A total of 14 colleges and universities in Western Visayas will try to ekeout each other as the Regional State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (RSCUAA) Sports Festival runs from December 15 to 20, 2024.

Hosted by Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology (ISUFST), the five-day event will be participated in by public tertiary schools from Iloilo, Capiz, Antique, Aklan, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental.

The participants include Aklan State University (ASU), Capiz State University (CapSU), CHMSU, Central Philippines State University (CPSU), Guimaras State University (GSU), Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISATU), and Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology (ISUFST), the event host. Also joining the competition are Northern Iloilo State University (NISU), Philippine Normal University-Visayas (PNUV), State University of Northern Negros (SUNN), Technological University of the Philippines Visayas (TUPV), University of Antique (UA), University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), and West Visayas State University (WVSU).

According ISUFST President Dr. Nordy Siason, Jr., they are happy to host the festival for the first time. In fact, they already conducted a meeting to prepare the groundwork for what is anticipated to be a landmark event for both the university and the region. 

“This hosting is long overdue. “We were originally slated to host the RSCUAA games in 2019, but the change in leadership, the pandemic, and the university’s conversion delayed our plans. Now, ISUFST is ready to rise to the occasion and show that we are up to the challenge of hosting a regional event of this magnitude” he added. 

This year’s edition will will bring together hundreds of athletes and officials, including Negros Occidental which is expected to see action for the last time due to the creation of NIR Act. 

Teams will clash in games of basketball, volleyball, athletics, football, badminton, swimming, lawn tennis, table tennis, boxing, sepak takraw, arnis, chess, and taekwondo.

Special events will also highlight the festival, such as the Opening Ceremony, the Parade of Athletes, the Solidarity Night, the LGU Night showcasing local culture and delicacies, the Mr. and Ms. RSCUAA Pageant, and the Closing Ceremony with the Awarding Ceremony to recognize the best athletes and teams.IMT Sports