ago.09.2007

Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee(TTOC) President Larry Romany is currently in Beijing, China.

Romany is in the Olympic city on a fact finding mission,visiting venues and holding meetings with Chinese Olympic officials and management staff, as part of the TTOC's strategic planning ahead of next year's Olympic Games.

Beijing, is expected to be hot and humid and some countries have expressed concerns about pollution.

However Romany said planning is "key" and assured that the TTOC is working backwards from the Olympic schedule to make certain there are "no surprises" in store for the T&T delegation.

"We intend to cover all the bases; competitions, training, rest days, pre-Olympic training camp, flights to Beijing, the stay in the village etc".

Romany however expressed the hope that the National Sport Organizations and their respective athletes will fully co-operate with the TTOC.

"In the past the attention to detail may not have been what I would have expected.Every one must be on the same page. The Olympic Games is the focus. If that is the case ,then all athletes must plan for the games. Travel arrangements,the submission of information etc are all important aspects, if we(TTOC) are to create the environment and circumstances necessary for Olympic achievement."

Romany commented that the venues he had visited so far were "excellent".

The National Olympic and Commonwealth Games leader prior to arriving in Beijing, visited Glasgow, Scotland to assess that city's bid proposal to host the 2014, Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Game Association(CGA)Presidents from all 71 Commonwealth nations were invited by the Glasgow 2014 bid Committee to visit Glasgow.

Abuja,Nigeria is the other city bidding to host the 2014 Commonwealth games.