Sorsogon Sports Coliseum

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Sorsogon Sports Coliseum
Sorsogon Sports Complex (National Road, Balago, Sorsogon City; 04-23-2023).jpg
Sorsogon Sports Coliseum
Address Sorsogon City
Philippines
Coordinates 12°58′43″N124°00′50″E / 12.9787°N 124.0140°E / 12.9787; 124.0140
Capacity 15,000
Construction
ArchitectMohri & P.A. Associates [1]

The Sorsogon Sports Coliseum is an athletics stadium in Sorsogon City.

History

The venue's structure under construction. May 2021. Sorsogon Sports Complex (May 18, 2021 Under Construction).jpg
The venue's structure under construction. May 2021.

The Sorsogon Sports Coliseum [2] was built on the former site of the Balogo Sports Complex (renamed Sorsogon Sports Complex). [3] The sports venue was originally built for Sorsogon province's hosting of the Palarong Pambansa in 2022 [4] which was later postponed to 2023. [5]

With a seating capacity of 15,000, the sports venue is patterned after the Coliseum of Rome. [2]

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References

  1. "Balogo Sports Complex". Mohri & P.A. Associates, Inc.
  2. 1 2 "SORSOGON TO HOST PALARONG PAMBANSA 2022". Sorsogon Provincial Government. Sorsogon Public Information Office. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. "Landmark Sorsogon Sports Complex to rise in 2022". Politiko Bicol. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. "Sorsogon City's P77.6M cultural center, P887M sports complex opening in 2020". BusinessWorld. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. Co, Chris (May 8, 2020). "2021 Palarong Pambansa sa Marikina pa rin" [2021 Palarong Pambansa still in Marikina]. Philippine Star (in Tagalog). Retrieved November 26, 2020.