Athletics: Athletes criticize the state of the CAR tracks in Madrid, still full of snow
Vseveral days after the great snowfall left in Madrid by the storm ‘Filomena’, its consequences are still visible in the streets and sports facilities of the city. This is the case of the slopes of the Madrid High Performance Center, which this Thursday were still full of snow.
The athlete Adrián Ben, sixth in the 800 meters of the Doha World Cup, denounced this Thursday on his social networks the state of the tracks. “It seems incredible that this happens in a High Performance Center …
We are many high-level athletes who have been forced to leave our place of residence in order to continue training due to lack of maintenance, in an OLYMPIC year, “said Ben.
It seems incredible that this happens in a High Performance Center …
We are many high-level athletes who have been forced to leave our place of residence to continue training due to the lack of maintenance, in an OLYMPIC year!Photos as of Thursday 01/14. pic.twitter.com/BOxdPh8Yr1
? Adrian Ben (@ adryben44) January 14, 2021
The athlete Yago Rojo expressed himself in the same terms: “SHAME. Since Saturday the 9th (5 days have passed), I have not seen a single worker cleaning the track. I do not ask that they be there 24 hours, but that they be a while so that the athletes can do our work, it wouldn’t be bad .. right? “.
SHAMEFUL.
Since Saturday 9th (5 days have passed) I have not seen a single worker cleaning the track. I do not ask that they be there 24 hours, but that they be for a while so that the athletes can do our WORK, it would not be bad .. right? https://t.co/aHGodutxMx
? Yago Rojo (@ YagoRojo95) January 14, 2021
The athletes say that only they and the coaches have cleaned some areas. “What little you see lame has been cleaned up by coaches and athletes with shovels. It is a feeling between anger and disappointment, especially by colleagues who cannot use other facilities …”, Ben assures.
Coach Arturo Martín also confirmed with a certain irony in their networks the state of the CAR facilities. “Today we have adapted the training and we have done some slopes behind the Resi del CAR, since the track was not suitable for sports practice. @Deportegob, we have also shoveled a bit, due to the issue of strength work”.
Today we have adapted the training and we have done some slopes behind the Resi del CAR since the track was not suitable for sports. @sportgob We have also shoveled a bit, on the subject of strength work. pic.twitter.com/NZZm07bC75
? Arturo Martin Tagarro (@martintagarro) January 14, 2021
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