Dear Editor,
On the 2010 Olympic Day event organised by the GOA, there was also the meeting of the Gold Striders Athletic event, although this particular meeting wasn’t sanctioned by the AAG for whatever reason, according to media reports.

Subsequently, I penned a commentary as an independent sports enthusiast hoping that the AAG and the organisers of the athletic meeting would have sat for a second meeting and worked out a better game plan. Unfortunately, it never materialized, and my instincts allowed me to say publicly that there might very well be some issues within the AAG. I was not wrong. Marlon Munroe’s SN report confirmed this in a July 29, 2010 publication. It was captioned ‘Shabazz claims he was punched in the jaw by fellow coach – at meeting for upcoming President/Jefford’s Track and Field classic.’

Why is it so wrong to voice one’s opinion? Is this the level of maturity in the AAG? We can never all agree on an issue, but the least we can do is show respect. In my opinion – and no disrespect to the alleged attacker – such behaviour warrants immediate suspension.

If the GOA is in any way responsible for oversight of the AAG, this office should stand firm and see to it that the suspension is enforced if it finds the assault occurred.

I have said it before and I will say it again: should we witness a decline in sponsorship or support from the business community, it shouldn’t surprise us.

This definitely does not showcase  a healthy image of the AAG.

That said, I was very impressed with Orin Davidson’s report on two former national track stars from the seventies recently in SN, namely, June Griffith (400) and Dennis Collison (100 and 200m). Their offspring, Darren Collison, is also creating heavy waves in the USA with basketball.

Is there anything in the pipeline from the media about broadcasting the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore?

Yours faithfully,
T Pemberton