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.First youth Olympic Games: Toa Payoh Sports Hall
The Sports Hall sits in Toa Payoh New Town, one of the earliest public housing estates in

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. The Toa Payoh Sports Hall was upgraded and converted to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games’

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and

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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.

Events

It was the venue for the

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competition during the

1993 Southeast Asian Games The 1993 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 17th Southeast Asian Games, were a multi-sport event held in Singapore from 12 to 20 June 1993 with 29 sports featured in this edition. The games were opened by Wee Kim Wee, the President ...

. 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

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Notes and references

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