Venues matatapos bago mag-SEA Games

Sa kabila ng minsa-nang pag-ulan, halos 85 porsiyento nang handa ang mga venues na gaga-mitin para sa darating na 23rd Southeast Asia Games sa Nobyembre.

Ayon kay Sports Ope-rations chairman Richie Garcia ng Philippine SEA Games Organizing Com-mittee (PHILSOC), kum-piyansa siyang matatapos ang lahat ng ginagawang renobasyon sa ilang venues isang buwan bago ang nasabing bien-nial event.

Ilan rito ay ang track oval sa 70-anyos nang Rizal Memorial Sports Complex sa Malate, Manila, at ang football field sa Marikina City.

"All other venues like for the rowing and dragon boat at the La Mesa Dam as well as cannoing in Subic will just be set up anytime. So practically there is no more problems as far as venues are concern," sabi ni Garcia kahapon.

Pumayag na rin ang Asian Football Confede-ration (AFC) na gawin ang women’s football compe-tition sa Marikina City at sa ULTRA sa PhilSports Complex sa Pasig City.

"We have decided to hold the women’s football both in Marikina and Ultra," sabi ni Garcia. "The city government of Mari-kina will shoulder the refurbishing of the football, while we will also spend a little for the Ultra repair."

Nakatakda na ring kumilos ang Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), nag-laan ng P55 milyon, para umpisahan ang repair at repainting ng baseball field sa grandstand kasa-ma ang paglalagay ng locker rooms sa oval.

Dumating na rin ang mga equipment para sa trap at skeet shooting kasabay ng sa athletics, boxing, fencing, aerobics, archery, judo, equestrian, cycling at rowing. (R.C)