The Speedy Plus Club – International Track & Field Meet

The St. Maarten Tourist Office announces a special "TEMPO Presents" documentary featuring Local, Regional and International Track and Field Athletes competing on the island. The meet organized by the Speedy Plus Club of the French side of the island in collaboration with the department of Sports and youth Affairs and the tourist departments of both sides of the island is scheduled to air on Tuesday July 3rd, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

 

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"The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau’s Product Development team were pleased to support the first annual Track and Field Meet in St. Martin with Tempo. This sporting event presented an opportunity to showcase the destination and its young promising talents to the region as part of our Sport Tourism objectives. We look forward to next year’s event and we hope to see more future events like this," said May-Ling Chun, Interim Director of Tourism for the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau.

The premiere will feature in-depth interviews and footage of the athletes, various government officials from both sides of the island, and the cross section of supporters who turned out to the event. The meet included international athletes from the USA, Canada, France and much more including the likes of Shawn Crawford, Olympic gold medalist 200 meter and LaShawn Merritt, 400 Meter Olympic Gold Medalist.

Working closely with Tempo on this event was Mrs. Leona Marlin executive board member of the speedy plus club. "I thought it was a good experience working with Tempo to bring a Hip and Modern feel to the sport of track and Field, especially as this was our first International meet. I look forward to working with all parties involved to showcase this event on a larger scale next year" said Marlin.

TEMPO Networks has been working on a number of other projects that will be including St. Maarten throughout the course of the year, including coverage of St. Maarten Carnival which took place earlier this year and is slated to be aired on Tempo in the near future. After the premiere on July 3rd 2012 TEMPO Presents "The St. Maarten/St. Martin Track and Field Meet 2012" is scheduled to repeat through (INSERT DATES) TEMPO is available on channel 191 on St. Maarten Cable TV on the Dutch side and channel 8 on St. Martin Cable on the French side of the island.

 

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