Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium is a multi-purpose sports indoor facility. It is one of the facilities that the Oleai Sports Complex contains. A major renovation project was completed in 2017.[1][2] It is mostly used for Marianas Soccer League matches.

Ada Gym
Ada Gym
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Full nameGilbert C. Ada Gymnasium
LocationSaipan
Northern Mariana Islands
OwnerNorthern Marianas Sports Association
TypeSport venue
CapacityN/A
Field shapesquare
SurfacePerformance surface
Construction
Renovated2017
Tenants
various competitions

Basketball edit

Basketball rounds and events are held here at weekly basis. Saipan was the host city for the 2009 Oceania Basketball Tournament.[3] For that reason the venue was the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. Nonetheless, there was concern over the overall condition of the gym; there was need for ventilation, improved lighting, and other elements.[4]

Tennis edit

Tennis and its variants are also frequently played at the indoor gym. Australian table tennis player Scott Houston toured schools in Saipan and taught children the fundamentals of it. in Ada Gym for four days.[5]

Volleyball edit

New volleyballs were supplied from the Northern Marianas Sports Association for the gym so civilians could play volleyball during the open hours. This made a momentous uplift to the sports equipment available.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ada gym repair project moving forward". 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Matching funds needed for Ada Gym repair". 5 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Basketball Australia".
  4. ^ "FIBA Oceania - Top concern is Ada Gym". Archived from the original on September 28, 2018.
  5. ^ read:"PINA | Pacific Islands News Association".
  6. ^ "Marianas Variety News & Views".

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