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

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Sullivan told about two dozen people at a political forum at the Waterbury Police Athletic League gymnasium Monday night. Daniela Altimari, courant.com, "Echoing President Trump’s law and order message, Republican nominee warns of ‘mob rule’ in the suburbs of Connecticut’s 5th District," 17 Sep. 2020

Ament said the New Berlin Recreation Center will likely include fitness/dance/yoga studios, indoor/outdoor playgrounds, a teaching kitchen, a gymnasium, multi-purpose classrooms and locker rooms, plus offices and a mezzanine. Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "New Berlin and Burghardt's work together to create an all-new recreation center in the city," 8 Sep. 2020

The school put a Zoom meeting on a video board in the middle of its gymnasium, featuring fans watching the match on their computers. James Weber, The Enquirer, "Roger Bacon has success with virtual fans at volleyball matches," 4 Sep. 2020

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

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