sep.03.2007
The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee(TTOC) is concerned with the results at both the 2007 Pan American Games and the recent IAAF Track and field World Championship.
"With less than a year to go before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. I don't think we should bury our heads in the sand.There is no need to panic but there is cause for concern "said TTOC President Larry Romany.
Romany who returned to Trinidad on the week end from Abuja,Nigeria believes that upcoming meetings between the National Olympic Committee and National Sport Organizations will be critical in addressing issues and concerns ahead of next year's Olympic games.
"Boxing,Football, Hockey, Shooting, Swimming, Tae kwando, Track and field are the sports in realistic contention for selection on the Beijing team".
"There are one or two other disciplines that have an outside chance, but one thing I am certain about is that we have to be realistic and strategic. We cannot be hit and miss, recent performances cannot be taken as an aberration" The national Olympic chief said.
Romany pointed out that The TTOC's strategic plan for Beijing began in 2000 and intensified in 2004 following the Athens Olympics.