Ada Gym Explained

Ada Gym
Nickname:Ada Gym
Fullname:Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium
Location:Saipan
Northern Mariana Islands
Type:Sport venue
Renovated:2017
Owner:Northern Marianas Sports Association
Surface:Performance surface
Capacity:N/A
Field Shape:square
Tenants:various competitions

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.

Basketball

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

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

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ada gym repair project moving forward. 10 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Matching funds needed for Ada Gym repair. 5 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Basketball Australia.
  4. Web site: FIBA Oceania - Top concern is Ada Gym. https://web.archive.org/web/20180928121824/http://www.fiba.basketball/news/FIBA-Oceania-Top-concern-is-Ada-Gym. live. September 28, 2018.
  5. read:Web site: PINA Pacific Islands News Association.
  6. Web site: Marianas Variety News & Views.