Track giant Obadele Thompson says it is a shame and ‘disheartening’ that track and field athletes in this country don’t have a National Stadium.
In an exclusive interview with Weekend Sport, Thompson, a bronze medallist in the 100 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, said it hurts him to drive past a stadium in “dilapidated condition.”
“It is unfortunate that we don’t have a National Stadium in place. I drove past there recently and the memories came flooding back of the great events that took place there. It is sad to see the stadium in its current situation.
“Even though I know, there are going to rebuild it, you just think about how did we come to this point. I grew up seeing Texaco Games there, I got the chance to see world and Olympic champions in cycling. This is a place I got the chance to see Linford Christie, where I got the chance to see all that buzz and activity, to a place that is barren, it is a very disheartening thing,” he said.
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