In the beginning of September Split will become the center of international athletic sport, when the selected teams of Europe, Africa, America – Asia and Oceania will compete for the title of the best continent in this first issue of the Continental Cup. The intensive preparations for the biggest atheltic outdoor sports event this year have started and some of the representatives of the partcipating teams already contacted the local organization committee. “The leading person of the American selection and President of the North-American and Carribean Athletic Federation, Mr. Victor Lopez contacted us to inquire about the possibility to establish a training camp for his selection of athletes starzing from August 25th in the vicinity of Split. The camp would be used for preparation of the athletes for the Continental Cup. Surely, one of the reasons is to adjust to the time zone difference and prepare at maximum level for this historical sports event”, told us the manager of the organizing committee of the Continental Cup, Mr. Siniša Ergotić.
This information is only additional evidence that Split will host a great competition, important not only for development and popularization of athletics but also for the tourism and promotion of the howt city and the countyr of Croatia.
“This is great news for us and we hope that we will able to offer the team adequate accommodation in the surroundings of Split, where they will find all requirements for the training of leading athletes. Mr. Lopez is also President of the Trainers committee of the IAAF and one of the most influential persons in athletics. Therefore it is crucial for us to find the American selection a solution with best possible, required facilities, from accommodation to sports venues”, concludes Ergotić.