Ilagan Sports Complex
Sports complex in Isabela, Philippines
17°8′35.5″N 121°53′14.1″E / 17.143194°N 121.887250°E / 17.143194; 121.887250The City of Ilagan Sports Complex is a sports facility complex situated in Ilagan City, Isabela, Philippines. It was formerly called as Paguirigan Memorial Athletic Stadium before the construction of the new modern sports facility.
The groundbreaking of the facility was held in October 2014.[1][2] It was constructed in preparation for the 2016 Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic Association (CAVRAA) sports tournament. It was formally inaugurated on November 23, 2015. The construction of the sports facility was made possible through the initiative of the city government of Ilagan and was financed by Landbank.[3][4]
The 2016 and 2017 Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic Association (CAVRAA) meet was successfully staged at the sports venue held from February 24 to 29, 2016[5] and February 22 to 28, 2017, respectively.[6] The sports facility was the chosen venue by the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA), Inc. for the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Ayala Philippine Athletics Championships, 12th and 14th South East Asia Youth Athletics Championship and the 2017 Philippine National Open Invitational Athletics Championship. It is the first and only Philippine sports complex in this decade to have an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) certified track and field competition venue.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ "LGU-Ilagan Signals Construction of World-Class Sports Complex". Philippines News Agency. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Iñigo, Liezle Basa (18 October 2014). "World class sports complex, itatayo sa City of Ilagan" [World class sports complex to be built in the City of Ilagan]. Balita (in Filipino). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "LANDBANK-funded bridges, hospital help boost Ilagan City's dev't". Landbank of the Philippines. landbank.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "Inagurasyon ng bagong Ilagan Sports Complex, sa Linggo na" [Inauguration of the new Ilangan Sports Complex to be held in Sunday]. Balita (in Filipino). Philippine News Agency. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Martin, Victor (2 March 2016). "Cagayan rules 2016 CAVRAA meet". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Cagayan is overall champion in CAVRAA 2017". The Northern Forum. northernforum.net. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Ilagan to host SEA Youth Athletics Championship and Philippine National Open Invitational Athletics Championship". Philstar. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Ilagan to host PATAFA games anew". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ^ "Ilagan to host 14th SEA Youth Athletics Championship and 2019 Philippine Athletics Championships". Singapore Athletics. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
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City of Ilagan
Isabela, Cagayan Valley, Philippines
- Ilagan River
- Ilagan Japanese Tunnel
- Ilagan Sports Complex
- Fuyot Springs National Park (Ilagan Sanctuary)
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