Monday, September 19, 2011

Momentum building for ceremony to honour Team Grenada


NEW YORK, September 19, 2011 – Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, Foreign Affairs Minister Karl Hood, New York City Council Member Jumaane Williams and other elected city officials have confirmed their attendance at a ceremony here on Sunday to honour the Grenada team which recently participated in the World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea.
World Men’s 400 metres champion Kirani James, 400m finalist Rondell Bartholomew, Women’s 200m semi-finalist Janelle Redhead and track and field coach Albert Joseph will arrive in New York on Saturday for the ceremony.
Both James and Bartholomew have been going through light training sessions this week while Redhead has returned to classes at Wayland Baptist University in Texas.
Presentations from Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, Council Member Williams, Caribbean Consular Corps in New York, other city officials and New York-based Grenadian Alumni Associations will form part of an evening of celebrations at the Wingate High School in Brooklyn.
Grenadian entertainers and poets will also serenade the athletes and official who will be guests of the Consulate-General of Grenada in New York.
A contingent of mainly Caribbean-American students from Wingate High School will also attend the ceremony which begins at 5:00 p.m. and is free to the public.
When James won gold at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics on August 30, 2011, he became the youngest 400m world champion at the age of 18.

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