# Ada Gym

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{{Short description|Sports venue in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands}}
{{Infobox venue
| name            = Ada Gym
| nickname        = Ada Gym
| fullname        = Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium
| location        = [Saipan](/source/Saipan) <br /> [Northern Mariana Islands](/source/Northern_Mariana_Islands)
| type            = [Sport venue](/source/Sport_venue)
| renovated       = 2017
| owner           = Northern Marianas Sports Association
| operator        =
| surface         = [Performance surface](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Marianas_Soccer_League) matches.

==Basketball==
[Basketball](/source/Basketball) rounds and events are held here at weekly basis. Saipan was the host city for the [2009 Oceania Basketball Tournament](/source/FIBA_Oceania_Championship).<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](/source/Tennis) and its variants are also frequently played at the indoor gym. [Australian](/source/Australians) [table tennis](/source/table_tennis) player [Scott Houston](/source/Scott_Houston_(table_tennis)) 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](/source/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>

==References==
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Category:Sports venues in the Northern Mariana Islands
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