aquatics center has a 10-lane Olympic-size swimming pool, a diving pool, an inland diving training facility, and a warm-up training pool. The New Clark City also has its own 525-unit Athletes’ Village, which can accommodate up to 1,500 athletes. It is equipped with a basketball court, swimming pool, and fitness facilities. The New Clark City sports facilities will also be used by future student-athletes of the National Academy of Sports—which is targeted to be operational by October
2021—and other educational institutions to be established in the New Clark City. Clark Freeport Zone, meanwhile, was awarded Sports Tourism Destination of the Year by the PSTA for the third time. Clark was the venue for other 2019 SEA Games events, including archery, rugby, baseball, softball, dance sports, petanque and lawn bowl. A haven for cyclists, runners, triathletes, other athletes and sports enthusiasts, Clark received the same award in 2015 and 2018.
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