ST.LUCIA PREPARES FOR VISIT OF TWO HIGH PROFILE OLYMPIC OFFICIALS
The Government of St Lucia and the St Lucia Olympic Committee are currently preparing for the upcoming visit of the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Dr Jacque Rogge and the President of the Pan American Sports Association (PASO) Mr. Mario Vazquez Raña who are scheduled to visit on Sunday 16th March to Monday 17th March 2008
The two Presidents are heads of the international and continental Olympic bodies, both of which have made significant contributions to the development of sport and the promotion of Olympic ideals in Saint Lucia.
The visit is part of a trip by the Presidents to a number of IOC recognized National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in the Eastern Caribbean, which will culminate in Barbados where they will be the guests of honour for the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Barbados Olympic Association. The Presidents will be visiting Puerto Rico, St. Kitts & Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda, Grenada, and Trinidad & Tobago, and have selected Saint Lucia as the overnight stay.
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Both presidents, accompanied by their wives, are travelling with their personal assistants and crew will be welcomed by dignitaries at George FL Charles Airport on Sunday 16th and then onto the official function at the Prime Ministers residence later that evening
On Monday morning, the dignitaries will take a boat trip to Soufriere as a brief respite from their hectic schedule and to enjoy the majestic scenic Pitons and Soufriere environs. From there they make an official visit to the George Odlum National Stadium prior to their departure Trinidad, the next leg of their trip
Both the International Olympic Committee and Pan American Sports Organisation, through their various programs, and their representatives, the St Lucia Olympic Committee have supported sporting development in St Lucia to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars in areas of athletes training, coaching, travel, technical expertise and preparation for Olympics and other major sporting events, sporting developmental programs, support and development for coaches, administrators and National Federations
The visit is the second for an IOC president as St Lucia hosted the then president Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch in 2001