The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Affiliation (JAAA) has finalized a memorandum of understanding with the town of Stuttgart, Germany, to host a pre-Olympic coaching camp forward of the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games.
Chosen Jamaican athletes getting ready for the upcoming Olympics will journey to Germany to take part in a coaching camp geared toward finishing the nation’s preparations for the Video games.
German ambassador to Jamaica, Jan Hendrik van Thiel, hailed the settlement as mutually helpful, leveraging Jamaica’s monitor expertise with German know-how and services accessible in Stuttgart.
Difficulties in securing appropriate services in France
JAAA treasurer Ludlow Watts defined that the choice to carry the coaching camp in Stuttgart arose as a result of difficulties in securing appropriate services in France, the place the Olympics shall be held. Stuttgart’s services and transportation choices to Paris made it a perfect alternative for the JAAA.
With the settlement in place, the JAAA shall be spared important monetary burdens, as internet hosting such a coaching camp might sometimes value as much as US$250,000.
– Commercial –
The coaching camp in Stuttgart shall be held from July 10 to July 21, after which the athletes will proceed to the Olympic Village in France, totally ready for the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games.