From the sooner proposed massive venue MOA Arena, the gang-drawing basketball competition of the thirtieth Southeast Asian Games that the United States will host in November will now be played at the FilOil Flying V Centre.
Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee Chief Operation Officer Tats Suzara, in a radio interview on DZSR Sports Radio, said that the San Juan venue is a part of their contingency plan.
“In any multi-recreation event, talagang, banyan, and process, particularly when the venues are privately owned. The challenge here is in Metro Manila Kasi Alam mo Naman Ang Mga venues ditto a Manila ay Smart Araneta. MOA Arena is huge venues na mahirap kohanim,” stated Suzara. “Again, many Naman Tayo sa sports a backup plan, so we have been capable of locating answers.”
“As a replacement, basketball will now be in FilOil Arena,” Suzara added.
The 500-capacity arena will host the five-on-5 basketball match for the men’s and ladies divisions. It has also hosted the UAAP, NCAA, PBA, and other basketball leagues and hosted volleyball tournaments.
The Philippines won the remaining 12 men’s basketball gold medals in the biennial meet, and they received 17 of the 19 variations of the occasion.
The PHI girls’ team remains trying to capture the elusive gold medal.
The venue for the 3×3 event will be finalized after it is changed to being proposed to be held at the SM MOA Activity Center.
The PhilSports Arena in Pasig will host volleyball, another crowd-drawing game.
Aside from basketball and volleyball, Suzara also gave an update on venue modifications in other sports activities.
“The gymnastics may be in Rizal Coliseum, a gymnastics vicinity Nila. We can even request to apply the badminton vicinity as gymnastics,” stated Suzara.
The World Trade Center and PICC have been the venues for the game.
“For E-sports, we were presupposed to have the venue at Marriot Pasay; however, apparently, the notion Marriot gave us is impossible medyo tsarina-rate ng napakamahal eh Alam no Naman and SEA Games Kailangan confined din and finances nation. Now E-s, ports will be searching out a venue where the organizing committee or PHISGOC can have enough money,” Suzara delivered.
Billiards may be played at the Manila Hotel tent simultaneously, as construction is ongoing for the venues for skateboarding and biking in Tagaytay.
“But despite those delays, we can keep moving and ensure that all venues are geared up and showshowntated, Suzara.
The Congress’s bicameral committee slashed the SEA Games web hosting price range, underneath the Philippine Sports Committee, from P7. Five billion to P5 billion has to be released pending Senate and President Rodrigo Duterte.
