Sport Singapore

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 Culture, Community and Youth of the Singapore Government. It is the lead agency tasked with developing a holistic sports culture for the nation.

Sport Singapore
Logo of Sport Singapore
Agency overview
Formed1 October 1973 (1973-10-01) (as Singapore Sports Council)
1 April 2014 (2014-04-01) (as Sport Singapore)
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters230 Stadium Boulevard, Singapore 397799
Agency executives
  • Kon Yin Tong, Chairman
  • Lim Teck Yin, Chief Executive Officer
  • Prof Tan Cheng Han, Deputy Chairman
  • Chiang Hock Woon, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
  • Goh Fang Min, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Assurance and Corporate Excellence Group
  • Sng Hock Lin, Chief, ActiveSG
  • Lim Hong Khiang, Chief, Sport Infrastructure Group
  • Muhammad Rostam Bin Umar, Chief, Strategy Group
  • Toh Boon Yi, Chief, Singapore Sport Institute
Parent agencyMinistry of Culture, Community and Youth
Websitewww.sportsingapore.gov.sg

History

Sport Singapore was founded on 1 October 1973 as the Singapore Sports Council, through the merger of the National Sports Promotion Board (NSPB) and the National Stadium Corporation (NSC).[1]

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

See also

References
  1. "Sports in independent Singapore". SSC Sports Museum. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. de Cotta, Ian (18 March 2014). "Singapore Sports Council to undergo name change". Today.
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