Even the regular sports activities had to be stopped as soon as the power goes off, the Sports and Recreation advised the gym users yesterday.
The opening game of Saipan Major League’s playoff series between pennant champion Rock Steady and D9ers was cancelled when the power went out at around 7 p.m., last Tuesday.
The game was set to resume last night and as what the league organizers now usually say, “if the power permits.”
Yesterday, the Sports and Recreation has to cancel again the Inter-government/business Basketball Tournament between Department of Public Safety and Aguaguat for first game and Commonwealth Ports Authority and Legislature for second game.
It was the fourth time that the Inter-government caging was cancelled due to power outage according to the organizers.
Aside from the basketball game, the gym care takers also had to advise people that the weight room will be closed as soon as the power goes off.
Sports and Recreation Director Joe Lizama said it is the sports associations that are suffering in these power outages.
He has earlier said that the “can not do anything about it when power outages cut the game short.”
Rescheduling of the game is all they can do.
The Inter-government/business Basketball Tournament has cancelled three games due to power outages.
Lizama said they understand the island is having crisis in the power plant and he is not quite sure if the Sports and Recreation can do something about it.
He however, suggests that load shedding be done during daytime because many sports events nowadays are done at nighttime.
