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WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (30 March-5 April)

Safra Punggol EnergyOne gym. (PHOTO: Facebook)
Safra Punggol EnergyOne gym. (PHOTO: Facebook)

SINGAPORE — Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in the past week (30 March to 5 April):

Most sports, recreation facilities to close from Tuesday

Sports and recreation facilities will be closed from Tuesday (7 April) to 4 May, as Singapore implements elevated safe distancing measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The closures include ActiveSG Sport Centres, studios, gyms, indoor sport halls, swimming complexes, Active Health Labs, as well as The Float and The Rink@JCube.

All recreational facilities in hotels will also be closed. All group sports and physical activities shall cease during the period, regardless of group size or location. This includes one-on-one private coaching sessions, as well as outdoor group physical activities.

While public parks and 15 SportSG open-air stadiums will remain open, the Singapore government reminds the public to practise safe distancing in open spaces.

The 15 stadiums that will remain open are: Bedok, Bishan, Bukit Gombak, Choa Chua Kang, Clementi, Home of Athletics, Hougang, Jurong West, MOE (Evans), Queenstown, Serangoon, Toa Payoh, Woodlands, Yio Chu Kang, Yishun.

List of services that will remain open during the period:

  • Bishan Sport Centre: Good Bites

  • Bukit Gombak Sport Centre: SingPost (POPStation)

  • Choa Chu Kang Sport Centre: KFC, SingPost (POPStation), Star Learners@CCK Sports Centre

  • Heartbeat@Bedok ActiveSG Sport Centre: Burger King, Heavenly Wang, NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Bedok, Kaki Makan, QB House, RedMan at Heartbeat@Bedok, Ren Tian Tang Herbal Haircare, SuperGenius Preschool HBB, Subway, Swee Heng Bakery, Tian Ma Group, Unity Dental, Watson's Personal Care

  • Hougang Sport Centre: SingPost (POPStation)

  • Jalan Besar Sport Centre: Broadway Food Centre

  • Jurong East Sport Centre: KFC, PastaMania, SingPost (POPStation)

  • Jurong West Sport Centre: MindChamps PreSchool@Jurong West, The Enrichment Childcare, SingPost (POPStation)

  • Pasir Ris Sport Centre: Burger King, Kcuts, McDonald's, MSF Social Service Office, SingPost (POPStation)

  • Sengkang Sport Centre: Kcuts, PastaMania, SingPost (POPStation), Star Learners

  • Serangoon Sport Centre: SingPost (POPStation)

  • Woodlands Sport Centre: Citrus By The Pool, SingPost (POPStation)

  • Yio Chu Kang Sport Centre: MindChamps Pre-school, SingPost (POPStation)

  • ActiveSG Hockey Village@Boon Lay: Little Explorers' Cove

Singapore Derby postponed to later date

The Singapore Turf Club will postpone the $1 million Singapore Derby, which was originally scheduled for 18 April, with the new date to be announced later.

The race is one of the oldest feature races on the Singapore racing calendar, and is the final leg of the Four-Year-Old Challenge series. It is the second-richest race in Singapore, after the $1.5 million Kranji Mile, which is scheduled for 23 May.

Veteran official appointed as Asian representative

The Singapore Disability Sports Council announced that veteran official Arthur Lee, 73, has been appointed the Asian representative to the swim committee at Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment Sport. This is the first time a Singaporean has been appointed for this role.

Lee will be serving a three-year term, and will help the committee manage competition programmes to promote sports for athletes with intellectual impairment.

With over 30 years of officiating expertise under his belt, Lee has been a strong advocate of inclusion and professionalism in Singapore swimming meets. He volunteered as a technical official and officiated his first National Swimming Championships in 1995. Since then, more than 30 other technical officials in Singapore have been trained by Lee to officiate para swimming meets.

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