Sport Singapore (SportSG) is a statutory board under the

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

of the

Government of Singapore The government of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of Singapore, Constitution of the Republic of Singapore to consist of the President of Singapore, President and the Executive. Executive authority of Singapore is vested in the Presi ...

. It is the lead agency tasked with developing a holistic sports culture for the nation.

History

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). On 1 April 2014, the SSC was renamed Sport Singapore in a rebranding exercise.

Safe Sport Commission

In 2019, the

SafeSport The United States Center for SafeSport is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization set up to reduce sexual abuse of minors and athletes in Olympic sports in the United States. Established in 2017 under the Safe Sport Authorization Act, Prot ...

Commission was set up by Sport Singapore in partnership with the

Ministry of Social and Family Development The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF; ; zh, 社会及家庭发展部; ) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the community infrastructure, programm ...

, the

Singapore Police Force The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is the national and principal Police, law enforcement agency responsible for the prevention of crime and law enforcement in the Republic of Singapore. It is the country's lead agency against organised crime; hum ...

, and the

Singapore Ministry of Education The Ministry of Education (MOE; ; zh, 教育部; ) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the education in Singapore. Organisational structure The ministry curre ...

in 2019 to clamp down on the abuse and harassment of athletes in sport.

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* {{Authority control Statutory boards of the Singapore Government Sport in Singapore 2014 establishments in Singapore Government agencies established in 2014

History

Safe Sport Commission

See also

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