Before 1819. Singapore’s name comes from ‘Singa Pura’ which means Lion City in Sanskrit and ‘Singam oor’ which means city of lions in Tamil. According to legend, a Sumatran prince called Sang Nila Utama landed on Temasek (Singapore’s old name) and saw a Lion which is called ‘Singa’ in Malay.
Now it’s the best time to honour our lion city with an online race in our bicentennial year. Join this online race and let the lion city roars!