ETHEKWINI IS READY TO HOST THE LAST INBOUND DELEGATION FROM THE AMERICAS AND CARIBBEAN COMMONWEALTH GAMES RSS ETHEKWINI IS READY TO HOST THE LAST INBOUND DELEGATION FROM THE AMERICAS AND CARIBBEAN COMMONWEALTH GAMES2015-08-06 A group, consisting of 17 members of the Commonwealth Games Federation from the Americas and the Caribbean will arrive in Durban today, 05/08/15, for the last leg of the inbound visits to inspect the City’s proposed venues for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
In a report released on Monday, 03/08/15, the Commonwealth Games Federation Evaluation Commission recommended that its members should vote in favour of Durban to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. This recommendation does not mean that the City has been awarded the bid, and the necessary processes will still take place. Consequently, the last group of delegates is still visiting the City to inspect the proposed facilities and infrastructure so as to vote from an informed position during the Commonwealth Games Federation Annual General Assembly on Wednesday, 02 September 2015. The venues to be inspected include the Rachel Finlayson Pool, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban International Convention Centre, Durban Exhibition Centre, Beachfront Promenade, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Queensmead Hockey Stadium, Collegians lawn bowls and the Cascade Mountain Bike Park in Pietermaritzburg. The itinerary for this three-day visit is as follows: Thursday, 06 August 2015 11h00 -12h00 § Beach Front - Cycling and Triathlon § Rachel Finlayson Pool - Swimming § New Beach- Beach Volleyball and Wheelchair Basketball 12h30 â€" 15h00 § Moses Mabhida Stadium â€" Opening Ceremony and Rugby Sevens § Kings Park Precinct - Closing Ceremony and Warm-Up 15h30 â€" 16h30 § Durban International Convention Centre â€" Weightlifting, Power lifting, Judo, Wrestling, Badminton and Boxing § Durban Exhibition Centre â€" Netball and Table Tennis Friday, 07 August 2015 09h00 â€" 10h15 § Cornubia - Athletes Village 10h45 â€" 11h15 § University of KwaZulu-Natal â€" Squash 11h30 â€" 12h00 § Queensmead Hockey Stadiums â€" Hockey 12h20 â€" 12h45 § Collegians â€" Lawn bowls Saturday, 08 August 2015 Pietermaritzburg Venue Tour 10h00 § Cascades Mountain Bike Park â€" Mountain Bike Venue Members of the media are welcome to attend all the site inspections and to RSVP contact Simphiwe Dlamini on simphiwe.dlamini@durban.gov.za or 082 792 6899 ENDS Issued by the eThekwini Municipality’s Head of Communications, Tozi Mthethwa. |
ETHEKWINI IS READY TO HOST THE LAST INBOUND DELEGATION FROM THE AMERICAS AND CARIBBEAN COMMONWEALTH GAMES
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