By Kristel Satumbaga
The UAAP on Saturday issued a memorandum cancelling all its ongoing or pending high school events and adjusting on their collegiate calendar for Season 82 with regards to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Adamson’s Joan Camagong drives past two UST defenders in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 82 girls basketball Finals. The UAAP cancels all ongoing and pending high school events and needs to adjust the collegiate calendar due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (UAAP Images)
In a statement, the league decided to terminate all high school tournaments including girls basketball where University of Santo Tomas and Adamson are declared as co-champions.
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The two schools were supposed to play the deciding Game 3 of their best-of-three championship affair.
The league has also cancelled the regular format in their collegiate events while looking at alternative formats when they resume competition no earlier than May 1 “if the government declares that it is safe to resume classes on April 15 and does not prohibit mass gatherings.”
“We will continue to coordinate with league government agencies to determine protocols for the safety of everyone in or connected with the UAAP community,” said the statement signed by Season 82 President Emmanuel Fernandez and Executive Director Rene Saguisag.
“The UAAP intends to do the greater good for the greater number, without disregarding the hard work of its coaches and student athletes.”
Source: Manila Bulletin
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