Airport: -- Relatives and friends of three athletes who represented St. Maarten at the Kingdom Games in Aruba greeted them at the airport on Sunday midday. Among them was senator and Island Council man Rudulph Samuel who along with his wife and son were proud to receive his son Johanathan (Johnny) Samuel with his silver medal in tae kwon do. Among those at the airport to welcome the youths who all preformed extremely well was Althea Richardson from the office of the commissioner of sports Frans Richardson.
Coach with the travelling team Jason Juliet said he is proud of his athletes whom he said went through a difficult time in Cuba as well as Curacao. Juliet said he is especially proud of “Johnny” whom he said listened to him and despite been worn out from the training managed to handle his opponent well. He said the youths that represented St. Maarten trained hard and if given the opportunity would excel to greater heights.
The youths that represented St. Maarten St. Maarten athletes who participated with the 2009 Kingdom Games on Aruba from July 25 until July 31, 2009. Miss Emmy Fraenk: Track & Field and Mr. Jonathan Samuel: Tae-Kwon-Do. Ms. Thamyra York: Softball, Ms. Naomie Korstanje: Swimming, Mr. Luis Francisco Gonzales Tejada, and Mr. David van Heyningen: Baseball will be arriving on the island on a later date.
Addressing those that arrived on Sunday on behalf of the sports commissioner Althea Richardson said she was happy to be part of the delegation that travelled to Aruba to witness this spectacular event. “I felt very proud and honored to see our very own athletes partake in this memorable event.” Richardson said.
