Prince, WHY MORE OFFIALS THAN ATHELETES Infact the Gambia team was five persons in the parade with Jaysuma Ndure holding the banner. May be more Athelets will perform before the end of The Games. The next row in the parade was Dodou Joof (well deserved) then three othe people including Adama Njie. Who are they? I did not see Mr. Evans in the match-parade but he was there (according to news at home) as head official..So how many were there? So we had no coach, no physio ,no trainer, no press team, ,no public relation mogul to hunt for sponsors,no press book. Even in the Gambia there is no rave about this.It was a hidden agenda. That's when I asked if we ever had olympic trials to select these Atheletes. What is happening to our country'and the abilities of the youth. THE PRESS COVERAGE (the world is watching ) No woder The Gambian athelets did not have the media exposerure at the games. Years ago we were bound to be on BBC and VOA. We lost it.There were no photos of the face and images of any Gambian Athelete in any paper.The international news or African news services(quoated on lack of facilities).The talents were not motivated and inspired They are not aware of what lies ahead. We do not have a press desk within the complex,we also do not have a machandise stand. I see the display the the street funiture in Ahenens. This was a platform for The Gambia media to sell our talents,tourism and cultural products. THE EXPOSURE (just by being there) In reporting sports in The Gambia we are way in the past .Even though we have a visiual media TV/ DVDs in The Gambia.The technological apporach must be geared up.You do not need the the analogue generation in the digital age.It is a differenrt way of approach. The commentarties I heard on The Gambia media is still Radio reporting (like War reporting)." The ball to so and so ,Oh yes it is a goal!" .This is not educationsal and informative.This is called action interpretation and the number of goals for each side counted..This is not innovative reporting with footage and flashbacks sampling the past and paving the way for new talents. Our Athelets back home do not get interviews,they can't talk objectively radio and TV on the world media.The pulic relation and the exposure tactics of the officials is out of touch.There should be more seminars and workshops on issues affecting Gambians. Oko Drammeh www.okodrammeh.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~