An Olympic athlete turned sports tourism organiser has backed a structured support system for young athletes studying overseas, warning that many are dropping out of college due to mounting academic and personal pressures without adequate guidance.

Stevon Roberts highlighted that several  of this nation’s gifted athletes have dropped out of college over the years because of a lack of guidance while navigating the stresses of overseas education. To address this, he proposed the creation of a specialised club designed to provide the necessary mentorship and support for these students.

Roberts ran in the men’s 800 metres and was also part of Barbados’s men’s 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 1992 Barcelona games.