jun.23.2006

The Tobago Leg OF The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee(TTOC)Sport Flex Olympic Day relay Run will take place on Saturday (24 TH ) at the Market Square in Scarborough starting at 4pm.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) annually celebrates the founding of the IOC which was established on the 23rd June 1894.

The Tobago leg of the relay run ends a week of activities by the TTOC.The Trinidad leg which was held last week at the King George V park heralded the start of Olympic week.

The TTOC inaugurated the Tobago leg three years ago in partnership with sponsors SPORTFLEX and The Tobago House of Assembly(THA).

"We have had tremendous encouragement from both the THA and our sponsors .The response from the sporting fraternity in Tobago has encouraged us[TTOC] to make the Tobago leg a fixture on our [TTOC] calendar"said TTOC Assistant Secretary General Wendell LABASTIDE.