Romany excited about serving second term as TTOC president

may.02.2009

Re-elected Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee(TTOC) president Larry Romany is looking forward to serving out his final term as the national Olympic committee chief- the TTOC Constitution imposes a two term limit for executive committee officers with the exception of the office of secretary-general.

Romany acknowledges that the global economic crisis will create a challenge during the upcoming term .However he is confident that the TTOC executive has the knowledge,experience , dedication , skill set and integrity to thrive and not just weather the "storm".

Economic matters aside,the first order of business for the TTOC is the upcoming Caribbean Games.

"The TTOC has been given the honour and privilege by CANOC(Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees) to host the inaugural games.We have the support of the government through the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs.There are challenges but the games has significant inference for the Caribbean Olympic movement.We cannot drop the baton and fail to honour the trust of CANOC" said Romany.

Romany confirmed that the Caribbean Games has received the approval of all the International Federations that govern the five sports on the inaugural programme.

" TTOC's focus is on hosting a fantastic and sustainable games that is in keeping with the ideals and values of the Olympic movement.We also have to ensure that the T&T team is well prepared ."

The T&T Olympic leader believes that successful performances at the Caribbean Games by the T&T team will capture the imagination of the T&T public and generate tremendous excitement and interest.

Following the Caribbean Games will be the 2010 CAC,2010 Commonwealth,2011 Pan Am and 2012 London Olympic games.In addition there is the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic next year ,2011 Commonwealth Youth and the World University games.

" I don't know if people really appreciate the scale,scope and volume of work that the TTOC has to do.Add in the numerous programmes ,courses and workshops that we run. It is a tall order but the satisfaction comes from knowing that the Olympic Movement is making a positive difference through the use of Sport and Olympism".