NOC Fully on Board with 2013 Year of Sports

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Wednesday, 02 January 2013 02:30

By caribarena news

Antigua St. John's - ALP Senator Chet Greene has rebuffed suggestions that the proposed 2013 Year of Sports is proceeding without his input, considering his position in sports and his spot at the top of the National Olympic Association (NOC).

Greene told Caribarena that he would have made his contribution to the proposal before it went to the office of Opposition Leader Gaston Browne who has, on behalf of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP), fully endorsed the initiative.

“I would have made my input at the level of the Olympic Committee before the leader. I had quite an extensive discussion on the matter with comrade Browne,” Greene said.

The Senator noted that he had personally met with his colleague in the Senate Winston Williams and made his contributions to the project.

Greene pointed out that the NOC is actually a senior partner in the whole project and during his consultations with Minister Williams he would have offered several recommendations that are today evident in the project going forward.

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“There was prior consultation. What I tried not to do is mix my office as president of the NOC with my political office. It is often hard to do but I try anyway because I don’t want to be accused of bringing politics to it,” Greene said.

He noted, moreover, that the NOC endorses fully the year of sports idea and it is a member of the committee established to govern the project, which he will personally sit on.

“The NOC and the government will be looking seriously at sports and the environment to make a serious pitch to the protection of the environment through sports.

“All these are issues that I would have discussed with my leader before he talked with the minister on behalf of the (ALP),” Greene said.

Earlier this week, it was announced that Opposition Leader Gaston Browne had thrown the support of the Antigua Labour Party behind the project.

The Year of Sports events will be held throughout this year under the theme ‘Keep Moving’.

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