Ada Gym

{{Short description|Sports venue in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands}} {{Infobox venue | name = Ada Gym | nickname = Ada Gym | fullname = Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium | location = Saipan <br /> Northern Mariana Islands | type = Sport venue | renovated = 2017 | owner = Northern Marianas Sports Association | operator = | surface = Performance surface | capacity = N/A | field_shape = square | tenants = various competitions }}

'''Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium''' is a multi-purpose sports indoor facility. It is one of the facilities that the Oleai Sports Complex contains. A major renovation project was completed in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/ada-gym-repair-project-moving-forward/|title = Ada gym repair project moving forward|date = 10 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/matching-funds-needed-ada-gym-repair/|title = Matching funds needed for Ada Gym repair|date = 5 January 2017}}</ref> It is mostly used for Marianas Soccer League matches.

==Basketball== Basketball rounds and events are held here at weekly basis. Saipan was the host city for the 2009 Oceania Basketball Tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.basketball.net.au/oceania-basketball-tournament-game-schedule-announced/|title = Basketball Australia}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/FIBA-Oceania-Top-concern-is-Ada-Gym|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928121824/http://www.fiba.basketball/news/FIBA-Oceania-Top-concern-is-Ada-Gym|url-status=live|archive-date=September 28, 2018|title=FIBA Oceania - Top concern is Ada Gym}}</ref>

==Tennis== Tennis and its variants are also frequently played at the indoor gym. Australian table tennis player Scott Houston toured schools in Saipan and taught children the fundamentals of it. in Ada Gym for four days.<ref>read:{{cite web| url = http://www.pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=18266370474aa82bed4c3c74cf1d14| title = PINA {{!}} Pacific Islands News Association}}</ref>

==Volleyball== New volleyballs were supplied from the Northern Marianas Sports Association for the gym so civilians could play volleyball during the open hours. This made a momentous uplift to the sports equipment available.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/sports/91606-sports-development-officer-grateful-for-community-s-support| title = Marianas Variety News & Views}}</ref>

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