Sked of outdoor sports in Negros meet adjusted to avoid extreme heat

The Department of Education in Negros Occidental has adjusted the schedules of outdoor sports events in the ongoing Provincial Meet 2024 to either earlier or later hours of the day to avoid extreme heat. Ian Arnold Arnaez, spokesperson of DepEd Schools Division-Negros Occidental, said on Wednesday the competitions start as early as 6 a.m. and end by 9 a.m. then resume at 3 p.m. “We prioritize the health and safety of ,” he said in an interview.

Athletics and Paralympics are being held at the Panaad Stadium along with baseball, tennis, wushu, wrestling, and pencak silat. The rest of the sports events are hosted by schools, shopping malls and local government units within and near Bacolod. Since April 1, face-to-face classes from preschool to senior high school in this city have been suspended due to a heat index between 40 and 42 degrees Celsius.

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