Government finalizing plans for sports stadium

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Category: Week ending Aug 13th, 2011

Published on Sunday, 14 August 2011 17:54

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The three-year old Government of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas is close to finalising arrangements for the refurbishment of the track and field stadium at Queen’s Park. This was contained in a message coming from the government that was conveyed by Sports Minister Patrick Simmons in congratulating the two Grenadian quarter-milers Kirani James and Rondell Bartholomew on their performances at the Samsung Diamond League in London last week.

James, who was competing in his first professional race, ran a world leading time of 44.61 seconds to win the men’s 400m at the Aviva London Grand Prix in Crystal Palace. Bartholomew, who was the previous world leader from his early-season 44.65 seconds from the Texas Tech Open on April 2, finished seventh in 45.86 seconds. It means that Grenada now have the top two fastest times over the 400m so far this year.

In the message, Minister Simmons said, “on behalf of the Government and People of Grenada I would like to congratulate Kirani and Rondell who continue to fly our flag internationally,” he said. “We are confident that our athletes are in line to bring home medals from the World Championships of Athletics starting later this month and London Olympic Games in 2012.

“My hope is that their performances today will encourage and motivate other Grenadian sportsmen and women as they prepare for upcoming sporting events,” the Sports Minister said. Only last week the Sports Minister along with the Permanent Secretary Veda Bruno-Victor, who is also the General Secretary of the Grenada Olympic Committee, were updating nationals at home and abroad about the plans in preparing the athletes and other sports representatives for the London Games.

Meanwhile, Parliamentary Representative for the Constituency of St. John’s Michael Church added his voice his congratulating Kirani James in his latest success. Church said he is delighted at James’s performance at the Samsung Diamond League at Crystal Palace. “His superb performance on his professional debut must bring a joy to us that certainly transcends that which we had hoped to get from our carnival. I have no doubts that there are many more outstanding achievements ahead of him.  His brilliance and genius wrapped in modesty will forever be the signature of our Gouyave pride,” he said.

The three-year old Government of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas is close to finalising arrangements for the refurbishment of the track and field stadium at Queen’s Park. This was contained in a message coming from the government that was conveyed by Sports Minister Patrick Simmons in congratulating the two Grenadian quarter-milers Kirani James and Rondell Bartholomew on their performances at the Samsung Diamond League in London last week.

James, who was competing in his first professional race, ran a world leading time of 44.61 seconds to win the men’s 400m at the Aviva London Grand Prix in Crystal Palace.

Bartholomew, who was the previous world leader from his early-season 44.65 seconds from the Texas Tech Open on April 2, finished seventh in 45.86 seconds. It means that Grenada now have the top two fastest times over the 400m so far this year. In the message, Minister Simmons said, “on behalf of the Government and People of Grenada I would like to congratulate Kirani and Rondell who continue to fly our flag internationally,” he said.

“We are confident that our athletes are in line to bring home medals from the World Championships of Athletics starting later this month and London Olympic Games in 2012. “My hope is that their performances today will encourage and motivate other Grenadian sportsmen and women as they prepare for upcoming sporting events,” the Sports Minister said.

Only last week the Sports Minister along with the Permanent Secretary Veda Bruno-Victor, who is also the General Secretary of the Grenada Olympic Committee, were updating nationals at home and abroad about the plans in preparing the athletes and other sports representatives for the London Games.

Meanwhile, Parliamentary Representative for the Constituency of St. John’s Michael Church added his voice his congratulating Kirani James in his latest success. Church said he is delighted at James’s performance at the Samsung Diamond League at Crystal Palace.

“His superb performance on his professional debut must bring a joy to us that certainly transcends that which we had hoped to get from our carnival. I have no doubts that there are many more outstanding achievements ahead of him.  His brilliance and genius wrapped in modesty will forever be the signature of our Gouyave pride,” he said. 

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