6th June 2012
Dear Athletes and Officials
I know you must be getting as excited as I am with only 51 days to go the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games
The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee has arranged a Pre Games Training Camp in Cardiff Wales, UK from the 13th July to the 25th July.
www.visitcardiff.com
Travel
The Team will travel from Trinidad and Tobago from the 12th July leaving at 6.40 p.m.
All Athletes not based in Trinidad who are scheduled to join the camp are expected to arrive in the UK on the 13th July. We then all meet and travel to Wales by 11.00 a.m. in the morning.
The journey to Wales with a stop will take approximately 3 hours by Coach through the beautiful English countryside (flashing past on the motorway).
Please let your Manager know your tentative travel plans (selection is still to be finalized). You can also let us know at the TTOC via Roberto or the General Manager Ms Ramberansingh.
We depart Wales for the Olympic Village on two dates - the 20th July for the athletes participating in the early events, and on the 25th July for the second group.
Accommodation
The Vale Hotel is a luxury hotel 15 minutes outside of Cardiff.
www.vale-hotel.com/
The stadium and training facilities for all sports are just 15 minutes away from the Hotel into Cardiff. The hotel has a well equipped Gym, swimming pool and a number of other facilities It is used by all the top Football Clubs in the UK when they travel to Cardiff and also by the Welsh Rugby team as their training centre.
Training
The normal training hours prevail and in your spare time Cardiff offers very good shopping, expensive yes. There are also a number of interesting sightseeing activities for you to enjoy in Cardiff.
Activities
Two main events are happening while we are in Cardiff . On the 18th July there is an Athletics Meet at the Stadium. On the 19th July there is a civic reception by the First Minister of Wales.
We will be sharing this city for Pre Games training with Botswana, New Zealand Athletics and a number of other individual sports from other Countries.
Uniforms for the Games will be distributed at the Camp in Cardiff so please ensure that all your measurements have been submitted, including the Parade wear measurements.
We look forward to you all joining us at the camp as it is a wonderful opportunity for us to build team T & T. When we arrive at the Village for the Games we will be unstoppable.
I wish you all the best in your upcoming events and your training regimes.
London 2012 awaits us all!
Best wishes and God’s Blessings
Annette Knott
Chef de Mission
annetteknott@hotmail.com
rmarquez@ttoc.org
aramberansingh@ttoc.org