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In addition, the government sponsors the Singapore Sports School, which was established on 2 April 2004, combining a secondary school curriculum with professional training in each student's preferred sport, in an attempt to nurture future generations of sportsmen and sportswomen. The concept behind the Singapore Sports School is that sporting ...
Introduced in 1993 [1] by the Singapore Table Tennis Association, [2] it also aimed to boost local sporting standards by importing sporting expertise. In March 2008, it was announced in the Parliament of Singapore that 54 athletes had benefited from the programme and received Singapore citizenship, of which 37 were still in active training.
Sports kit manufacturers Manufacturer Country Founded Founder(s) Key people Products Headquarters Total assets Website Adidas: Germany: 18 August 1949
Sport Singapore was founded on 1 October 1973 as the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), through the merger of the National Sports Promotion Board (NSPB) and the National Stadium Corporation (NSC). [1] On 1 April 2014, the SSC was renamed Sport Singapore in a rebranding exercise.
The International Sports Sciences Association was founded in 1988, when, "recognizing the need for standardization and credibility, Dr. Sal Arria and Dr. Frederick Hatfield created a personal fitness training program to merge gym experience with practical and applied sciences."
Admiral is an English sportswear brand, with a manufacturing emphasis on clothing for association football.Founded in 1914 in Leicester, Admiral is one of the oldest sports brands in the UK and was originally an undergarment brand but switched to the manufacture of apparel for sports that have included cricket, cycling and athletics, as well as football.
The Sports Hub project was proposed on the recommendation of then Community Development and Sports Minister Abdullah Tarmugi in Parliament in 2001. [1] His proposal was based on a report by the Committee of Sporting Singapore calling for the city-state to promote a culture of sports, and replace the aging National Stadium.
This was followed by the opening of more stores in Australia in April 2017, [41] in South Korea in April 2018, [42] in Singapore in May 2018 [43] and in Thailand in November 2018. [44] The company also acquired 80% of Cosmos Sport, based in Crete, in December 2021 [45] and has launched a joint venture in Indonesia with a store opened in 2022. [46]