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“Sports Facilities in Barbados” 1980s and the Bess Football tournament.

Another approved cycling velodrome
As we embark on this new venture

being the UCI has switched to wooden
focusing on sports, it would be prudent

tracks as opposed to our concrete one.
to start with the venues or facilities. To

The core competitions of the venue saw
conduct and compete in various

local, regional, and international
disciplines, one must have an adequate

champions nurture their careers and
or world-class stadium or venue.

compete there.

The likes of former Commonwealth

Games record holder in the Women's

400m Hurdles, Andrea Blackett. 9.69

seconds runner Obadele Thompson. A

fledgling Usain Bolt scorched that

We have a woefully out of date, National
athletics track along with Melaine

Stadium in Waterford. It is crying out for
Walker and other Carifta athletes. Where

360 degrees of seating. Surely if you
is the next Barry Forde likely to

build a facility, you expect your athletes
originate? Daniel Morelon, Peder

to grow and become world rated and fill
Pedersen, Sir Chris Hoy, and Curt

the place? Five stands have long been
Harnett thrilled and entertained the

outgrown since the Texaco Games of the
bicycle band there. The football's finest