Romany: Morales saves the day for Sport

Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee( TTOC) president has congratulated Bolivia  president Evo Morales for making sure sport was  mentioned at the 5th Summit of the Americas.       "There was widespread concern within the local sport community  that at such an important hemispheric forum .Sport was noticeably absent from the agenda.I had hoped that Sport would have been seen as a vital part of the efforts to bring about sustainable development and the battle to eradicate poverty.So I was very happy that President Morales gave sport such a  ringing endorsement.He saved the day for sport"   Romany believes that sport needs to be  addressed in a meaningful way.'It is not just a case of throwing money at sport.It is even more important that there be a deep seated understanding of what is required to  develop  sport and that sport is not only about elite and elite level competition."     President  Morales at a news press conference on Saturday told his 33 Heads of Government counterparts at the Fifth Summit of the Americas that sports and youth were the catalyst that integrated the world, when all else had failed.   His [ Morales]admission came after he was asked by a foreign journalist what message he had for the Summit and for the youth.