Singapore, 29 April 2009 – The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) confirmed the 18 competition venues for the inaugural Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games at a site visit to Bishan Stadium today. The visit was led by Mr Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Transport.
The 18 venues, where 26 sports competition will be held, were determined in consultation with the International Federations (IFs) and approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). These are facilities owned by the Singapore Sports Council and other government agencies as well as commercial entities.
“Singapore won the bid to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) because it has right-sized and excellent facilities and infrastructure; no new venues were purposely built for Singapore 2010. To meet competition requirements, we are upgrading the facilities with the support of venue owners,” said Mr Goh Kee Nguan, SYOGOC Chief Executive Officer.
Mr Goh added, “Creative use of space in the Nanyang Technological University also allows us to locate the training venues for 13 sports within or near the Youth
Olympic Village. We will continue to work closely with the venue owners to prepare the facilities for the competition during YOG.”
SYOGOC is now in the operational planning phase from October 2008 to September 2009 where it is translating the concept of Singapore 2010 into detailed plans. In this phase, SYOGOC is also defining its operations strategy and developing the venue operations plan. Venue planning is an essential step in the preparation for Singapore 2010, where various divisions overseeing different functional areas will come together to carry out integrated planning for each venue.
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About Singapore 2010
Singapore will be hosting the first Youth Olympic Games (YOG) from 14 to 26 August 2010. It will receive some 3,600 athletes and 800 officials from the 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), along with estimated 800 media representatives, 20,000 local and international volunteers, and more than 500,000 spectators. Young athletes – aged between 14 and 18 years – will compete in 26 sports and take part in Culture and Education Programme.
The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games will create a lasting sports, culture and education legacy for Singapore and youths from around the world, as well as enhance and elevate the sporting culture locally and regionally.
For more information, please visit www.singapore2010.sg
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CONFIRMED SPORTS COMPETITION VENUES FOR SINGAPORE 2010
| Venue (English) | Venue (Chinese) | Sports (YOG) |
| 1 Bishan Sports Hall | 碧山体育馆 | Gymnastics |
| 2 Bishan Stadium | 碧山体育场 | Athletics |
| 3 East Coast Park | 东海岸公园 | Triathlon |
| 4 International Convention Centre | 国际会展中心 | Boxing, Fencing, Handball, Judo, Taekwondo, Wrestling |
| 5 Jalan Besar Stadium | 惹兰勿刹体育场 | Football |
| 6 Kallang Field | 加冷大草场 | Archery |
| 7 Kallang Tennis Centre | 加冷网球中心 | Tennis |
| 8 Marina Reservoir | 滨海蓄水池 | Canoe-Kayak, Rowing |
| 9 National Sailing Centre | 国家帆船中心 | Sailing |
| 10 *scape Youth Space | *scape 青年公园 | 3 on 3 Basketball |
| 11 Sengkang Hockey Stadium | 盛港曲棍球场 | Hockey |
| 12 Singapore Indoor Stadium | 新加坡室内体育馆 | Badminton, Table Tennis |
| 13 Singapore Sports School | 新加坡体育学校 | Aquatics -Swimming, Modern Pentathlon, Shooting |
| 14 Singapore Turf Club | 新加坡赛马公会 | Equestrian |
| 15 Tampines Bike Park | 淡滨尼脚踏车公园 | Cycling – BMX and Mountain Bike |
| 16 The Float@Marina Bay | 滨海湾浮动体育场 | Cycling Road Race / Opening and closing ceremonies |
| 17 Toa Payoh Sports Hall | 大巴窑体育馆 | Weightlifting, Volleyball |
| 18 Toa Payoh Swimming Complex | 大巴窑游泳中心 | Aquatics -Diving |
TRAINING VENUES FOR SINGAPORE 2010
| Training Venues | Sports |
| Catholic High School | Gymnastics |
| Chua Chu Kang Stadium | Football |
| Jurong East Sports Hall | Volleyball |
| Jurong East Stadium | Football |
| Jurong West Sports Hall | Handball |
| Jurong West Stadium | Football |
| Jurong West Swimming Complex | Swimming |
| National University of Singapore | Table Tennis, Tae-kwondo, Wrestling |
| Raffles Institution | Gymnastics |
| Raffles Junior College | Gymnastics |
| Singapore Polytechnic | Badminton and Football |
| Youth Olympic Village (NTU, NIE) | Tennis, Fencing, Basketball, Hockey, Handball, Triathlon, Judo, Tae-kwondo, Football, Boxing, Swimming, Weightlifting and Athletics |
Training for other sports will be held at the competition venues.