Toa Payoh Sports Hall
Encyclopedia
The Toa Payoh Sports Hall is located in the heart of a residential community in the central region of Singapore
and is part of the Toa Payoh Sports & Recreation Centre.
, one of the earliest public housing estates in Singapore.
With a seating capacity of 2,000 spectators the Toa Payoh Sports Hall has hosted a wide range of sport events.
It was the venue for the table tennis competition during the South East Asian Games in 1993. Other major table tennis events hosted here include the Commonwealth Champions (2000), Women’s World Cup (2002), the Volkswagen Pro-Tour (2004, 2006), and the South-east Asian Championships (2006).
In 2007, the venue also hosted the Five Nations Netball Tournament involving Singapore, Canada, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago and Northern Ireland.
weightlifting
and volleyball
competitions for the first time.
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...
and is part of the Toa Payoh Sports & Recreation Centre.
History
Toa Payoh Sports Hall sits in Toa Payoh New TownToa Payoh New Town
Toa Payoh New Town is the second oldest new town in Singapore, developed since 1962. It is home to the HDB Hub and hosts one of the country's three air-conditioned bus interchanges, the other two being the one in Sengkang and Ang Mo Kio...
, one of the earliest public housing estates in Singapore.
With a seating capacity of 2,000 spectators the Toa Payoh Sports Hall has hosted a wide range of sport events.
It was the venue for the table tennis competition during the South East Asian Games in 1993. Other major table tennis events hosted here include the Commonwealth Champions (2000), Women’s World Cup (2002), the Volkswagen Pro-Tour (2004, 2006), and the South-east Asian Championships (2006).
In 2007, the venue also hosted the Five Nations Netball Tournament involving Singapore, Canada, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago and Northern Ireland.
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The Toa Payoh Sports Hall is being upgraded and converted to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games’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...
weightlifting
Weightlifting at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics took place in Singapore in the Toa Payoh Sports Hall from the 15th to 19th of August.-Medal table:-Women's events:-Men's events:-Events Schedule:...
and volleyball
Volleyball at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Volleyball at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics took place August 21–26 at Toa Payoh Sports Hall in Singapore.-Teams:-Medal Summary:-Boys:-Girls:-External Links:* *...
competitions for the first time.