Fatorda Sports Complex by Brian Antao The Fatorda sports complex is a good effort on the part of the Goa Government to develop a modern sports/fitness facility with a world-class football stadium in Goa that has brought international football to the reach of the many football fans in Goa. There are a few items that need to be further developed at the complex. One again sees the same lethargy in such projects, the initial development takes place, and not much attention is given to further development, expansion and "continuous improvement".
One "incomplete" facet of the complex is the jogging/walking track, which has been left un-surfaced and is filled with loose red mud, which is more of a "health-hazard". When one takes a round on the jogging track, leaves one chocking and gagging on the red dust kicked up. The track really needs to be surfaced with an astro-turf, which is specially designed for jogging/running and walking and is weather resistant during the monsoon. Such a track is not too expensive or inconceivable. At the same time a poor quality surfacing also results in injuries such shin-stress etc. In addition such an astro-turf also needs to be laid inside the stadium around the football playing field, which is marked for athletic events. For the recent Afro-Asian games held for the first time in Hyderabad, the Andhra Pradesh government built a modern facility with international standards. Surely the Goa Government can now look in terms of making additions and improvements to the core infrastructure built at the Fatorda Sports Complex. The CM has announced a huge incentive package for Goan sports people who excell at the national and international level. But of greater need is adequate training facilities! Another much needed addition at the Fatorda complex is a full-fledged Gymnasium with all the modern exercise machinery for fitness training etc. Such a gymnasium would go a long way to cater to the fitness needs of not only the professionals sports community but should also be open to the general public to promote general fitness. A large enough Gymnasium would cater to the diverse needs, including bodybuilding as well as aerobics etc. At the just concluded Carnival we saw many mega-sponsors pitching in the floats parade etc. These mega-sponsors could be tapped in to contribute to the further development and expansion at the Fatorda Sports Complex in exchange for permanent advertising space etc. __________________________________________________________________ Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
