Do Singaporeans feel a sense of attachment to the Sports Hub, or is it just a building they don’t relate with at all?
The Independent Singapore asked members of the public what they thought about the Sports Hub, whether it was just a building or it meant something more to them
“I think that it’s just a building to come to go to the gym or just play sports,” said a youth. “But definitely, there are many memories here.”
He noted that when it came to feelings of attachment, he doesn’t really have them because he hasn’t attended many events at the venue. “It’s just a place that I go to, lah.”
Two others also perceived the Sports Hub as a “normal building to play sports in” and didn’t have a sense of attachment to it.
“I think that the Sports Hub is a place that holds a lot of events in Singapore, like, I believe, the Billie Eilish concert.”
Meanwhile, another youth said that athletes would have this feeling of attachment to the Sports Hub.
“I think the Sports Hub has a feeling of attachment for us sports athletes or like students who play sports. There are so many sports-related things you can do here, so that’s why I think it’s not just a building for people like us.”
The Sports Hub is one of the world’s first fully integrated sports, entertainment and lifestyle destination.
It spans 35 hectares of land at the heart of the city, offering world-class facilities such as the National Stadium, Singapore Indoor Stadium, OCBC Arena, OCBC Aquatic Centre, Water Sports Centre, Kallang Wave Mall, Sports Hub Library, Singapore Sports Museum, and Shimano Cycling World.
It was officially opened in July 2015 and is one of the largest sporting infrastructure PPPs (Public-Private-Partnership) projects in the world./TISG
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