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Jan 10, 2015 Sports

Dear Editor,
As I read the newspaper this morning (Thursday) I happen to stumble across an article with the National Sports Commission (NSC) head Mr. Neil Kumar. I read this article several times to try to make sense of what he is really trying to say and after that I made a few calls to some of my friends who reside overseas here in the United States of America like myself and as we are doing a conference call we all are trying to understand what is Mr. Neil Kumar trying to say especially in terms of track and field.  Bear in mind that this government and I say this government should never ever try to take any credit much less try to say they contribute to Track and Field in Guyana, period.
Now Mr. Kumar let me start by educating you that first of all the ground at Lenora is too close to the sea, the wind factor will see many times run by athletes not being ratified simply because of the high tail wind which will be over the allowable speed that the IAAF recognises. Secondly, as we all know the placement of the ground was a political move with the intent of Ed Ahmad’s proposed housing scheme going around there it would fit in so wonderful, but now things look bleak since his money is being seized according to court documents.
Anyway Mr. Kumar, how much have you guys put into track and field; where did the money go, do you know how those athletes get money to travel and go overseas, how they get meals to eat?  Thanks to the GOA a lot would never have been possible.
Mr. Kumar I am talking because I support the local athletes in Guyana in several ways that I would not mentioned at this point in time and this is simply because what I did, was done from my heart not for fame or mileage. I saw the need and instead of talking as people normally do I put my shoulders to the wheel, so while Mr. Kumar want to talk about things please leave the coaches out because you Mr. Kumar don’t have a clue of what those coaches go through to get those athletes where they are today.  Where they get money from, how some of those athletes get to and from practice and to track meets; so STOP! STOP! and don’t even try to say a word about anything when it comes to track and field in Guyana.
There is more I would like to say but there is not enough space for me to do it, so I will leave this little reminder; thanks to all those in Guyana who spend their hard earned money getting these athletes to and from practice, track meets, road races and helping out parents who cannot afford to send their kids places.   Thanks to all you coaches who know themselves and know me. Have a happy new year and continue to do your job because you love track and field in Guyana, thanks for keeping it alive and kicking.
Andy King

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