Butuan Polysports Complex, is a sports complex in Barangay Tiniwisan,

Butuan Butuan (pronounced ), officially the City of Butuan (; Butuanon: ''Dakbayan hong Butuan''; ), is a highly urbanized city and the regional center of Caraga, Philippines. It is the '' de facto'' capital of the province of Agusan del Norte ...

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. The sports complex is the venue of athletic events for both

Agusan del Norte Agusan del Norte, officially the Province of Agusan del Norte (; Butuanon: ''Probinsya hong Agusan del Norte''; ), is a province in the Caraga region of the Philippines. Its ''de jure'' capital is the city of Cabadbaran with several government o ...

and

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region. , there are only 3 sport venues inside the complex which have been completed. These are: Polysports Basketball Arena, Polysports Football Stadium, and the Polysports Baseball Park, with only the football stadium still remaining active.

Construction

Construction for the sports complex started in 2012 when the old sports complex in Libertad was unfinished.

Controversy

In November 2015, J.D. Legaspi had expired the mayor's permit, according to the COA. In December 2015, the previous mayor probed for plunder and graft over P253,000,000 sports complex contract. However, in February 2016, the previous mayor ordered to arrest 43 Brgy. Captains for

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and vexation and the connection of the polysports complex contract. In April 2016, 3 out of 43 Brgy. Captains were arrested by the local police for using drugs, and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. As of now, only the rubberized track oval, football field, and the basketball gymnasium have been completed so far, however; Former Mayor Jun Amante and the establishment are still investigated by Commission on Audit and its still cannot be used and at the moment.

Sporting Events

Athletics

The Polysports Complex hosted the Pinoyathletics competition ''Battle of Butuan'' on April 24, 2021. The 100 dash lane will using 7 lanes, as lane 1 is overgrown by grass and unusable, and also the track oval is oversized at 415m, and its very difficult to accurate lane measurements. The Polysports Complex once again hosted the Pinoyathletics competition ''Mindanao Track League'' on unscheduled date of May, and once again its Leg 3 on December 4, 2021.

Football

The Polysports Complex hosted the 2023 PFF Boys U-19 National Championship Division 2 Group G organized by

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Others

The Polysports Complex hosted the 2016 Caraga Regional Athletic Meet in which the Butuan City Team wins overall. The Polysports Complex was used by the 2023 Caraga Athletic Association-Regional Sports Competition for Football and Archery tournament.

Facilities

Gallery

File:Baseball Shot Put.jpg, Baseball Shot Puts (inactive) File:Baseball Bleacher.jpg, Baseball Bleacher (inactive) File:BUTUAN POLYSPORTS FOOTBALL STADIUM PANORAMA (NOVEMBER 16, 2019).jpg, Football field remains active

References

External links

{{Commons category, Butuan Polysports Complex Sports complexes in the Philippines Buildings and structures in Butuan Baseball venues in the Philippines Football venues in the Philippines