The Sengkang Hockey Stadium serves the residents of Sengkang

Sengkang

Sengkang is a sub-urban town in the north-eastern part of Singapore. The Sengkang Planning Area, an urban planning zone under the Urban Redevelopment Authority, covers the Housing and Development Board satellite new town of Sengkang New Town and rural Jalan Kayu.-Etymology and history:Meaning...

, a new suburb in the north-eastern part of Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. Sengkang Hockey Stadium is part of the Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre.

History

Situated in Sengkang New Town

Sengkang New Town

Sengkang New Town is a relatively young satellite residential town in the city-state of Singapore. Originally a fishing village, the area is presently undergoing rapid development under the ambition of the Housing and Development Board to transform it into a "21st century township". The town now...

, a relatively young satellite residential town, Sengkang Hockey Stadium is part of the newly opened Sengkang Sports & Recreation Centre. The Sengkang Sports & Recreation Centre houses a community club, swimming pools, indoor sports hall, gymnasium, dance studio, and retail and eating outlets.

Equipped with two new pitches, Sengkang Hockey Stadium was one of the hosts of the Men’s Junior World Cup in June 2009.

2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Sengkang Hockey Stadium will be used as a competition venue for hockey

Hockey

Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...

 during the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

2010 Summer Youth Olympics

The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in the city-state of Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. They were the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, a major...

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