Work has begun on constructing a rubberized track at the DRCSS.
Aaron Beddome is co-chair of the athletics competition for the 2024 Manitoba Summer Games, and says the new track will be a great legacy left from these games.
"Having a proper rubberized track means you can have proper track meets and record proper times and distances. Athletes are able to wear spikes, so they can compete and feel good about having a proper track meet. And hopefully, it draws in people from other areas."
Beddome adds the track will be done in plenty of time for the August 15th start of the Athletics competition at the Manitoba Summer Games.
He says that track can be used by people of all ages after the games wrap up.
"It will certainly be open to be used by anyone. Also, I have learned that there is an opportunity to start a track club in a rural area like Dauphin. There is a $10,000 grant available, so anyone that is interested in starting something like that up, there is money to do it."
Beddome also says equipment that the host committee has purchased for the Athletics competition at the Games will also be left with the high school as a legacy from the games.
