LAOAG CITY — The state-run Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) is set to host the Summer Olympics slated next year.
MMSU president Shirley Agrupis, the newly-elected vice president of the Association of State Universities and Colleges – Solid North (ASCU-SN), said the premiere university of the north is more than ready to host the event.
Agrupis is expected to take over as ASCU-SN head upon the end of the term of the current president, Dr. Eduardo T. Bagtang of Kalinga State University.
ASCU-SN is composed of 23 state universities and colleges in Regions 1, 2, 3, and the Cordillera Administrative Region.
In time for the ongoing ASCU-SN Summer Olympics at the Benguet State University in La Trinidad, Benguet on June 18-21, member state universities and colleges unanimously voted for MMSU as host and venue for next year’s Summer Olympics on June 19-21.
This year, about 93 athletes composed the MMSU delegation.
“We now have more reasons to level up our sports and fitness program and facilities,” Agrupis said, adding that the university has to start the preparation as early as now.
As part of preparations, the MMSU administration looks forward to upgrading the 39-year-old sports oval here in Batac to cater to numerous sporting, social, and even religious events in the city.
Agrupis believes a rubberized oval will not only become an institution to develop athletes, but also an important and necessary element for good health among the students and university staff.
The Olympics is an annual sports and fitness event participated in by faculty and staff of ASCU-SN’s member-institutions.
Aside from sports and cultural events, ASCU-SN is also engaged in academic, research, and other activities of mutual benefit to its members. (PNA)
