The British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee announced it will use Hertfordshire’s pre-games training camps in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
This is the first nation to sign with Hertfordshire and we’re hoping it’s the first of many.
Over 600 facilities across the UK are approved pre-games training camps for Olympic and Paralympic teams. Hertfordshire has 17 training camps, which offer all sorts of sports facilities from athletics to gymnastics and fencing to wrestling. Olympic and Paralympic Committees from around the world are currently deciding where to train before the London 2012 Games.
Each Committee is offered up to £25,000 to spend on training camps in the UK to give their athletes the best opportunity to train, prepare and experience what the UK has to offer before the Games in 2012.
Dean Greenaway, British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee Secretary General said: "The British Virgin Islands expect to take part in two sports at the London 2012 Games - athletics and sailing. We had a pre-games training camp during our inaugural Olympic Games in 1984 in Los Angeles, but it was three time zones away in New Jersey.
“This opportunity with Hertfordshire allows our athletes and the delegation to acclimatise in the same locality as the Games. We look forward to this opportunity and the hospitality already extended by Hertfordshire."
Councillor Derrick Ashley, Hertfordshire County Council’s Champion for the 2012 Games and Executive Member for Planning, said: “Hertfordshire is an ideal place for athletes from around the world to train. It has high quality sports facilities, plus we can offer things like strength and conditioning training, equipment, accommodation, travel and competition at an elite level. And of course Hertfordshire is a very short distance away from London and the Olympic Park.
“Each nation that chooses our pre-games training camps will be spending up to £25,000 in Hertfordshire, which is good news. In addition, we will be looking to make school and community links with the British Virgin Islands long after the Games have finished. We look forward to welcoming the British Virgin Islands team to Hertfordshire very soon.”
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