THE Zamboanga City sports division is setting the stage for the annual sports camp for young athletes this summer, an official said on Friday, March 23.

Dr. Cecile Atilano, City Sports Development officer, said the sports camp, dubbed as Basic Sports Summer Camp 2018, will run from May 1 to 31.

Atilano said the registrations will officially begin on April 1 and forms are available at her office.

The summer sports camp, now on its 23rd year, is open to school-age children seven to 15 years old, and is offered free of charge.

Atilano said the Basic Sports Summer Camp 2018 will offer lessons and training to participants in 26 sports disciplines.

This will include archery, arnis, athletics, badminton, basketball, baseball/softball, body building, boxing, chess, dancesport, football/futsal, gymnastics, judo, karatedo, muay thai, pencak silat, sepak takraw, swimming, table tennis, taekwando, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu, and a new addition, e-one 7, a modern chess board game. (Bong Garcia/SunStar Philippines)