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Sporting Singapore Warming Up Shooting Urban There is sporting Stars Conversations action aplenty Team Singapore’s Learning from here ahead of the Commonwealth Singapore’s 2015 SEA Games Games heroes development story JUl – SEP 2014 / issUe 51 A newsletter of the s ingApore CooperAtion progrAmme Sporting Singapore Stunning new Sports Hub is the beating heart of an active nation E d ’s Not e COnTEnts Dear readers, 3 FOCUS Let The Games Begin! ingapore clinched its first Olympic medal in 1960 when The stunning new Singapore Mr Tan Howe Liang literally lifted our sports status with a Sports Hub puts Singapore Silver medal in weightlifting. Since then, we have clocked on the global sporting map, up other achievements, from the adrenaline-pumping while at the same time 2008 Beijing Olympics when Team Singapore came home giving the community a with a Silver medal to swimmer Joseph Schooling’s Bronze space in which to come Smedal at the recent Asian Games 2014. Next year, the nation is set to together and bond. host the 2015 Southeast Asian Games! For a start, check out the splendid Singapore Sports Hub which 6 IN SINGAPORE will host the SEA Games in Let the Games Begin! on page 3. Shooting Stars Many Singaporeans fondly remember the former National Stadium, Team Singapore — and in where the Hub now stands, before it was closed in 2007. In its new particular, two of its best incarnation, the Stadium has received a fresh breath of life as it shooters — achieved some continues our legacy and spirit of sporting excellence. historic breakthroughs at this summer’s More than the ‘hardware’, we are even prouder of our ‘software’ Commonwealth Games. in the sporting arena — our very own athletes. Celebrate the achievements of these outstanding athletes in 8 JOINING HANDS Shooting Stars, as we talk to two Gold medal winners from the 2014 Commonwealth Games Warming Up th in Glasgow. The Games saw Singapore athletes The 28 Southeast Asian taking home 17 medals — including eight Gold Games comes to Singapore’s shores in 2015, but long before medals — in a fine showing for the Republic. this, there is already sporting Find out also how we are (page 8) Warming Up action galore here in the form in regional and international competitions of regional competitions. ranging from swimming and sailing to floorball and netball as the country gears up for next 10 REFLECTIONS year’s SEA Games. Beyond sparring with other countries in the Urban Conversations Officials from China studied competitive sports arena, Singapore strives to Singapore’s experience and forge lasting friendships with other countries. In policies in urban development Shooting Stars, Urban Conversations, read about a two-week study visit by Chinese pg6 during a two-week visit officials and how the Singapore Cooperation Programme shares with organised by the Singapore them our unique experiences, challenges and knowledge about Cooperation Programme. urban planning and development. Sport is one of the few denominators in the world which has the Sports Hub Soh/Singapore Cover photo: Darren power to bridge divisions, bringing together people of different nationalities, races, religions and socio-economic statuses. We hope that through this issue, we can celebrate with you the spirit of trust and friendship which transcends borders and ethnicities. Enjoy reading! Keep in touch! Copyright © is held by the publishers. Share with us your memories, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole photos and experiences in or in part without permission is prohibited. Singapore under the Printed in Singapore by Times Printers. Singapore Cooperation www.timesprinters.com. ISSN: 0219-2896 Programme. Email us at [email protected]. Experience Singapore is a publication of the Director Public Affairs and Technical Cooperation Directorates of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Public Affairs Directorate Singapore. The Singapore Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Programme (SCP) is administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore, and is aimed at sharing Singapore’s developmental experience with other developing countries. Publishing Consultant www.scp.gov.sg Like SCP Alumni on Facebook Follow us on Twitter @MFAsg MediaCorp Pte Ltd 2 JUL - SEP 2014 ISSUE 51 Focus sporting singapore Let The Games Begin! The new Singapore Sports Hub puts Singapore on the global sporting map while giving the community a space to bond WORDS BY GEnE KHOR The National Stadium’s retractable roof Photo: Sport Singapore is the largest dome structure in the world. EXPERIENCE SINGAPORE 3 Focus SPorting Singapore he cLosinG of SINGAPoRe’s nATionAL sTADium seven Tyears ago marked the end of an era. The Grand Old Dame had opened in July 1973 and until 2007 was the venue for many of the country’s National Day celebrations and innumerable pop concerts. It also witnessed Singapore’s best footballers taking on the Malaysian and Bruneian teams during the Malaysia Cup football league matches from the 1970s to the early 1990s. It was at these matches that The new stadium has a The OCBC Aquatic Centre, the “Kallang Roar” — the name retractable massive dome roof which hosted the given to the cheers from Singapore and seating, which can support Asian Swimming Championships, football fans who packed the stands the widest range of sports and seats up to during home matches — was born. leisure events. 3,000 spectators. Now in 2014, the roaring flame In addition, the pitch is made of Singaporeans’ sporting passion of a combination of natural grass and camaraderie is rekindled at reinforced by artificial fibres for the site of the old Stadium, as the added durability — a first in Asia. brand new Singapore Sports Hub It was on this pitch that reigning (SSH) ushers in a new era of sports Italian football league champion in Singapore. Juventus took on Singapore’s finest players in August 2014 in an BIGGER AND BETTER international friendly match. The stunning SSH is an integrated Beyond its beautiful façade, sports, leisure, entertainment and SSH also boasts many sustainable The Sports Hub lifestyle destination. At the heart features, earning it a Green Mark is intended as of SSH is the new 55,000-seat GoldPLuS rating from the Building a community focal point, with National Stadium. The futuristic and Construction Authority. Over beach volleyball structure has a height of 82.5m 2,700 solar panels are installed and Taekwondo being some of the and a diameter of 310m — wide around the precinct to partially sports that have enough to fit four A380 jumbo jets! power the structure’s cooling dedicated facilities. 4 JUL - SEP 2014 ISSUE 51 So massive is the dome that four A380 jumbo jet planes can fit abreast inside. MORE TO COME About 60 events are scheduled to be held at the SSH between late 2014 and December 2015. Fans got to see some of the world’s best tennis players like Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova tear up the court at the Singapore Indoor Stadium — also part of the SSH — in October 2014 for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals system that includes vents that month. A record 16 teams from Singapore, a 10-day international pump cool air from underneath 10 countries including the Czech tournament which Singapore will each seat in the spectator stands. Republic, Finland and Japan host for five years. This is the first Timber benches from the former crossed swords — or in this case, time the high-profile tournament National Stadium have also been floorball sticks. was held in Southeast Asia, with recycled as art installations inside But the SSH is more than just Singapore joining the honour roll the Sports Hub Library. a sports venue. It is also a bridge of past host cities like Madrid, to the community — a communal Munich and New York. A STUNNING DISPLAY place where Singaporeans can And to add to the excitement, The SSH’s other facilities have also enjoy leisure activities and hang the Brazilian and Japanese national seen their fair share of action. Some out with one another. There is the football teams also clashed here in 200 athletes from seven Southeast Kallang Wave, a shopping mall of an international friendly. Asian countries made a splash at over 41,000 sq m that also houses But the biggest event on the the biennial TYR Southeast Asian a waterpark and Singapore’s tallest SSH’s calendar is the forthcoming Swimming Championships in indoor rock-climbing wall. Also, an 28th SEA Games, to be held over 12 June 2014 at the 3,000-seat OCBC information and resource centre days in June 2015. SSH and 15 other Aquatic Centre. comprising the Sports Hub library, venues in Singapore will see some The OCBC Arena indoor hall, Singapore Sports Museum and 7,000 athletes from 11 Southeast which also seats 3,000, became Visitor Centre provides a glimpse Asian countries competing in 402 the first non-European venue to into the Stadium’s past. At the events in 36 sports. (Turn to page 8 host the biennial World university Water Sports Centre, there are to find out what’s happening ahead Floorball Championship that same canoes and kayaks for rent. of the Games.) Photos: Singapore Sports Hub, Andrew Tan/Sport Singapore, Stanley Cheah/Sport Singapore, Arup, DP Architects Stanley Cheah/Sport Singapore, Singapore, Tan/Sport Sports Hub, Andrew Photos: Singapore EXPERIENCE SINGAPORE 5 In Singapore going FoR goLD shooting for Team singapore achieved some thes tars historic breakthroughs at this summer’s commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Experience Singapore speaks to two Gold medal winners WORDS BY Syed Jaafar Alkaff he 20Th iTeration of The quADRenniAL Tcommonwealth GAmes, held in Glasgow, Scotland, was the perfect chance for Singapore’s athletes to show off the nation’s broad range of talents.
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