US track and field athletes train in Dalian for Olympics
1/8/2008 17:49
Thirty American track and field athletes and coaches had reached the
northeastern coastal city of Dalian yesterday, a Dalian sports official said
today.
Jiang Zuomei, deputy director of the Dalian Sports Bureau who leads
the reception of the star-studded American team, also said the other members of
the 150-strong US athletics squad will get to Dalian soon.
Jiang said the
first batch of the US team are mostly coaches and staffs
The US coaching team
inspected the Liaoning track and field sports training center and the Dalian
University, the two training bases prepared for Americans.
The surface of the
tracks in the two venues seem new and two big tents were erected at the side of
the Dalian University tracks to screen athletes from summer light, heat or
rain.
"We have renovated the track and field tracks in these two places and
also installed some new facilities to meet the Americans' need," said
Jiang.
Joe Vigil, a senior coach of distance running who has participated in
the Olympic Games since 1968, said highly of training facilities.
"It's one
of the best track and field in the world that I have ever seen, it's well
designed that can be seen from the details," said Vigil said.
Xinhua
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