31/01/2024
For the first time in 31 years, the athletics event for this year's Cebu City Olympics will be done outside of Cebu City, with the Cebu City Sports Center’s oval still under repair in preparation for the Palarong Pambansa 2024. —
CCO will run until Feb. 11, with athletics scheduled to take place on Feb. 9 to 11 at the Naga City Sports Complex.
To support the athletes, Nimfa Bongo, DepEd division school superintendent, said the Cebu City Government had hired coaches for the different sports, adding that right after the City Olympics these coaches will train the qualified athletes for the Palarong Pambansa.
This year’s City Olympics include the following sports events: Archery, Arnis, Athletics, Baseball, Basketball, Badminton, Billiard, Boxing, Chess, Dancesports, Cultural, Gymnastics, Football, Futsal, Karatedo, Scrabble, Sepak Takraw, Softball, Swimming, Taekwondo, Tennis, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling, Wushu, Mr. & Ms. CCO, Pencak Silat, and Para Games.
The different venues for the games include Filinvest, South Road Properties, CCSC, Naga City Sports Complex, Labangon E.S. Ground, B Sports Institute, Cebu Coliseum, Cebu Eastern College Gym, Cebu City Sports Center, Cebu City Sports Institute, SM City Seaside Cebu, Labangon Elementary School (E.S.) Gym, University of San Jose-Recoletos Basak Covered Court, Robinsons Galleria, Oppra Elementary School Gym, Labangon E.S. Grounds, City Green, Bo. Luz E.S. and Lahug E.S., University of Southern Philippines-Foundation Gym and Covered Court, New Cebu Coliseum, and Zapatera E.S. Gym.
The City Olympics serves as Cebu City’s division meet, where athletes compete to secure a spot on the city’s team for the regional meet. Participation in the lower meets is a prerequisite for athletes aiming to compete in the Palarong Pambansa.
Cebu City is renovating the CCSC for the city’s hosting of the Palarong Pambansa in July.