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St Kitts and Nevis Becoming Major Sports Destination
2010-05-24 18:42:39 by
In less than 3 years, St Kitts and Nevis once again hosted a major international sporting event - the 1st round Women's matches of the ICC World Twenty20 West Indies 2010 Cricket Tournament May 2-11. The tournament featured 12 men's and 8 women's teams. All the top international players competed, including teams from England, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Africa, India, and Pakistan.
During the 2007 Cricket World Cup that was also staged in the Caribbean, the 68-square-mile island of St. Kitts gained the respect and admiration of the international cricket fraternity for its efficiency in hosting first-round matches of the tournament.
St. Kitts? Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Richard ?Ricky? Skerritt recently said, ?Sports tourism is a steadily growing market for us.? The minister explained, ?This event (twenty20) is the perfect example of the type of world-class experiences we are attracting from golf and cricket to music and cuisine.?
St. Kitts? success in hosting International Cricket test matches would not have been possible if Warner Park, originally built in 1928, was not rebuilt, with the assistance of the Taiwanese government, to the highest international standards for the 2007 World Cup.
The picturesque Warner Park, often described as one of the finest in the Caribbean, has a full seating capacity of 10,000, which is more than 20 percent of the island?s population.
The ICC tournament comes just after the 5th Annual St. Kitts Legends Golf Classic, April 21-25, and on June 24-26 the 14th Annual St. Kitts International Music Festival will be held, featuring an eclectic mix of musical genres and a host of world-class entertainers.
(resource: eTurboNews.com)
During the 2007 Cricket World Cup that was also staged in the Caribbean, the 68-square-mile island of St. Kitts gained the respect and admiration of the international cricket fraternity for its efficiency in hosting first-round matches of the tournament.
St. Kitts? Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Richard ?Ricky? Skerritt recently said, ?Sports tourism is a steadily growing market for us.? The minister explained, ?This event (twenty20) is the perfect example of the type of world-class experiences we are attracting from golf and cricket to music and cuisine.?
St. Kitts? success in hosting International Cricket test matches would not have been possible if Warner Park, originally built in 1928, was not rebuilt, with the assistance of the Taiwanese government, to the highest international standards for the 2007 World Cup.
The picturesque Warner Park, often described as one of the finest in the Caribbean, has a full seating capacity of 10,000, which is more than 20 percent of the island?s population.
The ICC tournament comes just after the 5th Annual St. Kitts Legends Golf Classic, April 21-25, and on June 24-26 the 14th Annual St. Kitts International Music Festival will be held, featuring an eclectic mix of musical genres and a host of world-class entertainers.
(resource: eTurboNews.com)