapore, Singapore Pools is proud to be synonymous with sports in Singapore. Be it nurturing aspiring young talents or spurring experienced sportsmen towards greater excellence, Singapore Pools is always there as a "Partner in Sports" to the sporting fraternity.

Sports and Recreation Centres

Below is the list of Sports and Recreation Centres that are managed by SSC

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sports in independent Singapore". SSC Sports Museum. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. ↑ de Cotta, Ian (18 March 2014). "Singapore Sports Council to undergo name change". Today.
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