ActiveSG Sport Park @ Teck Ghee opens with amenities for different ages, abilities

SINGAPORE – Residents of Ang Mo Kio now get to enjoy a range of amenities under one roof, with the opening of the ActiveSG Sport Park @ Teck Ghee.

Located on the site of the former Ang Mo Kio Swimming Complex, the sport park took two years to complete and was officially opened by Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Jan 25.

The rejuvenated facility along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 houses various amenities that promote an active lifestyle and inclusiveness, serving the community’s sporting and recreational needs across all ages and abilities.

Key features include a sheltered pool, 0.9m in depth, designed to support low-impact physical activity and rehabilitation.

It is also equipped with a jacuzzi and a sensory trail, where there are wall-mounted water jets at various heights up to waist level.

The availability of a waterproof wheelchair, along with ramp access into the pool, further enhances accessibility for those with limited mobility.

These features were developed in collaboration with the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) to promote inclusive use.

Associate Professor Carol Ma, SUSS head of gerontology programmes, said: “The whole idea is that we want to create an inclusive environment, that means it is multi-generational, and even people with disabilities can come.

“We think of how we can actually encourage the elderly, who may have disabilities, and they can borrow our waterproof wheelchair to go down the ramp into the pool.”

There are eight other ActiveSG facilities that offer ramps and inclusive features in their pools – Bukit Canberra, Delta, Bedok, Jurong Lake, Jurong West, Pasir Ris, Sengkang and Tampines.

The Sport Park @ Teck Ghee also features a calming pod, a first for a local sporting facility. It is a room designed for individuals with special needs who require a quiet and safe space for self-regulation.

There is also a two-storey gym spanning 1,000 sq m, a sheltered futsal court, two multi-sport courts, a lap pool, a water play area for kids and a 3x3 basketball court.

Equipment such as the Hur machine – which uses air pressure instead of dead weights and reduces the risk of injuries – can be found in the gym.

SM Lee, who is an MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC, noted the importance of building muscle strength as one grows older.

“This is part of what the Government is doing with ActiveSG − to help everybody to be healthier, to feel better, to live fulfilling, good lives, even into old age,” he said, adding that the sheltered pool allows one to swim “regardless of thunder, lightning or rain”.

The covered pool is a draw for Ang Mo Kio resident Juliet Ong, who is in her 60s.

She said: “I come here twice a week and this is my first time seeing the aqua exercise classes here and since it’s sheltered, I think I will come down to join.”

Fellow resident Jenny Lau, 75, said: “When the pool I frequented closed down, I came here and it was fantastic. I saw people doing aqua exercises and I joined them, and never looked back.

“There are more facilities here for senior citizens like us, and they have done a great job to keep us healthy.”

Other rejuvenation projects that are also slated to be completed in 2026 include the Queenstown Sport Centre, which will comprise a redeveloped swimming complex, offering more free-to-play spaces and refurbished pool amenities.

Over in the north-east, the Punggol Regional Sport Centre, which will house sheltered tennis and futsal courts, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and a 5,000-seater stadium, is also scheduled to open in 2026, with renovation works at Hougang Sport Centre set for completion as well.

SportSG’s chief of sport infrastructure group Lim Hong Khiang said that in the light of the increasing sport participation rates, the range of amenities will cater to the needs of residents as the authorities look to extend the various sport centres’ lifespan.

“When we talk about rejuvenation, we have a life-cycle approach of 10 to 15 years; we will try to make the facilities more relevant and future proof for the residents,” he said.

But, while they would like these centres to have similar amenities as those in Teck Ghee, Sport Singapore’s ActiveSG chief Tan Hock Leong admitted that “not all demands from everyone will be met at any single point in time”.

He added: “Singapore is land scarce, so trying to replicate these kinds of facilities will be ideal, and we should always try to do that.

“But it needs to be weighed against the feedback and the kind of priorities that the residents have, or the kind of facilities that are in the surrounding areas, so that we don’t replicate too much of the same kind of facilities that makes them redundant.”