since it was raining, the kids had recess in the gymnasium

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The YES Basketball Academy is back in action and will host a youth clinic during September and October at the gymnasium inside Faith United Methodist Church, 6340 W. Boynton Beach Blvd. Alex Kushel, sun-sentinel.com, "YES Basketball Academy returns to action with youth clinic," 4 Sep. 2020

The pioneering wheelchair athletes didn’t just revolutionize the possibility of sport, but their public presence also helped reduce the stigma of disability outside the gymnasium. David Davis, Smithsonian Magazine, "Paralyzed World War II Veterans Invented Wheelchair Basketball," 2 Sep. 2020

Administrators and others staff buzzed around the gymnasium of Bel Air High School on Thursday, preparing bags of textbooks, laptops and folders of paperwork to be sent home with students starting next week. Matt Button, baltimoresun.com, "Harford schools staff ready textbooks, supplies to send home with students learning virtually," 21 Aug. 2020

The sticking points were the Minnesota Department of Health’s requirement that any indoor sport played in a place where educating takes place, such as a gymnasium, is off-limits to all visitors, including spectators. Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune, "Minnesota high school football, volleyball head to March, other fall sports to start on time," 5 Aug. 2020

The night devolved into the chaos of moving several thousand people from an auditorium to a gymnasium. Ian Silverii, The Denver Post, "Silverii: Colorado could have told Iowa how this was going to end," 7 Feb. 2020

The control room, located in the convention center's main exhibition space, is around the size of a small high school gymnasium. Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC: Milwaukee stage unveiled; Stacey Abrams among 17 'rising stars' to give keynote address," 16 Aug. 2020

For the school's gymnasium, Eskola said fans likely will sit in the upper rows of the venue and that the volleyball teams may have to sit in the bleachers near the court to allow for social distancing. Jeremy Muck, Arkansas Online, "Let the games begin," 15 Aug. 2020

The gymnasium is done, including installation of the bleachers. Beth Mlady, cleveland, "Two new Berea City School District buildings nearing completion," 14 Aug. 2020

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