San Juan Gym

San Juan Gym served as the home court of the first incarnation of the San Juan Knights in the MBA.^[4] The AirAsia Philippine Patriots used the arena for some of its games during the 2012 ASEAN Basketball League season.^[5] It was also home to the Pilipinas MX3 Kings in their only season during the 2015–16 ABL season.^[6]

It also hosted PBL games in the 2000s.^[7] In 2010, the national finals of the NBTC League were held at the San Juan Gym.^[8] During the 2010s, the arena hosted PBA D-League matches, NCAA juniors basketball games, and UNTV Cup games.^[9][10][11] During the 2020s, it hosted NBL games.^[12] It also hosted high school and youth basketball tournaments.^[13][14]

The gym used to hold boxing events. It was used as the venue of the PBF flyweight championship in 2010.^[15] It was also used as the venue for the Philippine Youth bantamweight fight in 2023, which was shown on Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow By Blow.^[16]

In 2005, it was used as the venue for fencing matches during the 2005 SEA Games.^[17]

The gymnasium was often used by the mayor of San Juan for various activities such as mass weddings, distribution of school supplies, medical missions, etc.^[18][2][19] San Juan Gym also served as a source of revenue for the San Juan local government as they collected rental fees.^[20] In 2001, it was where the canvassing of election returns was held for San Juan during that year's general elections.^[21] In 2016, Vice Mayor Francis Zamora declared his intention to run as Mayor of San Juan at a gathering held in San Juan Gym.^[22]

The arena was also used as an evacuation center and had different purposes in different crises.^[23] In 2020, it was converted into a COVID-19 swab testing facility.^[24] In 2024, it was used as a temporary hospital when the San Juan District Hospital got flooded.^[25]

The FlipTop Battle League commonly used the arena during championship tournaments.^[26]

• City of San Juan official website
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