Singapore has been named the number two Ultimate Sports City at the biennial Sport Accord Convention in Dubai.
The top spot went to Melbourne for the third successive time since the inception of the award in 2006 by London-based Sport Business Group, the world's leading supplier of information, media and business-to-business marketing services to the global sports industry.
This was the first time Singapore made the shortlist of 25 cities considered for the prestigious award.
Last month, Rachael Church-Sanders, author of the Ultimate Sports City report, told MediaCorp that cities are awarded a value according to the events they host annually, have hosted or will host between 2006 and 2014.
Singapore has hosted high-profile sports events in the last six years, beginning with the 117th International Olympic Committee Session in 2005.
It also staged the first Formula 1 night race in 2008, the first Asian Youth Games last year, and will welcome an estimated 3,600 athletes aged 14 to 18 from 205 National Olympic Committees for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in August.
The Republic has also hosted the World Cup short course swimming series, and the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon has witnessed record entries.
The Republic also beat out Melbourne for the right to host the World Netball Championships in July 2011.
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