Sport in Singapore

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Singaporeans participate in a wide variety of sports for recreation as well as competition. Popular sports include football, cricket, rugby union, swimming, badminton, basketball and table tennis. Most people live in public residential areas that often provide amenities including swimming pools, outdoor basketball courts as well as indoor sport centres which provide facilities for badminton, squash, table tennis, american football, gymnastics, indoor basketball and volleyball, among others.Living on an island surrounded by the ocean, the people also enjoy many water activities including sailing, kayaking and waterskiing. There is also a number of avid recreational scuba divers, a prominent diving spot being the southern island Pulau Hantu, known for its coral reefs.In the realm of spectator sport, Association football is arguably the most popular sport. Singapore has its own professional football league, known as the S.League. Launched in 1996, the league now consists of 10 teams competing with each other in stadiums around the country.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786130399320
• ISBN-10: 6130399324
• Artikelnr.: 29752821