Tarlac plays host as CLRAA kicks off

SAN JOSE, Tarlac (April 28, 2024) — The six-day Central Luzon Regional Athletic Association (CLRAA) opened today at the Jose V. Yap Sports and Recreational Complex with 10,898 student-athletes and delegates from Region 3 ready to showcase their sporting prowess. The 22-sport event will wrap up on May 3.

The sports events include Archery, Arnis, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Basketball 3×3, Billiards, Boxing, Chess, Dance Sport, Football, Futsal, Gymnastics, Paragames, Sepak Takraw, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Volleyball, Wrestling, and Wushu.

The participants in CLRAA will come from elementary and secondary from both public and private schools who participated in the Cluster, District, and Division meets.

This is just the second staging of the meet after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year’s sporting meet was held in multiple locations – Bataan, Bulacan, Tarlac, Zambales, Pampanga, and Nueva Ecija. Tarlac last hosted the meet in 2009.

The regional athletic meet is in preparation for the Pre-National Qualifying Meet just before the Palarong Pambansa which will be held from July 6 to 17, 2024, in Cebu City where 12,000 athletes and 25,000 visitors are expected to attend.

The playing venues for the 22 sports disciplines are in Tarlac City, Victoria, Capas, Paniqui, Gerona, and Sta. Ignacia. The complete list of the venues per discipline is below:

𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗦 – Eduardo Cojuangco Gymnasium Poblacion Sur, Paniqui, Tarlac
𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗬 – Pook Likasan ng Tarlac, Barangay San Isidro, Tarlac City
𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 – New Clark City, Capas Tarlac
𝗕𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡 – Smashpoint Sport Center, Barangay Maliwalo, Tarlac City
𝗕𝗢𝗫𝗜𝗡𝗚 – Aranguren Integrated School, Barangay Aranguren, Capas Tarlac
𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 – SM City Tarlac, Tarlac City
𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟
5×5 SB – JV Covered Court
5×5 EB – Barangay Bangar Covered Court, Barangay Bangar, Victoria, Tarlac
5×5 SG – Barangay Bulo Covered Court, Barangay Bulo, Victoria, Tarlac
3×3 SB and 3×3 SG – Barangay San Vicente Covered Court, Barangay San Vicente, Victoria, Tarlac
𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 – TRP, Lower Level Barangay San Juan De Valdez, San Jose Tarlac
𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗦 – SM City Tarlac, San Roque, Tarlac City
𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 – Bulwagang Kanlahi, Diwa Ng Tarlac, San Vicente, Tarlac City
𝗚𝗬𝗠𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 – Tarlac State University Gymnasium, Barangay San Vicente, Tarlac City
𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗦𝗔𝗟 – Pook Likasan ng Tarlac, Barangay San Isidro
𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 – TRP Upper Level, Barangay San Juan De Valdez, San Jose, Tarlac
𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗞 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗥𝗔𝗪
Sec Boys – Sta. Ignacia Auditorium, Sta Ignacia, Tarlac
Sec Girls – Sta. Ignacia Auditorium, Sta. Ignacia Tarlac
Elementary Boys – San Francisco Covered Court, Sta Ignacia, Tarlac
𝗦𝗢𝗙𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 – Tarlac City Sport Complex, Barangay San Isidro, Tarlac City
𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 – New Clark City, Capas Tarlac
𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗦 – Creston Academy, Inc. San Rafael, Tarlac City
𝗧𝗔𝗘𝗞𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗢 – Charlie O. Cojuangco Multi-Purpose Arena
𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗦 – San Sebastian Tennis Court, San Sebastian, Tarlac City & Luisita Athletic Club, Tarlac City
𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗬𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟
Sec Boys – Gerona Plazuela, Gerona Tarlac
Sec Girls – Caturay Covered Court, Barangay Caturay Gerona, Tarlac
Elementary Boys – Buenlag Covered Court, Buenlagg, Gerona, Tarlac
Elementary Girls – Apsayan Covered Court, Barangay Apsayan, Gerona, Tarlac
𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 – San Roque Covered Court
𝗪𝗨𝗦𝗛𝗨 – Barangay Pinasling Covered Court, Pinasling Gerona, Tarlac
𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 – Cristo Rey HS Covered Court, Barangay Cristo Rey, Capas, Tarlac