Singapore Sports Hub
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 Singapore Sports Hub facts

• It replaced the former National Stadium on the recommendation of then Community Development and Sports Minister Abdullah Tarmugi in Parliament in 2001
• His proposal was based on a Committee on Sporting Singapore report to promote a culture of sports in the city-state
• SportsHub Pte Ltd began construction with a groundbreaking ceremony on 29 September 2010 at Kallang, before the former arena there was demolished
• Served by the Stadium MRT Station, it was completed in June 2014 and, among others, rolled out a new 55,000-seat National Stadium with the largest dome roof in the world, an aquatics centre, a multi-sport indoor arena and a water sports facility
• The Sports Hub, which incorporated the older 12,000-seat Singapore Indoor Stadium, began operations on June 30 for the general public to start using its facilities
• Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially opened it 13 months later on July 26, 2015
• The Rugby World Club 10s on 21–22 June 2014 was the first sporting event at the new national stadium
• The clash between Singapore and Juventus on 16 August 2014 was the first football game there
• Since opening its doors, the Sports Hub has been a venue for major international, regional and local events
• It has played host to the 2015 SEA Games, 2016 Singapore National Day Parade, WTA Finals, and superstars Madonna and Jay Chou