T&T Hosting Commonwealth Games Not Unrealistic

nov.07.2007

Last week Larry Romany, the TTOC President indicated that the TTOC in its capacity as the National Commonwealth Games Association is considering a bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Brian Lewis, Secretary General of the national Olympic Committee currently in Colombo, Sri Lanka for the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly said the feedback is "encouraging".

"Most people don't see it as unrealistic us[T&T] wanting to host the games.It is early days but the fact that our Commonwealth colleagues have not dismissed out of hand the idea is important".

Lewis hastened to add that the official bid process for the 2018 Commonwealth Games begins in two years time however progressing from the embryonic stage will require discussions between the T&T Government and the TTOC.

"It is an exciting prospect,audacious even,it has the potential at the Commonwealth level to do for T&T what the Olympic Games did for Barcelona and Sydney".