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Sports complex in Puerto Princesa undergoes upgrade

By Keith Anthony Fabro

December 6, 2017, 11:24 am

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- City sports officials here ordered the temporay closure of the Ramon V. Mitra, Sr. Sports Complex (RVMSSC) to give way to its PHP79-million upgrading project.

Assistant City Engineer Aries Grande of the City Engineering Office (CEO) said Tuesday afternoon that the provisional closure came following the project upgrade groundbreaking ceremony held in the area on December 2 by Cebu 7H Technochem Industries, Inc.

He said part of the improvements that would be done in the sports complex is the installation of blue synthetic track oval surface and suspended interlocking flooring for basketball and volleyball courts, the placing of outdoor fitness equipment, rubber flooring, and arch entrance.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the International Basketball Federation (IBF) reportedly approved the rubberized track oval and the outdoor basketball flooring.

Grande quoted Mayor Lucilo Bayron during the groundbreaking, saying “the facility will further promote physical fitness among the public while serving as training ground for city athletes.”

“It will encourage the public to exercise and get fit,” he said.

He added that currently, the track oval surface is already flaking, which might cause runners to stumble.

“As you can see during late afternoons, many of our residents are using the facility, especially the track, even if it really needs improvement,” he said.

The City Sports Complex would be closed until the project’s target completion set on August 29, 2018.

However, the engineer said its oval track could be opened much earlier to the public once its improvement is finished.

The facility was last refurbished in 2008. (PNA)

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