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Speaking Out
with Paul A Reid
Sunday, September 13, 2015
ATHLETES who represent their countries and are in need of help must get help, simple, no questions asked, not just track and field but every sport, football, cricket, netball, darts as well.
The situation of athletes not being able to make ends meet have been placed back on the front burner following yet another successful participation in the IAAF World Championships last month in Beijing, China, where the gap between the haves and the have-nots continue to grow even wider.
Sports men and women not being able to make ends meet and having to make sacrifices to continue representing the country is by no means a new issue, and many times individuals or even teams in need of assistance have been reported in the pages of the various publications of the Jamaica Observer and in various media entities covering sports in the island.
Whether it is the Green Island High School team wishing to participate in the Penn Relays or a national team wishing to take part in a regional or global event, their success is shared by all.
The plight of the athletes who were featured on national television has drawn a lot of comments varying from them being left on their own as professionals to some saying they should be paid.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...ister_19228391
with Paul A Reid
Sunday, September 13, 2015
ATHLETES who represent their countries and are in need of help must get help, simple, no questions asked, not just track and field but every sport, football, cricket, netball, darts as well.
The situation of athletes not being able to make ends meet have been placed back on the front burner following yet another successful participation in the IAAF World Championships last month in Beijing, China, where the gap between the haves and the have-nots continue to grow even wider.
Sports men and women not being able to make ends meet and having to make sacrifices to continue representing the country is by no means a new issue, and many times individuals or even teams in need of assistance have been reported in the pages of the various publications of the Jamaica Observer and in various media entities covering sports in the island.
Whether it is the Green Island High School team wishing to participate in the Penn Relays or a national team wishing to take part in a regional or global event, their success is shared by all.
The plight of the athletes who were featured on national television has drawn a lot of comments varying from them being left on their own as professionals to some saying they should be paid.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...ister_19228391
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