[Media Advisory] Light up Your Singapore Spirit This National Day
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Media Advisory Light Up Your Singapore Spirit this National Day at the Singapore Sports Hub Singapore Sports Hub always shines bright for National Day, but this year you get to have a say in how we dress ourselves up! Join this contest and more to win great prizes at #MySgSportsHub Singapore, 26 July 2021 – In celebration of Singapore’s 56th birthday, Singapore Sports Hub has curated a line-up of pandemic-appropriate activities that will bring friends and families together as one, and ignite that ‘can-do’ attitude. From a light display that you get to choose, a virtual GPS hunt, and innovative fitness workouts with a local twist, get ready to reinvigorate your Singapore spirit with Singapore Sports Hub this National Day! BEDAZZLE Dress the National Stadium in the best red and white outfit For the first time ever, you get to decide how the National Stadium will be lit up this National Day. Simply log on to our website and vote for your favourite of the three specially-curated light designs by 31st July. Wait with bated breath to see if your choice made the cut on 8 August, when the National Stadium glows up (literally) with the most popular design. Be sure to also tell us what makes you proud to be a Singaporean in your entry because the most inspiring answer will win $560 worth of Kallang Wave Mall vouchers! HUNT Embark on the Ultimate Singapore E-Hunt at Kallang Wave Mall Time to put that travel hiking gear to good use, from 6 August, gather your friend or family member for an exciting virtual GPS hunt around Kallang Wave Mall (and the National Stadium). Complete quizzes and e-games across 10 GPS pinned stations, and stand a chance to redeem a goodie bag worth $56. There are over 1,000 goodie bags up for grabs but don’t wait too long, as the early birds will get an additional MOH-approved ART self-test kit in their goodie bags. To redeem your goodie bag, simply present the completion page of the Ultimate Singapore E-Hunt with a receipt of any spending at Kallang Wave Mall. Also from 6 August, join Kallang Wave Mall’s Loyalty Rewards and collect e-stamps with every $56 spent to redeem premiums worth more than $50,000 and an additional $5 Kallang Wave Mall voucher. SWEAT Experience sports the Singaporean way Work up a sweat and belt out to your favourite National Day tunes in two specially-themed Experience Sports sessions on 8 August. Get pumped up in the Workout Lah! Cardio Dance class, as you groove to the latest beats with a Singaporean twist. Alternatively, light up the night at the Dance Saber session, as you wield lightsabers and groove to National Day theme songs - like a true Singaporean Jedi. Capacity is limited to just 30 pax per class and will be open for booking from end July onwards. Hurry and register for your slot now – The force favours the fast! MEMORIES Relive Singapore’s best sporting moments Miss the good old days when stadiums were filled with cheers and roars? Take a trip down memory lane at the Singapore Sports Museum to relive Singapore’s past sporting glory and aspirations. Check out memorabilia donated by a die-hard Lions fan and let the feels flow. Together with pictures of the Kallang Wave taken during the National Stadium’s heyday, you can almost hear the roar of the fans! Mr Lionel Yeo, CEO of Singapore Sports Hub, says, “National Day is always a special time to celebrate Singapore. The lead-up to 9th August during the month of July each year is also special as it marks Singapore Sports Hub’s birthday. The Hub turns six this July, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank partners, friends and family of the Hub for all these great years. We have lined up these activities to bring Singaporeans together to embrace the Singapore spirit. We are one Hub and one Nation and with one roar we celebrate what it means to call Singapore our home!” In celebration of National Day, Singapore Sports Hub has also put together a video where our patrons, athletes and staff share what it means to be Singaporean - watch it here! More information on the above activities can be found at http://www.sportshub.com.sg/one-nation-one-hub-one-roar and all visual assets can be downloaded here. Do note that all programmes and activities are subject to change in accordance with government guidelines, rulings and safe management measures. ### MEDIA ENQUIRIES Phyllicia Gan Consultant, Mutant Communications [email protected] Gerri Kwan Assistant Director, Communications, Singapore Sports Hub [email protected] ABOUT SINGAPORE SPORTS HUB The Singapore Sports Hub is a fully integrated sports, entertainment and lifestyle hub, with programming that comprises world-class recreational and competitive events, as well as community events, to serve children, youth, working adults, seniors, families, and less privileged population segments in Singapore and tourism sectors. Consisting of a unique cluster development of world-class sports facilities within the city, it plays a critical role in accelerating the development of Singapore’s sports industry, excellence and participation. Its vision is to be the region’s premier sports, entertainment and lifestyle destination. Located on a 35-hectare site in Kallang, the Singapore Sports Hub includes the following facilities: ▪ A new 55,000-capacity National Stadium with a retractable roof and movable tiered seating ▪ The iconic Singapore Indoor Stadium ▪ A 6,000-capacity OCBC Aquatic Centre that meets FINA standards ▪ A 3,000-capacity OCBC Arena which is scalable and flexible in layout ▪ Water Sports Centre featuring kayaking and canoeing ▪ 41,000 sqm Kallang Wave Mall, including indoor climbing wall and Splash-N-Surf facility (Kids Waterpark, Stingray and Lazy River) ▪ 100PLUS Promenade that encircles the National Stadium ▪ Singapore Youth Olympic Museum & Singapore Sports Museum ▪ Sports Hub Library ▪ Shimano Cycling World ▪ Daily community facilities and activities, including beach volleyball, hard courts (futsal, basketball and netball) lawn bowls, giant chess, skate park and running & cycling paths. The Singapore Sports Hub, which is managed by SportsHub Pte Ltd, is one of the largest sporting Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the world. It is also Singapore's largest flagship PPP project of this nature and has won the Project Finance International (PFI) award in London in 2011, World Architecture Festival Awards for Best Future Project in the leisure-led development category in 2013 and Sports Building of the Year in 2014. For more information, please visit the Singapore Sports Hub: ▪ Website: www.sportshub.com.sg ▪ Facebook: sporesportshub ▪ Twitter: @sgsportshub ▪ Instagram: sgsportshub The Public-Private Partnership includes:.