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The Dominica Olympic Committee (DOC) has spoken of plans to build a multi-purpose sporting facility in Dominica.<\/p>\nThe Dominica Olympic Committee (DOC) has spoken of plans to build a multi-purpose sporting facility in Dominica.<\/p>\n
At a press conference on Thursday Mavis Williams, Public Relations Officer of the DOC, said the facility could begin with a 400m track surrounding a football field.<\/p>\n
She said all that is needed is the involvement of the authorities. \u201cDOC would simple need ten acres of land leased to it by the government and it will secure international donors,” she pointed out. “We have already sighted land at Warner area ideally suited for track. It offers altitude, abeyance, no congestion and clean air.”<\/p>\n
According to Williams the track will be used throughout the year by inviting affluent teams to use an \u201cenvironmentally friendly habitat for athletes and football.”<\/p>\n
She stated that the DOC will support athletes on the island who want to use the facility. \u201cDOC will also intervene through national associations like the Dominica Amateur Athletics Association (DAAA) and give direct support to bright prospective athletics. Those athletes, however, must have the right mindset, attitude and appreciation and temperament to be able to access that facility,\u201d Williams declared.<\/p>\n
She revealed that the DOC has already approached officials of the high performance athletic facilities in Jamaica to explore the possibility of training elite athletes at the facility.<\/p>\n
William also said the DOC would like to see other sporting activities such as cycling, archery and swimming thrive in Dominica “under capable hands.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dominica Olympic Committee (DOC) has spoken of plans to build a multi-purpose sporting facility in Dominica. At a press conference on Thursday Mavis Williams, Public Relations Officer of the DOC, said the facility could begin with a 400m track…","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":71732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n