CEBU CITY: Palarong Pambansa organizers announced on Monday the list of venues in Metro Cebu for the July 6 to 17 multisport competition for elementary and secondary student athletes.The organizing committee said the capital city will house athletes competing in 22 main events and four special games.Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said assigning different venues shows the coordination between the public and private sector, as well as the willingness of other local government units to lend their facilities.'We have a common goal and that is to give our Filipino athletes memorable national games in Cebu,' Garcia told the Philippine News Agency.The main sports events with their corresponding venues are as follows:Archery: South Road Properties groundsArnis: Mandaue Sports ComplexAthletics: Cebu City Sports CenterBadminton: MetroSports CenterBaseball: Filinvest City di MareBasketball (elementary boys 5×5): Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu CityBasketball (secondary boys 5×5): University of San Carlos- MainBasketball (secondary girls 5×5): University of San Carlos- NorthBasketball 3×3: Cebu Eastern College GymBilliards: Il Corso Mall of CebuBoxing: Cebu ColiseumChess: University of the Philippines-LahugDancesports: Gmall of CebuFootball (elementary boys): Don Bosco Technical College and Sacred Heart School - AteneoFootball (secondary boys): Cebu City Sports Center, Dynamic Herb - SRP, and University of San Carlos -TalambanFutsal (secondary girls): Sacred Heart School - AteneoAerobic gymnastics: University of the Visayas-MainArtistic men and women gymnastics: Cebu Institute of Technology-UniversityRhythmic gymnastics: University of Southern Philippines FoundationPencak Silat: University of Cebu (UC) METCSepak Takraw: Sacred Heart School -AteneoSoftball: SM Seaside's Lot 11Table Tennis: Cebu Technological University-MainTaekwondo: SM Seaside CebuTennis (elementary girls): Alta Vista Tennis Club-PardoTennis (secondary boys): Citigreen Tennis ResortTennis (elementary boys ): Villa Aurora Tennis ClubTennis (secondary girls): Asmara Tennis ClubVolleyball: University of San Jose Recoletos-Basak for both secondary and elementaryWrestling: SM Seaside CebuWushu: University of Cebu METCThe venues for the special games are Cebu City Sports Center for athletics; Bright Academy, bocce; Bright Academy, goalball; and Cebu City Sports Center, swimming.Source: Philippines News Agency
