Toa Payoh Sports Hall

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. 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.

1. Events

It was the venue for the table tennis competition during the 1993 Southeast Asian Games. 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.

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Toa Payoh Stadium

Toa Payoh Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Toa Payoh, Singapore. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Balestier Khalsa. The stadium held 3,800 people. It was taken over by the then Singapore Sports Council on 30 November 1973, and opened to the public on 1 March 1974.

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Toa Payoh Swimming Complex

The Toa Payoh Swimming Complex was a public swimming pool managed by Sport Singapore in Toa Payoh, Singapore. It was located at 301 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh. Together with the Toa Payoh Sports Hall, the Swimming Complex was one of many public swimming complexes operated by the Sport Singapore. The swimming complex itself consisted of five pools, of which three were meant for public use (a wading pool, a teaching pool and a training pool) while the other two in a separate section of the complex were used extensively for elite training by the national teams in the sports of water polo, synchronised swimming and diving. Toa Payoh Swimming Complex was within walking distance from Toa Payoh MRT station.

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Toa Payoh Dragon Playground

The Toa Payoh Dragon Playground is a playground located along Lorong 6 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh, Singapore. The playground is a dragon playground, a type of playground that was initially popular in Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio, and is one of two remaining dragon playgrounds in Singapore.

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Chung Hwa Medical Institution

Chung Hwa Medical Institution is a medical institution located in Toa Payoh, Singapore. The institution is the headquarters of the Singapore Chinese Physicians Association (SCPA), and houses the Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Chinese Medical and Drugs Research Institute, Chinese Acupuncture Research Institution, and a traditional Chinese medicine clinic.

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