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Aberdeen to host Cameroon Olympic Team

The Cameroon team, consisting of 60 athletes and staff across 11 sports, will come to Aberdeen for their Pre-Games Training Camp between 2 and 16 July 2012.

The team will be based at RGU: SPORT and Aberdeen Sports Village - which is a collaboration between the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen City Council and sportscotland.

The two facilities launched their bid in August 2011. It was carried out in partnership with Aberdeen City Council, sportscotland and the Aberdeen Convention Bureau.

Aberdeen City Council's chief executive Valerie Watts said: "By working in partnership we have successfully secured funding for this bid and as the country prepares for the Olympic and Paralympic Games our schools and community programme will encourage the whole community to access sporting opportunities which will hopefully encourage a life-long interest in sport and the benefits it brings. It also helps bring the excitement and thrill of London 2012 closer to home."

Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport Shona Robison added: “Securing pre-Games Training Camps not only gives Scotland the opportunity to showcase our facilities but also allows us to promote our nation and its people as a place to visit and do business for both London 2012, Glasgow 2014 and beyond.

“I am delighted that the world class sports facilities in Aberdeen will be playing host to the Cameroon team and I look forward to welcoming them to the north of Scotland. I hope this encourages other teams to look to Scotland as a training base not just for London 2012 but also for the Commonwealth Games, ensuring all of the country will feel the benefits and be part of the excitement associated with both sets of Games.”

AberdeenSports Village is the premier sporting facility in the North East. The facility is a joint venture of the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen City Council and sportscotland and was officially opened in 2009. It offers an array of first-class facilities and opportunities to sport and exercise enthusiasts and athletes from the local and wider area and comprises of a multi-use sports hall, two large studios, an indoor 3G football pitch, 4 squash courts, a state-of-the-art gym, indoor and outdoor IAAF approved athletics areas, an outdoor football pitch, a dedicated seminar room, and a café.

RGU: SPORT is Robert Gordon University’s £11 million state-of-the-art sports facility which features a 25m swimming pool, three gyms, a climbing wall and bouldering room, café bar, three exercise studios and a vast sports hall. The facility was established in 2005 to improve the sporting infrastructure available for the region and to act as a social hub for the university’s Garthdee campus.

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