Live Better Through Sport

SEA Games & ASEAN Para Games Experience Tour

ActiveSG was a key enabler for the 2015 SEA Games, with many of our staff performing a variety of roles such as venue management, protocol, and logistics. Several of our facilities served as competition venues for sports like Gymnastics, Hockey, and Swimming. Following the successful organisation of SEA Games, Singapore also hosted the ASEAN Para Games in 2015 and, once again, ActiveSG rallied together to deliver once again.

During the ASEAN Para Games in 2015, we organised the inaugural Sport Experience Tour, enabling thousands of Singaporeans to experience the thrills of attending an international sporting event and to support Team Singapore.

Launch of ActiveSG Academies & Clubs

ActiveSG Academies and Clubs are designed to develop and sharpen children’s interest in sports in an enjoyable manner, while also helping them build character, develop positive core values, and acquire life skills. The ActiveSG Football Academy was the first sport academy to be launched by then Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Ms Grace Fu, on 2 April 2016. A total of 312 children aged six to twelve years old participated in the first run of the programme, learning how to play football and life skills from top coaches. Today, there are several ActiveSG academies and clubs covering a wide range of sports including football, basketball, athletics, tennis, waterpolo, canoe, hockey, volleyball, and table tennis, with more than 8,000 participants in its seasonal programmes to provide children and youth with the opportunity to play, learn and live better through sport.

Parasport at Singapore National Games

For the first time in local sport history, para-athletes participated alongside their able-bodied peers at the Singapore National Games (SNG) organised by ActiveSG from 30 July to 7 August 2016. Five parasports were featured, namely boccia, archery, tenpin bowling, swimming and table tennis.

Car-free Sunday & Launch of Basketball Academy

ActiveSG worked with Team Nila and SportCares to hold sport try-outs for families among other activities at the first Car-Free Sunday held on 28 February 2016. ActiveSG also launched the Basketball Academy at Car-Free Sunday and achieved a Singapore record with 2,180 people dribbling a basketball for five minutes.

In 2017, ActiveSG launched various initiatives to engage different groups of the local community.

Active Health

The Active Health initiative was launched to empower and motivate individuals to take ownership of their health and well-being. Active Health aims to shift the mindset of Singaporeans from a "problem-solving mode" of seeking treatment only when in ill-health, towards an "aspiration-mode" of active living by engaging in sport and physical activities.

Nurture Kids Programme

The Nurture Kids programme is a flagship programme specially designed to enable early childhood educators to help their preschoolers experience more physical activity and play time with outdoor learning or play opportunities. Since then, we have partnered with over 600 preschools to train their educators in teaching fundamental movement skills for preschoolers aged 5-6 years.

ActiveSG Gym @ Enabling Village

ActiveSG partnered SG Enable to operate an ActiveSG Inclusive Gym within the Enabling Village. The gym has features that enable persons with disabilities to work out and participate in fitness and sport programmes. In this gym, machines use air-pressure instead of weights, which are gentler on muscles and joints and better for elderly users.

GameOn Nila!

GameOn Nila! is a gamification feature in the ActiveSG mobile app that was launched in July 2018. It encourages users to stay active by gaining Active Points for prizes through participation in ActiveSG programmes and various walking trails. Since its launch, GameOn Nila! has conducted 32 campaigns and garnered 4 million participation.

ActiveSG Academics & Clubs

Since the launch of our first Football Academy launch in 2016, we have grown to include over 10 academies and clubs including athletics, badminton, hockey and tennis. These academies and clubs have played an instrumental role in encouraging more youths to engage in sports and providing a sport development pathway to develop their skills and enable a lifetime of sports participation.

Opening of ActiveSG Park @ Jurong Lake Gardens

Our first sport facility in a park! Situated at the south of Jurong Lake Gardens, ActiveSG Park features a swimming pool, a gym and offers a wide range of workout classes. Other amenities include a wheelchair accessible Rooftop Garden, rentable event spaces, and an exercise playground for the young and old to enjoy!

Ops Sayang

Four ActiveSG Sport Centres, namely Clementi, Jurong West, Hougang and Paris Ris, were repurposed to accommodate 780 migrant workers over a period of three months. This operation, aptly named Ops Sayang, provided the workers with the necessities of accommodation and a support community during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic. A team of 400 Sport Singapore staff and Dorm Care workers meticulously planned and incorporated sport into the workers’ schedules to keep them active and help boost their overall wellbeing.

Free Entry to ActiveSG Pools and Gyms

All Singaporeans aged 65 and above were given free entry to all ActiveSG swimming pools and gyms from 1 April 2020 as part of efforts to encourage senior citizens to stay active.

Bringing Sport Back

To support the community in maintaining their active lifestyles while adhering to existing COVID-19 measures, ActiveSG gradually opened its sport facilities with safe management measures in place. Pesta Sukan events continued in a hybrid format with both virtual and physical elements in August 2021. Similarly, the Nurture Kids programme transited to a virtual format to ensure that preschoolers could remain active and learn fundamental movement skills in a safe environment.

Inaugural ActiveSG Cup

The ActiveSG Cup was launched in February 2022 as part of our efforts to ‘Bring Sport Back’ and to encourage the community to return to sports and stay active in a safe manner. The event was inclusive, featuring two sports, football and basketball, and attracted more than 4,000 players of varying abilities to compete.

Opening of several sport facilities

ActiveSG Sport Centre @ Bukit Canberra officially opened on 15 October 2023. Apart from a large indoor sport hall, four swimming pools, a polyclinic, a senior care centre, childcare centre, parks and lifestyle related amenities, it also boasts the largest ActiveSG inclusive gym.

The new ActiveSG Sport Village @ Jurong Town was opened in June 2023 and comprised sport facilities such as hockey fields, football fields and multi-purpose sheltered courts.

The Delta Sport Centre reopened in May 2023 with expanded capacities to better serve sporting needs! It now features a gym three times bigger than before, four new futsal courts and additional indoor badminton courts. The renovated sport centre also offers a full-sized hockey pitch and three swimming pools, one of which is equipped with an accessibility ramp for seniors and persons with disabilities.

2024 and Beyond

As ActiveSG celebrates its 10th year, we are committed to continue delivering exciting, new initiatives for Singaporeans. Look forward to upcoming projects such as the upcoming Punggol Regional Sport Centre, which will include facilities like a 5,000-seater football stadium, sheltered tennis and futsal courts and an archery training centre. A Toa Payoh Integrated Development is also in the works, to bring more quality sporting infrastructure closer to the community and encourage citizens to be more physically active.