Trinidad & Tobago’s iconic Hasely Crawford Stadium will shut its doorways to public occasions and actions beginning September 20 to bear important repairs, together with upgrades to its athletic monitor and taking part in discipline, the Sports activities Firm of Trinidad & Tobago Restricted (SporTT) introduced on Thursday.
This improve comes as Trinidad & Tobago prepares to host the distinguished CARIFTA Games in 2025, a premier Caribbean age-group monitor and discipline competitors, for the primary time in 20 years. The stadium, named after Trinidad’s first Olympic gold medallist Hasely Crawford, has lengthy served as a key venue for each nationwide and regional occasions.
“SporTT apologizes for any inconvenience brought on to common customers of the stadium,” the assertion learn. “Within the interim, sporting organizations and athlete coaching will probably be facilitated at different venues and beneath the ambit of SporTT.”
Whereas the repairs are underway, athletes and sports activities organizations will probably be redirected to various venues, with the aim of minimizing disruption to coaching and different sporting actions. The upgrades to Hasely Crawford Stadium are anticipated to reinforce the standard of amenities obtainable for native and worldwide occasions, making certain that the venue stays a world-class sporting facility.