Development Before the administration of President
Rodrigo Duterte, the
Philippine Olympic Committee had previous plans to put up a national training center outside Metro Manila but talks to establish such facility did not have any significant progress. Duterte personally directed
Philippine Sports Commission head, William Ramirez in 2016 to "take the lead" leading to Ramirez having talks with Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea about plans for a replacement of the old
Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila. The sports complex would have the
Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) as the primary involved body in its construction following a meeting between the PSC Board and BCDA president
Vince Dizon. and actual construction started on March 15, 2018. The New Clark City Sports Hub forms a significant portion of the Phase 1A of the larger mixed-used government complex's development. Around 8,000 people were employed for the project with construction work done continuously or 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As of October 2018, the sports complex is already 30 percent complete. By November 2018, the projected completion of the sports complex was moved earlier to August 2019 with test events planned to be held at the venue from August to October 2019. By June 2019, the facility was 85 to 88 percent complete with most of the remaining work involved the area's landscaping. The sports complex was 90 percent complete by July 2019 with the Athletics Stadium and Aquatic Center and was set to be completed by the end of August 2019.
Preparation weekly relay. The stadium was first used to host the final leg of the
Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association weekly relay which was held on September 1, 2019 the
triathlon race event was held for the first time at the sports complex. On October 26 and 27, 2019, the sports complex also held the test event of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.
Future The BCDA announced its plans to construct additional sports facilities such as an indoor arena that can host indoor events such as
basketball, as well as a lot reserved for outdoor sports such as
shooting in a six-hectare area. It also announced plans to build other sports facilities for
football,
tennis, and
cycling. BCDA president Vince Dizon stated that the sports complex will privatize its maintenance and operations right after the SEA Games. Dizon explained that they wanted to privatize it to make the complex being well taken care of unlike being a government-run that became deteriorated. To avoid becoming a "
white elephant", they follow the success stories of other world-class sports facilities (such as
Singapore Sports Hub in
Singapore,
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in
London and
Sydney Olympic Park in
Sydney). They also planned to turn the complex into a multi-purpose, similar to what London and Sydney did after their hosting of
Summer Olympic Games respectively. In September 2025, the BCDA and the
Philippine Tennis Association announced plans to build a tennis center spanning 10-hectares. ==Architecture and design==