The Listin Diario reports on the frustration of the Russian track and field trainers Surgey Korotaeva, Serguey Vassilieu, Alexei Balalov y Natalia Korotaeva at the delays in the repair of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Stadium facility. The Russian trainers are here to prepare Dominican athletes that will compete in the Central American & Caribbean Games in 2002 (San Salvador) and the Pan American Games in 2003 (Santo Domingo). They have been working on improving the general physical fitness of the athletes, but say that they need to move on to track and field training aspects. Press reports indicate that the nation’s best athletes will be moving on to Puerto Rico to continue their training until the track is available here. The situation of the track and field athletes is not one and only. Athletes in many other sports await the construction or remodeling of sport venues so that they can hone their skills. The president of the Olympic Committee, Jose Joaquin Puello since the request of the site has justified the hosting of the games in Santo Domingo on grounds that it would leave behind excellent sports facilities for the future development of Dominican athletes.
