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.
[First youth Olympic Games: Toa Payoh Sports Hall](_blank)
The Sports Hall sits in
Toa Payoh New Town, one of the earliest public housing estates in
Singapore.
The Toa Payoh Sports Hall was upgraded and converted to host the
inaugural Youth Olympic Games’ weightlifting and
volleyball competitions for the first time.
With a seating capacity of 2,000 spectators, the Toa Payoh Sports Hall has hosted a wide range of sports events.
Events
It was the venue for the
table tennis competition during the
1993 Southeast Asian Games
The 1993 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 17th Southeast Asian Games were held in Singapore from 12 to 19 June 1993 with 29 sports in 440 events featured in this edition. This was the third time Singapore hosted the games after 1 ...
. 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.
In 2010, the venue was also a new home for Singapore Lights for playing in the
ANZ Championship.
Notes and references
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Indoor arenas in Singapore
Sports venues in Singapore
Venues of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Volleyball venues in Singapore
Netball venues in Singapore