SINGAPORE - World class events aside, the Sports Hub - set to open in April next year - will be a place for the ordinary man to enjoy too.
It will feature a sports promenade and other community facilities, most of which will be free of charge.
The sports promenade is an open space, and will link all the major facilities in the Hub.
There will also be community facilities like a rock-climbing wall, skate park, beach volleyball and a leisure water ride.
Other amenities like a jogging and cycling track will connect the Sports Hub to East Coast Park and MacRitchie.
The iconic facility also boasts quite a bit of technology, like self-cooling seats, which will be a welcome relief in Singapore's hot weather.
Mr Clive Lewis, Associate Director of Arup Associates - Sports Venue Design, said: "It provides local air to each seat within the stadium, so something new in terms of the scale we are doing, 55,000 seats, and also allowing it to be naturally ventilated as well as the stadium space. We can actually change the way the technology is being used for a night-time event to a day-time event."
Also confirmed are the colour of the seats - red and white.
The field for the facility will be created using natural turf, reinforced with artificial fibre. But a confirmed decision on that will be made later.
What is certain is that the Singapore Sports Hub is one of the only facilities in the world custom-made for four different sports - cricket, rugby, football and athletics.
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