‘Spend more money on Sports’- says NOC President

Trevor Bailey, President of the National Olympic Committee here, thinks that government is not spending enough money on sports.{{more}}

Bailey made his sentiments known at the Closing Ceremony of an International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) two-week Coaches Education and Certification System Course, which was staged at the President’s Suite at the Arnos Vale Playing Field, last Saturday evening.

“Government is not spending enough money on sports here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines”, Bailey said.

Bailey outlined areas where there is need, including an Athletics track, a Football stadium, and a Cycling Velodrome.

“It is high time that we get a synthetic track,” Bailey lamented.

Bailey further said that there is need for investment in every single sporting discipline.

Bailey proposed that central government gives each national association a minimum of EC$100,000 at the start of each year, to run their respective programmes.

“Invest in sports,” he repeated.

Bailey, a long standing member of the national body governing mainly Olympic sports, over the years has been clamouring for facilities for the different disciplines.

Bailey, who is head of the local Cycling Union and as well as the regional body, in previous fora, has called for an indoor facility which would serve Basketball, Table Tennis, Netball, Boxing and Volleyball.(RT)