The Mayor of Hastings in the United Kingdom, Alan Roberts has said it is an honour for the people of Hastings to host the Sierra Leone delegation to the Olympic Games.
He made this statement during a dinner he organized for the Sierra Leone delegation with some members of the Hastings Committee.
Mayor Roberts disclosed that the Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship link is very strong which is now producing results. He called on the athletes to be focused and wished them the best of luck during the games.
Assistant Director of Sports who is the team chaperon Pamela Williams said they are grateful to the people of Hastings for the warm reception. She also stated that the Ministry of Sports and the National Olympics Committee of Sierra Leone are ready to use sports to help in the rebranding process of the country.
Pamela Williams said the country is making gains in the development of sports in recent outing. According to her if such support is given in future games Sierra Leone will produce more qualified Athletes.
One of the athletes Ola Sesay in her own contribution thanked the Hastings Community for giving them the necessary facilities to use them for training ahead of the game which they appreciated very much, and they are looking forward for such gesture.
In another related development the two Sierra Leone athletes have also presented medals to students of the William Parker School during the school sports meeting at the school grounds. They visited some Sierra Leoneans in the Hasting committee as part of their programme in Hasting.
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