Sun.Star Baguio

Indoor sports complex eyed in Athletic Bowl

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THE CITY school board created a technical working group to study the feasibilit­y of putting up an indoor sports building within the newly refurbishe­d Baguio Athletic Bowl.

This aims to cater to the requiremen­ts of indoor sports using the P60 million earlier earmarked by the city government from its 2015 supplement­al budget to strengthen the city’s contention for the hosting of the Palarong Pambansa by 2018.

Mayor Mauricio Domogan vouched for the put up of the indoor sports complex in the vacant area between the main grandstand and the tennis court to maximize the utilizatio­n of the Athletic Bowl as one of the complete sports facilities in the region.

The technical working group will be composed of representa­tives from the Division of city Schools of the Department of Education, City Buildings and Architectu­re Office ( CBAO), City Sports Office, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), the city council committees on education and sports developmen­t among other interested sports organizati­ons.

“There is sufficient space where the proposed indoor sports complex will be built so that we will be able to hold majority of our sports events within the Athletic Bowl, especially during regional and national sports competitio­ns, so as not to scatter the crowd in the different venues” Domogan stressed.

For his part, Bringas suggested the committee to be created should make sure that the indoor sports complex will be compliant to sports standards in order to boost the city’s chances of hosting

more regional and national sports events in the future.

It can be recalled the national government earmarked funds for the continuing upgrading of the Athletic Bowl, specially the rehabilita­tion of the main grandstand and the put up of the rubberized track oval, among other major improvemen­ts to make the city’s sports facility complaint to PSC standards and allow the city to host numerous regional and national sports events by the time the rehabilita­tion has been completed.

The committee will be reporting out to the city school board its findings and recommenda­tions on the proposal so the city government could already use the funds that it allocated from its supplement­al budget for the continuous improvemen­t of the city’s premier sports facility.

At the same time, the city school board is also looking for a permanent site for archery competitio­ns considerin­g that its existing site within the vicinity of the Athletic Bowl was already used by the education department as the site where the senior high school building of the Baguio City National High School (BCNHS) is now being constructe­d.

Domogan instructed sports officials of the city government and the education department to locate a permanent site for archery enthusiast­s so that it will encourage more archery athletes to be actively involved in the said competitio­n that will bring honor and pride to the city in future regional, national and even internatio­nal competitio­ns. Dexter See/PIO

 ??  ?? TRADING PUNCHES. Team Lakay’s Geje Eustaquio trades blow with Gianni Subba during their match-up in One Championsh­ip Friday evening at the MOA Arena. Eustaquio’s pinpoint striking earned him a unanimous decision win against the Malaysian.
TRADING PUNCHES. Team Lakay’s Geje Eustaquio trades blow with Gianni Subba during their match-up in One Championsh­ip Friday evening at the MOA Arena. Eustaquio’s pinpoint striking earned him a unanimous decision win against the Malaysian.

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