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Powell and Co face coaching hiccup ahead of Olympics
published: Friday | August 1, 2008
Anthony Foster, Gleaner Writer
JOA president Mike Fennell
Asafa Powell and his MVP Track Club teammates who will represent Jamaica at the Olympics in Beijing starting next Friday may have to begin their preparations without their usual support staff.
The MVP staff, led by head coach Stephen Francis, is yet to secure Chinese visas, and wont before next Tuesday, arriving in Beijing on Wednesday. With a deadline of August 3 (Sunday) for all athletes to report to the training camp in Tianjin, just outside of Beijing, that leaves three days where the athletes will have to train themselves or workout with one of the appointed coaches.
Powell and Co face coaching hiccup ahead of Olympics
published: Friday | August 1, 2008
Anthony Foster, Gleaner Writer
JOA president Mike Fennell
Asafa Powell and his MVP Track Club teammates who will represent Jamaica at the Olympics in Beijing starting next Friday may have to begin their preparations without their usual support staff.
The MVP staff, led by head coach Stephen Francis, is yet to secure Chinese visas, and wont before next Tuesday, arriving in Beijing on Wednesday. With a deadline of August 3 (Sunday) for all athletes to report to the training camp in Tianjin, just outside of Beijing, that leaves three days where the athletes will have to train themselves or workout with one of the appointed coaches.
Powell and Co face coaching hiccup ahead of Olympics