Sport Singapore
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Formed | 1 October 1973 1 April 2014 (as Sport Singapore) | (as Singapore Sports Council)
Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
Headquarters | 230 Stadium Boulevard, Singapore 397799 |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth |
Website | www |
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.
History
Sport Singapore was founded in 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
- List of stadiums in Singapore includes many public stadiums operated by SSC
- Singapore Canoe Federation is one of the many NSAs funded and managed by SSC
- Singapore Sports Hub
References
- ^ "Sports in independent Singapore". SSC Sports Museum. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ de Cotta, Ian (18 March 2014). "Singapore Sports Council to undergo name change". Today.