{"id":15224,"date":"2025-11-28T20:27:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=15224"},"modified":"2025-11-28T20:27:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:27:34","slug":"singapore-sports-hub-renamed-the-kallang-to-honour-countrys-sporting-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=15224","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Sports Hub renamed The Kallang to honour country&#8217;s sporting heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Visitors to The Kallang can expect to see infrastructure enhancements such as new alfresco food and beverage concepts, family-friendly spaces, a new sheltered ecosystem for padel &#8211; a type of racket sport, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The Splash-N-Surf water park on the third floor of Kallang Wave Mall will be turned into an \u201cenhanced playscape\u201d for children of all ages. The space will have competition-ready padel courts. Climbing and bouldering walls in the mall will also be improved with new experiences for climbers of all levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The enhancement works will start in phases from the second quarter of 2026, with the revitalised mall slated for completion in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The mall will remain operational throughout the works, The Kallang Group said.<\/p>\n<h2>NEW YEAR COUNTDOWN TO BE FIRST EVENT<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cOur ambition is for The Kallang to become the excitement epicentre of Singapore \u2013 a place where global acts, local heroes and everyday Singaporeans unite to share unforgettable experiences that strengthen our national fabric,\u201d said Mr Magnus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kallang is not just a world-class venue. It is a feeling, a connection, a shared memory. This brand launch reflects our commitment to build a precinct that belongs to all Singaporeans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Countdown 2026 at The Kallang will be the first event The Kallang Group will host.\u00a0This year\u2019s event will include a concert headlined by K-pop group Super Junior and family-friendly community activities across The Kallang.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe community can also look forward to the longest countdown fireworks in Singapore for this year \u2013 35 minutes across four chapters,\u201d The Kallang Group said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Sports Hub this year hosted world-class sporting events such as the World Aquatics Championships and the World Para Swimming Championships. Global icons such as Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Lady Gaga, among others, have also performed at the National Stadium in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 National Day Parade will also be held at the National Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t reveal the full lineup of marquee entertainment acts just yet, but there will be some surprises. And big ones,&#8221; Mr Magnus said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/singapore\/singapore-sports-hub-renamed-kallang-honour-countrys-sporting-heritage-kallang-wave-mall-national-stadium-5495386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visitors to The Kallang can expect to see infrastructure enhancements such as new alfresco food and beverage concepts, family-friendly spaces, a new sheltered ecosystem for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--fssk9LAb--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2025\/11\/28\/infrastructure_enhancements_credit_the_kallang_and_farm_architects.jpg?itok=aIlTlF_Y","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[11122,2382,11121,6522,10392,11120,22,11021,89],"class_list":["post-15224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-news-sg-global","tag-countrys","tag-heritage","tag-honour","tag-hub","tag-kallang","tag-renamed","tag-singapore","tag-sporting","tag-sports","wpcat-2-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}