New Clark City is a planned community currently undergoing development, located within the Clark Special Economic Zone in the towns of Bamban and Capas in Tarlac province, Philippines. [1] It is owned and managed by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). [2]
The New Clark City Sports Hub located within the National Government Administrative Center contains an athletes' village, an aquatics center and a 20,000-seater athletics stadium. New Clark City was one of the host cities of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, which took place all over Luzon. A list of major sporting events are given in the tables below in chronological order.
Date | Event name | Location | Organizations | Ref |
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August 31–September 3 | 1st Philippine National Open Swimming Championships | Aquatics Center | Philippine Swimming, Inc. (PSI) | [3] |
September 1, 22, and 29 | Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) Weekly Relay Series | Athletics Stadium | PATAFA | [4] |
October 18–20 | New Clark City Triathlon | Aquatics Center, Athletics Stadium and Athletics Warm-up Track Oval | GoClark Sports and Events and BCDA | [5] [6] |
November 30 – December 11 | 2019 SEA Games | Aquatics Center and Athletics Stadium | Southeast Asian Games Federation | [7] [8] |
Date | Event name | Location | Organizations | Ref |
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2020 | ||||
February 3–8 | State Colleges and Universities Athletics Association (SCUAA) III Olympics | Aquatics Center and Athletics Stadium | SCUAA | [9] |
2021 | ||||
October 22–24 | 2021 Philippine Swimming Inc. National Selection Bubble | Aquatics Center | PSI | [10] |
Date | Event name | Location | Organizations | Ref |
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March 26–27 | 2022 FINIS Short Course Swim Competition Series – Luzon leg | Aquatics Center | FINIS Philippines | [11] |
March 27 | FINIS Kids of Steel Triathlon | Aquatics Center and Open Roads | FINIS Philippines | [12] |
April 23 | 80th Central Northern Luzon-Cordillera Administrative Region Swimming Coaches Association (CNLCSCA) Swim Series | Aquatics Center | CNLCSCA and AC Dax Aquatics Swim Club | [13] [14] |
May 29 | 1st New Clark City Cycling Race | New Clark City Open Roads | Twin Cycle Gear | [15] |
June 11 | 1st Spartan Stadion Philippines | Athletics Stadium | Spartan Race Philippines | [16] |
June 25–26 | 83rd CNLCSCA Swim Series | Aquatics Center | CNLCSCA | [17] |
July 17 | New Clark City Duathlon | Athletics Stadium and Open Roads | GoClark Sports and Events | [18] |
August 6–7 | 85th CNLCSCA Invitational Friendship Meet | Aquatics Center | CNLCSCA | [19] |
August 20–21 | FINIS Short Course National Finals | Aquatics Center | FINIS Philippines | [20] [21] |
August 27–28 | Clark Cycling Classics | Open Roads | GoClark Sports and Events | [22] |
August 27–29 | PSI Long Course Grand Prix Qualifying Series CNL - CAR | Aquatics Center | PSI | [23] |
August 28 | Ride for Valor | Open Roads | Philippine Veterans Bank | [24] |
September 10–11 | 86th CNLCSCA Swim Series | Aquatics Center | CNLCSCA | [25] |
September 24–25 | RLC Residences New Clark City Triathlon | Aquatics Center, Athletics Stadium and Open Roads | GoClark Sports and Events | [26] |
October 13–16 | PSI Long Course Grand Prix National Championships | Aquatics Center | PSI | [27] |
October 22 | 2022–23 Philippines Football League - UCFC vs ADT | Athletics Stadium | Philippines Football League | [28] |
October 23 | 4th Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Triathlon | Aquatics Center and Athletics Stadium | BSP | [29] |
November 5 | 2022–23 Philippines Football League - UCFC vs Stallion Laguna | Athletics Stadium | Philippines Football League | [30] |
November 12–13 | 2022 PSI Short Course National Championship | Aquatics Center | PSI | [31] |
November 26–27 | FINIS Long Course Swimming Competition (Luzon Leg) | Aquatics Center | FINIS Philippines | [32] |
November 27 | Grabeng Gravel Challenge 2022 | Open Roads | Rotary Club of Makati San Antonio | [33] |
December 4 | 2022 National Duathlon Championships | Athletics Stadium and Open Roads | Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) | [34] |
December 17–18 | FINIS Long Course Swim Competition Series | Aquatics Center | FINIS Philippines | [35] |
December 18 | Team Bro Events Duathlon Race | Athletics Stadium and Open Roads | Team Bro Events | [36] |
Date | Event name | Location | Organizations | Ref |
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January 21–22 | 2023 Philippine Swimming League National Championships | Aquatics Center | Philippine Swimming League | [37] |
February 11–12 | 91st CNLCSCA Swim Series - Luzon Swim Series 1 | Aquatics Center | CNLCSCA | [38] |
February 16–19 | 2023 SEA Games Swimming Qualifying Event | Aquatics Center | Philippine Olympic Committee | [39] |
February 19 | 1st Century Gravel Challenge | Open Grounds | Ultra Gravel PH | [40] |
February 24–26 | 17th BOSS Ironman Motorcycle Challenge | Open Grounds | BOSS Ironman | [41] [42] |
March 11–12 | Clark International Football Academy (CIFA) Cup 2023 | Athletics Stadium | CIFA | [43] |
April 15 | Sun Racing Cup | Open roads | Turbo Racing | [44] |
May 20 | Pho3nix Kids Duathlon Race | Open roads | GoClark Sports and Events | [45] |
May 21 | 2023 New Clark City Duathlon | Athletics Stadium and Open roads | GoClark Sports and Events | [46] |
June 25 | 2023 Philippine Rally Cross | Open roads | Philippine Rallycross Series | [47] |
July 15 | 2nd Spartan Stadion Philippines | Athletics Stadium | Spartan Race Philippines | [48] |
August 19–21 | CNL-CAR Grand Prix 2023 Invitational Meet | Aquatics Center | CNLCSCA | [49] |
September 2–3 | Philippine Executive Road (PERC) Cycling Club | Open roads | PERC | [50] |
September 16 | 101st CNLCSCA Swim Series | Aquatics Center | CNLCSCA | [51] |
September 29 - October 1 | AIDA Philippines National Freediving Pool Championship 2023 | Aquatics Center | International Association for the Development of Apnea (AIDA) | [52] [53] |
October 1–3 | SCUAA Games 2023 | Aquatics Center and Athletics Stadium | SCUAA | [54] [55] |
October 8 | 5th BSP Triathlon 2023 | Aquatics Center, Athletics Stadium, Open Roads | BSP | [56] |
October 14 | 2023 Pho3nix Kids Duathlon | Open Roads | Pho3nix Kids Philippines and GoClark Sports and Events | [57] [58] |
October 15 | 2023 New Clark City Triathlon | Aquatics Center, Athletics Stadium, Open Roads | GoClark Sports and Events | [60] |
November 8–12 | 22nd Asia Masters Athletics Championships | Athletics Stadium | Asia Masters Athletics | [62] |
November 13 | CLiQQ to 7-Eleven: Color Fun Run | Open roads | 7-Eleven Philippines | [63] |
November 25–26 | 2023 Asia Triathlon Duathlon Championship | Athletics Stadium and Open roads | TRAP | [64] [65] |
December 17 | 2023 New Clark City Half-Marathon | Open roads | Run Rio | [66] |
Date | Event name | Location | Organizations | Ref |
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February 26 – March 9 | 2024 Asian Age Group Aquatics Championships | Aquatics Center | Asia Swimming Federation |
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