Sports Hub can fulfil 'national asset' role

New CEO Yeo says facility can meet stakeholders' needs in post-pandemic world

Lionel Yeo has been chief of the Sports Hub since February. The former public servant recognises the need for the Hub to serve the Singapore public's needs.
Lionel Yeo has been chief of the Sports Hub since February. The former public servant recognises the need for the Hub to serve the Singapore public's needs. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
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Even from behind a mask, Lionel Yeo's broad smile was discernible.

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a major disruption to the plans the new chief executive officer of the Singapore Sports Hub had hoped to carry out when he started work in February.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 21, 2020, with the headline Sports Hub can fulfil 'national asset' role. Subscribe