2015 Southeast Asian Games

The 28th Southeast Asian Games will be hosted by the city-state of Singapore.[1][2][3] It will be held from 5 to 16 June 2015, although the preliminary rounds of football will start a few days before the opening ceremony. About 7000 athletes from 11 participating nations will compete in the Games.

Host selection
The 28th Southeast Asian Games was announced in 2011, that Singapore won the bid when Thomson Line depot at Mandai was being built.

Venues
The 2015 Southeast Asian Games will use a mix of new, existing and temporary venues. Given the city-state's compact size, most venues are pre-existing public-sporting facilities located in the suburban heartlands which will revert to public use after the games. No major retrofitting work is necessary in most venues as most are of good quality and has been used to host major multi-disciplinary events such as the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

At the centrepiece of the activities will be the Singapore Sports Hub which was completed in mid-2014. Incorporating the new 55,000-seat national stadium, it will host most of the events.


 * Singapore National Stadium - Opening & Closing Ceremonies, Athletics
 * OCBC Arena Hall 1 - Basketball
 * OCBC Arena Hall 2 - Fencing, Volleyball (indoor)
 * OCBC Aquatics Centre - Aquatics – Diving, Swimming, Synchronized swimming, Waterpolo
 * Choa Chu Kang Stadium - Rugby sevens
 * Hwa Chong Sports Hall - Gymnastics
 * ITE College East Indoor Sports Hall - Boxing
 * ITE College East Open Space - Floorball
 * ITE College East Stadium - Football
 * Jalan Besar Stadium - Football
 * Jem Shopping Centre - Netball
 * Kallang Cricket Field - Archery
 * Kallang Softball Field - Softball
 * Kallang Squash Centre - Squash
 * Kallang Tennis Centre - Tennis
 * Mandai Depot - Games Village
 * Marina Bay - Traditional Boat Race, Sailing - Keelboat
 * Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre - Badminton, Table Tennis
 * Multi-Mission Range Complex - Shooting (Indoors)*

[*] - A few venues were used for the Multi-Mission Range Complex
 * National Sailing Centre - Sailing
 * Nee Soon 100m Range - Shooting (Outdoors)
 * Orchard Central - Judo and Sepak Takraw
 * Orchid Country Club - Bowling
 * Padang - Pentaque
 * Ping Yi Greens (SERS) - Games Village
 * Poyan Reservoir - Water Ski
 * Serangoon Reservoir - Canoeing, Rowing
 * Singapore Expo Hall 1 - Boxing, Billiards and Snooker
 * Tampines Olympic Stadium - Football (finals)
 * Turf Club Riding Centre - Equestrian

Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony will be held on 5 June 2015 at the National Stadium, the first major opening ceremony for a sporting event in the new venue. Organised by the Singapore Armed Forces, which has also been responsible for the annual National Day Parade, they will be supported by a creative team with Beatrice Chia-Richmond serving as Creative Director. The ceremony will be helmed by 5,000 performers and volunteers and supported by 3,500 soldiers. Given the enclosed nature of the stadium, extensive use of an aerial system to allow suspension and movement of performers and props will be possible. Floor projection will be accomplished using 160 multimedia high-definition projectors.