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Encyclopedia > Enrique M. Razon Sports Center
De La Salle University-Manila campus
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Enrique M. Razon Sports Center
Use Physical education building
Style Neoclassical
Erected 1998
Demolished N/A
Location Malate, Manila
Namesake Enrique M. Razon
Architect N/A
Former name Br. Athanasius Sports Complex
Website N/A

The Enrique M. Razon Sports Center (Building code P; also called Sports Complex, Sports Center, or Sports Building) of De La Salle University-Manila is a ten-storey neoclassical building that was built in 1998 to replace the old Br. Athanasius Gym that was demolished in 2000 to give way for the construction of the Yuchengco Hall. The Sports Complex stands on a 3,155 square meter lot located at the corner of Agno and Noli streets. Physical instruction at the U.S. Naval Training Station, Newport, RI, 1917 In most educational systems, physical education (PE), also called physical training (PT) or gym, is a course in the curriculum which utilizes the learning medium of large-muscle activities in a play or movement exploration setting. ... Lazienkowski Palace in Warsaw The neoclassical movement that produced Neoclassical architecture began in the mid-18th century, as a reaction against both the surviving Baroque and Rococo styles, and as a desire to return to the perceived purity of the arts of Rome, the more vague perception (ideal) of Ancient... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Manila (Filipino: Maynila) is the capital of the Philippines. ... De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU-M) was established in 1911 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools,[1] or in Latin, Fraternum Christianarum Scholarum. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...


The building was originally known as the Br. Athanasius Sports Complex, named after Br. Lucian Athanasius, a past president of De La Salle. In January of 2003, DLSU-Manila received a P50 million donation from its alumnus Enrique Razon, Jr. for sports development, which included funds for scholarships and improvement of physical facilities. From the total amount, P25 million was used to fully equip and air-condition the 9th floor gymnasium of the PE and Sports Complex, P20 million was allotted for athletic scholarships, and P5 million was used for a sports solidarity fund. The building was renamed in February 2003 as the Enrique M. Razon Sports Center after the late father of Razon who was an athlete of La Salle. January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for February, 2003. ...


Facilities

The nine-storey building is served by three passenger elevators that are located by the entrance. The ground floor houses the clinic and an Olympic-size swimming pool as well as its complementing locker rooms and shower areas. The second floor houses a bookstore, a canteen, as well as a balcony area for swimming pool spectators. A set of elevators or lifts, in the lower level of a train station. ... A changeroom (in Australia, Canada, and other areas, including some parts of the USA, and also known as a changing room, change room, lockerroom, or locker room in the United Kingdom or USA) is a place where people go to change their clothes. ... A balcony comprising a balustrade supported at either end by plinths. ...

The Enrique M. Razon Sports Center
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The Enrique M. Razon Sports Center

The third to sixth floors of the building are parking areas that can accommodate 345 cars, with room for 700 once hydraulic lifts are installed. The third floor parking area is reserved for faculty members only. The seventh floor houses the basketball, volleyball, and table tennis courts, the offices and lounge area of the Physical Education Department of the College of Education, and a classroom. The 8th floor houses classrooms, dance and martial arts studio, and a track and field oval/balcony area for the 7th floor. A basketball game at Edwards Air Force Base Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points on one other by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms, or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... Wang Liqin winning a forehand drive against Jörg Rosskopf. ... A dance studio is a studio which is established to teach dance. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ...


The ninth-floor gymnasium can be accessed only through stairs and houses another set of classrooms, dance and martial arts studios, as well as a weight training gym.. Stairs, staircase, stairway, flight of stairs are all names for a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. ... A dance studio is a studio which is established to teach dance. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... A complete weight training workout can be performed with a pair of adjustable dumbbells and a set of weight disks (plates). ... Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops Gym, a shortened form of gymnasium, refers to facilities intended for indoor sports or exercise. ...


Reference

  • DLSU-M receives P50M fund for sports, DLSU-Manila Marketing Communications Office, January 6, 2003


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De La Salle University-Manila

Academics De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU-M) was established in 1911 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools,[1] or in Latin, Fraternum Christianarum Scholarum. ... De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU-M) was established in 1911 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools,[1] or in Latin, Fraternum Christianarum Scholarum. ...

Business and Economics • Liberal Arts • Engineering • Education • Science • Computer Studies The College of Engineering of De La Salle University-Manila is one of six colleges that comprise the University. ...

Campus De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU-M) was established in 1911 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools,[1] or in Latin, Fraternum Christianarum Scholarum. ...

St. La Salle Hall • University Library • Yuchengco HallSports ComplexGonzalez Hall The Br. ...

Athletics De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU-M) was established in 1911 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools,[1] or in Latin, Fraternum Christianarum Scholarum. ...

De La Salle Green ArchersUAAP • Shakey's V-League • Home and Away Invitational League The De La Salle Green Archers (also La Salle Green Archers) is the varsity team of De La Salle University-Manila in the University Athletics Association of the Philippines. ... The University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) is a sports association of eight universities in the Philippines. ... The Shakeys V-League is an intercollegiate womens volleyball league in the Philippines formed in 2004 under the a management group led by former PBA commissioner Jun Bernardino and pizza company Shakeys. ... The Home and Away Invitational League (HAIL) is an intercollegiate basketball and volleyball league in the Philippines formed in 2004. ...

Lasalliana De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU-M) was established in 1911 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools,[1] or in Latin, Fraternum Christianarum Scholarum. ...

University History • De La Salle Brothers • Notable Lasallians The De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines is part of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, commonly known as the De La Salle Brothers. ...



 
 

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