ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has agreed to build a multi-sports development center in Haiti.
IOC spokesman Mark Adams said Monday the center will represent a “lasting legacy” as the island nation tries to recover from January’s quake that killed as many as 300,000 people.
The Haiti center will be the second in the IOC’s “Sports For Hope Program,” following a $10 million facility in Zambia that opened in May and caters for around 1,000 athletes per month training in 21 different sports.
Adams says the Haiti center will be modeled on the Zambian facility, though the exact location, size and cost is yet to be decided.
