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Top Sports & Exercise - By Race

Data from Jan 2019 to Dec 2025

Last updated: 17 Apr 2026, 17:22 SGT

SPORT (Sport Singapore)

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This dataset presents information on the top 10 sports/exercises, segmented by race and categorised by the NSPS year. The data provides insights into sporting preferences and participation patterns across Singapore's diverse ethnic communities.

Related Resources: https://go.gov.sg/sportdexsg-topsports

Data explorer

TopSportsExerciseByRace.csv (30 rows, 1.1 KB)

Race
Text
Activity
Text
2019
Numeric (Percentage)
2020
Numeric (Percentage)
2021
Numeric (Percentage)
2022
Numeric (Percentage)
2023
Numeric (Percentage)
2024
Numeric (Percentage)
2025
Numeric (Percentage)
(Null)0.0%
malay33.3%
indian33.3%
chinese33.3%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
chinesewalkingoutdoor26373641363344
chinesejogging/running 22283131272725
chineseswimming 77810997
chinesecalisthenics 310141515127
chinesecycling 5101211756
chinesebadminton 4456545
chinesebasketball 3333444
chineseweightlifting 1434333
chineseother workout 5557662
chineseyoga 2534322

Column legend

Title
Column name
Data type
Unit of measure
Description
RaceraceText-The racial groups are Chinese, Malay and Indian.
ActivityactivityText-Top 10 physical activities (sports or exercises) participated in the past 4 weeks
20192019Numeric (Percentage)-Year
20202020Numeric (Percentage)-Year
20212021Numeric (Percentage)-Year
20222022Numeric (Percentage)-Year
20232023Numeric (Percentage)-Year
20242024Numeric (Percentage)-Year
20252025Numeric (Percentage)-Year
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Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_59a40c9c89c44a5b267a35eb904eb6ce"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Sport Singapore. (2026). Top Sports & Exercise - By Race (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved April 20, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_59a40c9c89c44a5b267a35eb904eb6ce/view

About this dataset

Contact

SPORT_Research@sport.gov.sg

Created on

02 Apr 2026

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

SPORT (Sport Singapore)