Athletes from more than 40 schools all over the country will be trooping to the Bacolod Arts, Youth and Sports Center for the opening ceremony of the 20 th University Games 4 .pm. today.

The competition will run from October 25-30 with the top athletes from different universities and colleges competing in 12 sporting events.

At stake are gold, silver, and bronze medals in athletics, badminton, basketball, chess, football, karatedo, lawn tennis, sepak takraw, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball, and beach volleyball.

Earlier, UNIGAMES president Roger Banzuela said games will be played in different venues in the cities of Bacolod, Silay, Talisay, and Bago.

Panaad Park will be the venue for athletics, swimming and football, while badminton games will be played at the Po Hang Gym.

Some of the basketball games will also be held at the STI-WNU Gym in Bacolod City, the Natalio Velez Gym in Silay City and the VMA Global College Gym in Brgy. Sum-ag in Bacolod. STI-WNU will also be the venue for chess events.

Aside from the Panaad pitch, the eight competing men's teams and two women's squads in football will also play at the Ayala North Point football field and Carlos Hilado Memorial College in Talisay City.

The Montevista Tennis Court will host the lawn tennis competition starting tomorrow until Oct. 28, while table tennis games will be played at the Amity Table Tennis Center from Oct. 26 to 30.

Taekwondo will be held at the VMA GC Gym on Oct. 27 and 28, and volleyball games will be held at the BAYS Center, UNO-R Covered Court, and Bacolod Tay Tung High School starting tomorrow until Oct. 30.*NAB

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