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| GOC President Royston LaHee & Ivan Whitfield, director of sport at the University of Sunderland |
The University of Sunderland is to be the training base for
Grenada's Olympic team ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.
The announcement comes three months after a Grenadian National
Olympics Committee (GNOC) delegation spent a day touring the university's
facilities.
The team also looked at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland Aquatic
Centre and other city sporting venues.
The university hopes it will be the beginning of a longer-term
relationship with the GNOC and Grenada.
Ivan Whitfield, director of sport at the university, said:
"There has been a tremendous partnership effort between the University of
Sunderland, Sunderland City Council and SAFC to make this happen, supported by
One North East and other sporting facilities in the region.
"Their decision links in to what our university can provide
in terms of sports science, sport medicine, injury prevention and treatment,
which our on-site service undoubtedly appealed to the committee."
'Very impressed'
The team will train at CitySpace - a £12m sports and social
facility which opened in late 2009.
It features a six-badminton
court sports hall, a 70-station fitness gym, sports massage and injuries
centre, an indoor climbing wall, as well as social, catering, leisure and
exhibition facilities.
Once
the Grenada Olympic team selection is complete, the 20 sportsmen and women will
be living on campus for three weeks between 29 June and 20 July, before
proceeding to the opening of the 2012 Games.
They
will be eating, socialising, receiving treatment and holding team briefings at
the university and using whatever sporting facilities they need.
Royston
La Hee, GNOC president, said: "The facilities in Sunderland and at the
university are excellent; I have been very impressed with what I have
seen."
SOURCE: BBC NEWS UK
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