Ada Gym

Ada Gym

Ada Gym
Full name	Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium
Location	Saipan Northern Mariana Islands
Owner	Northern Marianas Sports Association
Type	Sport venue
Capacity	N/A
Field shape	square
Surface	Performance surface
Construction
Renovated	2017
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

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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