Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium is a multi-purpose sports indoor facility. It is one of the facilities that the

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contains. A major renovation project was completed in 2017. It is mostly used for

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matches.

Basketball

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rounds and events are held here at weekly basis. Saipan was the host city for the 2009 Oceania Basketball Tournament. For that reason the venue was the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. Nonetheless, there was concern over the overall condition of the gym; there was need for ventilation, improved lighting, and other elements.

Tennis

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and its variants are also frequently played at the indoor gym.

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player Scott Houston toured schools in Saipan and taught children the fundamentals of it. in Ada Gym for four days.

Volleyball

New volleyballs were supplied from the Northern Marianas Sports Association for the gym so civilians could play

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during the open hours. This made a momentous uplift to the sports equipment available.

References

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