OBA IS STILL WILLING TO HELP.
Once asked, of course.
Barbados’ lone individual Olympic medallist, Obadele Thompson, believes the Athletics Association of Barbados (AAB) is missing a trick in not seeking the assistance of former stalwarts like him, Andrea Blackett and Elvis Forde to develop future world beaters.
“There has to be a transfer of knowledge. God forbid I die today, you know what a big waste it would be that people have not taken the chance to get the things that I have learned at an administrative level and not just what I can tell athletes,” said the 100 metres’ bronze medallist at the Sydney Olympics.
“You have to understand what factors play into top-level performance and then make decisions to see how many of those factors we can as a nation provide for our athletes.”
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