T&T's Beijing campaign augurs well for 2012 London Olympics

ago.19.2008

With the 2008 Beijing Olympics heading into its final week.TTOC president Larry Romany has said that T&T's campaign to date augurs well for the 2012 London Olympics.

" Disappointments aside,there are encouraging signs.The basis is not only Richard's silver medal, but the fact that there have been a number of personal best.Administratively,we are paying particular attention to making sure that the Olympic Village aspect of our operations is in good order.The athletes are the primary focus and it is important that we do not lose sight of that."

Responding to reports that the treatment handed out to Olympic gold medalist Hasely Crawford has not been good.The TTOC chief said that the National Olympic Committee has a close relationship with the Country's Olympic hero and that it would be "madness" for the TTOC to contemplate intentionally doing such a thing.

"The TTOC will always afford Hasely the respect that he has earned and deserves.We are in regular contact with Hasely and have sought to address issues that have come up.Rest assured disrespecting Hasely is not on my agenda or the TTOC's."said Romany

Crawford traveled to Beijing as the TTOC's Olympic Ambassador.He is also an Ambassador for the inaugural Caribbean Games which will be held in Trinidad 13-16 July next year.