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Synthetic track taking shape at Leonora
Athletes will soon be able to hone their skills at Synthetic Athletics track at Leonora on the West Coast of Demerara.
Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Steve Ninvalle told the media yesterday that as soon as the rest of the work on the track, which includes drawing of the lane and the installation of Shotput and Hammer,
Photo showing the Athletics track and the field at Leonora
is finished an engineer from BSW will be here in June to do further works which should take a maximum of three days weather permitting and this will lead to its completion. He informed that the engineer will then forward a report to the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) for certification adding that they were somewhat hampered by the rain.
Ninvalle said that the two stands currently under construction were scheduled to be finished by May month end but that seems highly unlikely and it is hoped that they can be completed in June.
In relation to the field, Ninvalle indicated that the contract which was awarded to Eagle’s Engineering was recently terminated and the work is now being undertaken by another contractor Hardatt Thomas. He said that their deadline is June 1 after which they will be doing six months maintenance. “There have been some hiccups but I am happy that we have reached this far. We want to give the people a good product,” he added.
“We have had some problems with previous contractors which caused some delay, but work has been ongoing and the Eastern access road is completed,” stated Ninvalle.
