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Foreign teams who do not set-up pre-Games training camps in the UK before the London 2012 Olympics will not be able to share in a £9 million fund promised by Sebastian Coe. Each country will receive the
money towards the cost of their preparations when they reach an agreement to train at one of the 600 London 2012-approved training camp facilities.
A number of countries have already signed agreements with cities and towns in Britain, including major teams such as Jamaica and the United States who will be based
in Birmingham to smaller countries, like British Virgin Islands who have reached agreement to train in Aston, a small village in Hertfordshire.
Cities and towns in Britain, however, are increasingly facing opposition from other European regions, who are hoping to enjoy some of the economic benefits of London hosting the Olympics. These include Calais
who, have launched "Mission 2012", a multi-million pound marketing campaign to persuade overseas teams to train there.
Among their main selling points is that Calais is only 21 miles from Dover and London is easily accessible in an hour by the Eurostar. Uzbekistan and Senegal have already reached agreements to train there and now they have been joined by Chad.
A spokeswoman for London 2012 said, “We are offering grants of up to £25,000 towards the cost of using the facilities in our Pre-Games Training Camp guide. "All of the facilities in the guide are UK-based."
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/ Duncan Mackay duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz
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