University of Santo Tomas Sports Complex
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The Quadricentennial Pavilion or UST Sports Complex is a proposed gymnasium
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...

 of the University of Santo Tomas
University of Santo Tomas
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...

 (UST). It began its construction after the Vatican
Vatican City
Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...

 gave its "blessing" to the project. UST is a Pontifical university, directly under the supervision of the Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...

. The Quadricentennial Pavilion is one of the building construction projects of the University for its celebration of 400th year of foundation in 2011.

The name has been decided by the Council of Regents on 18 October 2011.

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The four-storey sports complex will house a basketball court, the facilities for badminton, fencing, table tennis, indoor track, dancing, gymnastics, and a fitness center. There will also be classrooms, administrative offices, and space for food concessionaires. A multi-level parking space will also be built outside the gymnasium. It will also include a ticket counter, a museum, a guidance and counselling office, a dance hall for the Salinggawi Dance Troupe
Salinggawi Dance Troupe
The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe , is the University-wide organization for dance and the official dance troupe of the University of Santo Tomas . The group is known for its versatility covering wide array of genre from performing arts to cheerleading, from contemporary to breakdancing...

, a fitness room, a canteen concessionaire, a bank, and the offices of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Santo Tomas College of Rehabilitation Sciences
The University of Santo Tomas College of Rehabilitation Sciences, popularly known as "UST-CRS", is the rehabilitation sciences school of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines....

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According to Rev. Fr. Rolando V. de la Rosa, the Rector of the University, the new gym will be more than just a place for events and ceremonies as it will serve as a monument to the unique and unparalleled holistic sports development program of the university. It will become part of the Quadricentennial Pavilion, and will become the home of the UST varsity players and the Growling Tigers
UST Growling Tigers
The UST Growling Tigers are the varsity team of the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the UST Growling Tigresses. Originally called the Glowing Goldies, the name has been changed starting with the 1992–93 season....

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The new gym will also serve as a museum that will enshrine all the trophies, medals and other memorabilia of various UAAP championships the university has won throughout the years. Championship banners will also hang from the rafters of the gymnasium.

Events

  • 16-18 November 2011 - 7th Quacquarelli Symonds
    Quacquarelli Symonds
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    - Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education (QS-Apple) Conference and Exhibition.
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