‘Athletics still in 1970 without an office’ - Dean H. Greenaway
Speaking at the 7th Athletes Awards Gala presented by Sol at The Moorings on Tuesday December 29, 2015, Mr Greenaway said as athletes enjoy success on the field, the administration of the sport must keep pace and this is an area that it has to improve on.
Additionally, he said February 2016 will mark 5 years since the stands at the A. O. Shirley Grounds have been installed but nothing has been done since, much to the BVIAA’s disappointment.
“As the territory’s most successful sport, we don’t have an office. That shouldn’t be. The Association’s business is in my home, my office and the General Secretary’s home and office. We need to see improvement on that facility at the A. O. Shirley Grounds,” Mr Greenaway pointed out, in the presence of the Minister responsible for Sports, Hon Myron V. Walwyn.
Further highlighting the need for an office, Mr Greenaway said Association meetings have to be held at his office.
“We have nowhere to entertain and showcase our sport during major competitions. I’ve seen the Premier attending as well as the Sports Minister and other Senior Government officials attending competitions and standing by the fence. I don’t see that anywhere else I’ve traveled within our region. We have no VIP area to accommodate them. Because we don’t have an office, we cannot utilise audiovisual aids to critique the form of our athletes in training,” the former sprinter, who was part of the first ever team to represent the [British] Virgin Islands at the Summer Olympics when he competed in the 1984 Olympics in the USA, further said.
The Virgin Islands now has an IAAF Class 2 Certified track and Mr Greenaway expressed thanks to all involved for making this a reality, however, he said “without an office of our own, we have not advanced in that regard and find ourselves in the same position as in 1970 when this organisation was formed—meeting in someone’s office somewhere. We hope those who can make a difference, make a difference.”
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