Dumaguete City to Host CVIRAA Meet 2020

Dumaguete City will be expecting about 10,000 student-athletes, coaches and officials as the City of Gentle People hosts for the second straight year the Central Visayas Regional Athletics Association (CVIRAA) Meet from February 17 to 22, 2020.

File photo by Iste Sesante Leopoldo

The cities of Cebu and Tagbilaran were also eyed to host this year’s CVIRAA Meet, however, Dumaguete opted to once again have the regional meet in their turf as it will serve as their dry run for their hosting of the 11th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) School Games later this year.

The CVIRAA Meet will serve as Central Visayas selection for its representatives to the Palarong Pambansa which will be hosted by Marikina City from April 26 to May 2, 2020.

It will have its opening day on February 17 which will start with the parade of athletes from the Capitol Area, passing by Freedom Park then onwards to the Perdices Coliseum for the opening program.

The next day will be the official start of sporting competitions in archery, athletics, arnis, badminton, billiards, baseball, basketball, 3 on 3 basketball, boxing, chess, football,  futsal, sepak takraw, softball, swimming, tennis, table Tennis, taekwondo, volleyball, wrestling, wushu, pencak silat, gymnastics, aero gymnastics and dancesport.

All events are expected to be finished by February 22 in time for the closing and awarding ceremonies at the Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Complex.

Blast from the past. A photo was taken at the track oval of the Mariano Perdices Memorial Coliseum when Iste Sesante Leopoldo was covering the CVIRAA Meet in 2009 in Dumaguete City.

Below are the list of sporting events and their respective venues:

Archery – Merto Archery Range

Athletics – Perdices Coliseum

Arnis – Dumaguete City High school Gym

Badminton – Riverside Badminton Court

Billiards – Baroroy Billiards

Baseball (Elem) – Rusi Ball Field

Baseball (Sec) – Rusi Ball Field

Basketball (Sec) (B) – Marias Sport Complex

Basketball (Sec) (G) – Barangay Tinago Gym

Basketball (Elem) – St. Louis School Don Bosco Gym

3 on 3 Basketball – Barangay Bagacay Covered Court

Boxing – Barangay Mangnao Covered Court

Chess – DepEd Dumaguete Convergence Zone

Football (Elem) – Foundation Preparatory Academy Field

Football (Sec) – St. Louis Don Bosco Field

Futsal – Sibulan Covered Court

Sepak Takraw (Sec) – Barangay Talay Covered Court

Softball (Elem) – Silliman University Ravello Field

Softball (sec) – Silliman University Ravello Field

Swimming – Aqua Center

Swimming (SPED) – Aqua Center

Tennis (sec) – Praxevilla Tennis Court

Tennis (Elem) – SU Tennis Court

Table Tennis – Negros Oriental Convention Center

Taekwondo – Holy Cross High school

Volleyball (Sec) Boys, Elem (B/G) – Foundation Preparatory Academy Gym

Volleyball (Sec) Girls – Asian College Gym

Wrestling – Barangay Motong Covered Court

Wushu – CALES gym

Pencak Silat – Barangay Calindagan Covered Court

Gymnastic – NORSU Gym

Aero Gymnastic – NORSU Gym

Dancesport – DCHS Gym (February 20, 2019

Bocce – DCHS Ground

Goal Ball – COSCA Gym

Athletic (SPED) – Perdices Coliseum

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