OCEANIA NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

President’s Report to the ONOC General Assembly

of discussions, an MOU was finally signed in Port Moresby in May formalizing the participation of Australia and New Zealand athletes in selected sports in the 2015 Pacific Games. The challenge of a higher level of competition for all athletes is needed to help our Island athletes raise their performance level in international competitions.

In addition, there has been increasing cooperation between ONOC and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in sports education and competition. An MOU signed with the OCA and the Government and NOC of Turkmenistan, will provide further opportunities for competition for both Olympic and non Olympic Sports Federations in 2017.

This report will provide a brief overview of our work since the last AGM in 2013, with more detailed reports to be provided in the relevant section of our printed Annual report.

ADMINISTRATION Three new staff members have joined the ONOC office in Suva. Grant Peterson, who was brought on board to support our event staff during busy periods in 2014, has now been confirmed as a full time staff member and will focus primarily on travel arrangements for staff and ONOC members.

Matai Akauola former CEO of the Pacific Islands News Association joined ONOC in October 2014 as our Communications and Regional Media Development Manager.

2014 has been another busy year for the ONOC members submissions to the Olympic Meli Cavu who worked part time as a Doping Olympic Movement both in administration Agenda 2020 forum and participated in IOC Control Officer in the western division of and the multisport events attended by our working groups and commissions which Fiji was appointed for a short-term project athletes during the year. In March 2014, the met during the year to finalise the guidelines with the Oceania Regional Antidoping new Commissions of ANOC met in Kuwait for the future of the Olympic Movement in Office (ORADO) to manage a UNESCO and this was followed by several meetings response to the changing world we live in. funded regional doping control educational of the ANOC Executive Committee and the The IOC session in Monaco in December programme. He has now transferred Commissions in the lead up to the ANOC 2014 approved the 40 recommendations to ONOC to manage our Sports and General Assembly in Bangkok in November. of Olympic Agenda 2020 and ONOC Development programme focusing initially on ANOC launched its inaugural global awards at and its membership will need to work to supporting the ONOC Medical Commission. the Bangkok meeting, which proved to be a implementing them in the coming year. He also provides assistance with the ANOC successful initiative. Medical Commission programme. There were other exciting developments during the past year. After over a decade

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"Our 2014 accounts show a better outcome in our trading account (the ONOC Administration Grant) realizing a surplus at the end of the financial year. This is a result of the increased allocation of our continental funds to our Administration grant, as well as better management of the transfer of funds between our two offices and our stakeholders."

FINANCE Following consultation with Olympic solidarity, meeting regularly since they were constituted Funding for ONOC’s operation and grants the ONOC office will be allocating funds in 2014. to member National Olympic Committees to our Administration Grant over the final are derived entirely from Olympic Solidarity. two years of this Olympiad up to the level The first members of IOC Commissions Since 2010, all of the funds allocated to allowed by Olympic Solidarity for continental appointed by President Bach were announced ONOC for our continental programmes and associations. This should result in a more last year and it is expected that new members the two World programmes that we manage, realistic financial status of the Association by of the Commission will be announced in the were transferred from Lausanne to our ANZ the end of the Olympiad, whilst still continuing coming months. Bank account in Guam. Funds allocated for to maintain our extensive continental programmes are transferred directly from programmes within the budget allocated. ANOC announced the new members of their our Guam account to member NOCs and Commission in March 2015. to Regional Oceania Federations for joint INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS ONOC members chair 3 of the 9 ANOC development programmes. The ONOC Executives have met in two Commissions announced by President Sheik venues since the last ONOC Annual General Ahmad al Fahad al Sabah and we also ONOC also has an Australian $ account in Assembly that was held in Guam last year. have a representative in all of the ANOC Sydney to provide refunds for International We met on two occasions in Guam and in the Commissions. Federation experts who conduct development Suva office in March 2015. programmes in the region, as well as to cover Congratulations to those appointed who I’m the costs of the travel of ONOC experts within ONOC’s representatives also attended three sure will serve their commissions well during the region. ANOC Executive meetings in Kuwait on the their tenure as well as represent the needs of 31st March 2014, in Lausanne in June and Oceania when required. We have maintained a sterling account in Bangkok in November 2014. The ANOC London to cover any costs of our elite athletes Executive met again in Lausanne in January OCEANIA REPRESENTATIVES ON IOC training in the UK, or in joint projects with 2015. COMMISSIONS (2014) our colleagues from the NW of England who John Coates now operate under the newly named Oceania ONOC’s representation on the ANOC Vice President IOC Sports Alliance (OSA). The main project with Executive Board were confirmed at the ANOC Chairman Juridical Commission the OSA in 2014 was providing support in the General Assembly in Bangkok and include our Chairman Sport & Law Commission Glasgow Games Village for the Pacific Island office bearers, the President, Vice President Chairman Coordination Commission for Tokyo Commonwealth Games teams, as well as Barry Maister, Secretary General Ricardo Blas 2020 Olympic Games media support for 6 CGAs by the UK based and members of our Executive Mrs Baklai Rio de Janeiro Coordination Commission Reporters Academy. Temengil and Mrs Auvita Rapilla. TV Rights & New Media Commission

Financial consultant Bole Digitaki and ONOC All Oceania NOCs attended the General Dr Robin Mitchell Financial officer Sristy Mala continue to Assembly in Bangkok. Vice Chairman IOC Medical Commission review our accounts and have worked with Coordination Commission for Tokyo 2020 programme managers to better manage In 2013, ANOC set up 8 Commissions Olympic Games funds allocated for their work. In addition, and two working groups to support the Olympic Solidarity Commission our Solidarity funds have been consolidated Executives vision for assistance to member Ethics Commission so that we are now only drawing funds National Olympic Committees. Except for the Nominations Commission allocated for the current Olympiad. This will Modernisation and Juridical Commissions, the IOC Representative on WADA Foundation be reflected in the 2014 audited accounts. other groups met for the first time in Kuwait Board in March 2014, and presented their first Our 2014 accounts show a better outcome in reports at the ANOC General held in Bangkok Kevan Gosper our trading account (the ONOC Administration Thailand from the 4th – 8th of November. Olympic Solidarity Commission Grant) realizing a surplus at the end of Press Commission (Honorary Member) the financial year. This is a result of the IOC AND ANOC COMMISSIONS increased allocation of our continental funds IOC Members from Oceania, and Barry Maister to our Administration grant, as well as better representatives from our National Olympic Coordination Commission for 2018 management of the transfer of funds between Committees are well represented on the IOC Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games our two offices and our stakeholders. and ANOC Commissions, which have been Culture & Olympic Education Commission

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"In May 2014, ONOC signed an MOU with the Pacific Games Council in Port Moresby, which formally allows Australia and New Zealand athletes to take part in the 2015 Pacific Games in selected sports. The agreement was signed during the annual Pacific Games Council meeting in May, and follows discussions between representatives of ONOC, the Pacific Games Council and OSFO."

Evaluation Commission for 2022 Olympic Chair Athletes Commission Representatives Mr Mark Brown (AUS) and Winter Games Mrs Cathy Wong (FIJ). Programme Commission Kevan Gosper (AUS) Ex officio: Meli Cavu (ONOC) Chairman Modernisation Commission Barbara Kendall Events Commission EDUCATION COMMISSION Athletes Commission MEMBERS: Chairman: Barry Maister (NZL, Sport & Environment Commission Maria Clarke (NZL) IOC Member); Filipe Jitoko (FIJ, Pacific Islands Women & Sports Commission Juridical Commission Forum Secretariat, Jeremy Dorovolomo (SOL, University of the South Pacific), Dr Alison James Tomkins Sir John Dawanincura (PNG) Simons (Australian Sports Commission), Gill Athletes Commission Marketing & New Sources of Finance Gemming (NZL, OSFO), James Malau Kalo Programme Commission Commission (VAN, NOC representative) Laura Mangham (PLW, NOC representative). Ricardo Blas Ken Kramer (MHL) Ex officio: Sainimili Talatoka (OSEP) Olympic Solidarity Commission Finance & Audit Commission AUDIT COMMISSION: Helen Brownlee Dr Chris Milne (NZL) MEMBERS: Chairman: Barry Maister; Craig Culture & Olympic Education Commission Medical Commission Phillips (AUS) Jim Tobin (FSM)

Antoine Boudier Marcus Stephens (NRU) Apart from the Audit Commission, the four Entourage Commission International Relations Commission other Commissions listed above have all been very active in the work that they deliver to the Baklai Temengil Emma Goodall (PLW) membership of ONOC. Their work has been Women & Sports Commission Youth Commission relevant in their contributions to member NOCs, Associate members and members of Maria Clarke Jimmy Jonas (PLW) OSFO our Regional Federation partners and Sport and Law Commission Youth Commission several of Commission members have been asked to share “good practices” with our Mike Tancred ONOC COMMISSIONS colleagues in other regions. Our thanks to Press Commission ATHLETES COMMISSION all of the members of our Commission for the MEMBERS: Barbara Kendall NZL (Chair, IOC work that they do on our behalf. OCEANIA REPRESENTATIVE IN ANOC Member), Carl Probert FIJ (Vice Chair & PGC COMMISSIONS 2015 – 2018 Representative), James Tomkins (AUS, IOC The Audit Commission hasn’t been activated, Dr Robin Mitchell (FIJ) Member), Julieanne Westrupp (COK), Tasi as the ONOC Management has not been in Vice President of ANOC Ada (GUM) and Alex Davani (PNG) a position to produce our audited financial ANOC Executive Board Ex officio: Natanya Potoi Ulia (ORADO) reports by the end of the first quarter each Chairman Medical Commission year. We anticipate that they will now start WOMEN IN SPORT COMMISSION their work in 2015. Barry Maister (NZL) (WAS0) ANOC Executive Board MEMBERS: Helen Brownlee AUS (Chair) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS Susie Yee (FIJ), Lestly Ashby (FSM), Maata In May 2014, ONOC signed an MOU with the Ricardo Blas (GUM) Yetzes (KIR), Carol Ngiraidis (PLW), Julieanne Pacific Games Council in Port Moresby, which ANOC Executive Board Westrupp (COK, Athletes Commission formally allows Australia and New Zealand representative) athletes to take part in the 2015 Pacific Baklai Temengil (PLW) Ex officio: Baklai Temengil Games in selected sports. The agreement ANOC Executive Board was signed during the annual Pacific MEDICAL COMMISSION Games Council meeting in May, and follows Auvita Rapilla (PNG) MEMBERS: Chairman: Dr Chris Milne (NZL), discussions between representatives of ANOC Executive Board Deputy Chairman: Prof Eddie McCaig FIJ, Dr ONOC, the Pacific Games Council and OSFO. Larissa Trease (AUS), Dr Louis Cruz (GUM), In 2013, ONOC initiated discussions with the Barbara Kendall (NZL) Dr Bernie Amof (PNG) and Physiotherapy Olympic Council of Asia about the possibility

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"ONOC welcomes members of the Organising Committee of AIMAG and the NOC of Turkmenistan to our General Assembly in April 2015 to take part in our AGM and associate meetings, and brief ONOC officials on the preparation for these Games. The next General Assembly of the OCA will be held in Ashgabat in September 2015, and ONOC has been invited to send delegates to attend the Assembly. "

of Oceania countries taking part in an Asian programmes, but there was varying uptake of The work of ORADO has been made possible continental games such as the South East World programmes amongst NOCs ranging through an annual grant of US$60,000 from Asian Games. Following discussions held from zero to the maximum available. the Australian Government since 2010. This during the 2014 OCA General Assembly in assistance will be provided for a further Manila, it was agreed that the OCA would ONOC’s continental programmes provides year in 2015. WADA pays for the annual explore the possibility of ONOC countries funding for: ORADO Board meeting. In addition, Drug taking part in the 2017 Asian Indoor and * National Technical Programmes Free Sports New Zealand and WADA have Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) which were to * IF / ONOC Technical Experts’ Programme also contributed funds to enable member be hosted by Turkmenistan. An agreement * Oceania Sports Information Centre countries to carry Out of Competition Testing. was finally reached, and in November 2014 * Olympoceania projects This has been supplemented by US$5000 a historic MOU was signed between the OCA, * Collaboration with Regional Federations annual contributions from member countries the Turkmenistan authorities and ONOC, * Oceania Sport Education Programme to assist with educational programmes in the to allow ONOC and its associate members (OSEP) region and training in member countries. to take part in the 2017 Asian Indoor and * Sports Administration Courses Martial Arts Games. * Oceania Sports Portal (Fox Sports Pulse) ORADO and ONOC would like to thank the * Regional and National Games New Caledonia Government for a special ONOC welcomes members of the Organising * Regional Development Fund grant of 20,000 Euros, which was made Committee of AIMAG and the NOC of * Athletes Commission when they joined ORADO in 2014. Turkmenistan to our General Assembly in * Women in Sports Commission April 2015 to take part in our AGM and * Medical Commission. ONOC’S SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT associate meetings, and brief ONOC officials * Sport & development programmes INITIATIVE on the preparation for these Games. The next The STOP HIV educational programme, which General Assembly of the OCA will be held in ONOC PROGRAMMES was launched over10 years ago, continues to Ashgabat in September 2015, and ONOC has OCEANIA REGIONAL ANTIDOPING be conducted locally by the NOCs of Papua been invited to send delegates to attend the ORGANISATION (ORADO) New Guinea, Fiji and Vanuatu. However, the Assembly. 9 countries and territories are members of main educational programme throughout the the Oceania Regional Antidoping Organisation region for this project was through the Voices There was further cooperation between the namely American Samoa, Cook Islands, of the Athletes educational programmes at OCA and ONOC with our delegates being Fiji, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Regional and National games. invited to a Sport and Law Conference in Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. Kuwait in 2014 and further joint programmes ORADO continues to provide assistance and In 2014, funding was provided for this are planned for 2015 between the OCA, information to all Pacific Island countries that programme within ONOC’s continental budget ONOC and ANOCA. are non-financial members of the ORADO, for those NOCs interesting in taking up the but this may not continue because of the STOP HIV programme. ONOC greatly appreciates the generosity of increasing costs of running educational, OCA President H E Sheik Ahmad al Fahad al accreditation and testing programmes for a In addition, discussions had been initiated Sabah in including Oceania member countries small organization like ORADO. on expanding this program through ONOC’s in Educational and cultural programmes Sport for Development initiatives under a hosted by OCA member countries. 15 Oceania National Olympic Committees Healthy Lifestyles banner. (ONOC) member countries government have OLYMPIC SOLIDARITY PROGRAMME ratified the UNESCO Convention. Kiribati and An MOU was signed between WHO The continental budget for ONOC for this Solomon Islands Governments still remain the and ONOC in 2014 confirming ONOC’s Olympiad is US$4,637,500 per annum. only countries, which have yet to ratify the participation in national and regional ONOC also manages two world programmes convention. initiatives to help in the prevention of Non on behalf of Olympic Solidarity Lausanne, Communicable Diseases. The regional which amounts to $680,000 for the IOC ORADO has provided assistance to all Pacific programme will be reviewed at a meeting Administration subsidy and $75,000 for Island NOCs and I’m pleased to report that of Ministers of Health in April 2015 and the the Regional Olympic Forum. Generally, they together with Australia and New Zealand role that sport can play in the reduction of there was a good uptake by NOCs of are now fully compliant with the 2015 WADA this serious health problem might be better opportunities available via ONOC’s continental Code. defined after the official communiqué from the Minister’s meeting has been announced.

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"In my view, this is probably the best option for our island athletes to better achieve international standards in that they are training in a climate that better suits them, working with athletes and coaches with a similar approach to life and getting the best possible coaches available through cooperation with International Federations. "

OCEANIA AUSTRALIA FOUNDATION Caledonia. Congratulations to Paul Coffa * International Olympic Committee MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: Kevan Gosper and his team and thanks are due to the * Olympic Solidarity Lausanne (Chairman), Ricardo Blas (ONOC), John New Caledonian authorities for providing the * Association of National Olympic Coates (NOC) Steve Smith (OSFO) and Peter facilities for this centre. Committees, Horden. * NOCs in Oceania, Other Regional Training Centres have been * Members of the ONOC Executive, Executive Director: Helen McMurray. established in the Gold Coast (Athletics), in * ONOC Commissions, (Chet Gray replaced Steve Smith in 2014 on Lautoka, Fiji (Tennis), which also have had * OSFO Executive and Member Federations the latter’s retirement from FIBA Oceania and successful outcomes for athletes training at * Olympic Council of Asia OSFO) these centres. * Government & NOC of Turkmenistan * Australian Government Scholarship Committee: Kevan Gosper, Dan Oceania Sailing is looking at the option of * Australian Sports Commission O’Connell and Dennis Miller setting up a Regional Sailing programme in * World Antidoping Agency Coordinator: Helen McMurray Suva at the Fiji National Sailing Centre and * Drug Free Sports New Zealand Tonga has indicated interest in hosting a * Samsung Electronics Australia The US Scholarship programme organised Regional Boxing Training Centre as a legacy * Oceania Australia Foundation office in in collaboration with Samsung and ONOC of their hosting the 2019 Pacific Games. The Melbourne is continuing to grow with 2014 graduates Guam NOC has hosted several Island athletes * University of the South Pacific (Oceania either continuing on to Universities in the USA training in the lead up to the London Games. Sports Information Centre, on scholarship or returning to their countries. Their close proximity to World Judo expertise OSIC ) The 2015 graduates are now in their final in Japan, Korea and China and their excellent * Pacific Island Forum Secretariat semester. However, there is likely to be sporting facilities would make them an ideal * Oceania Sports Alliance UK a reduction in the number of scholarships host for a Regional Training Centre in Judo. * Sportsworld UK awarded this year because of the delay in * Pacific Island News Association finalizing the agreement with Samsung in In my view, this is probably the best option * The Reporters Academy (UK & 2015. for our island athletes to better achieve Melbourne) international standards in that they are * ONOC office staff in Guam and Suva, This programme has provided the opportunity training in a climate that better suits them, for our athletes to achieve an academic working with athletes and coaches with Dr Robin Mitchell O F qualification combined with competitive and a similar approach to life and getting the PRESIDENT coaching opportunities in their particular best possible coaches available through Oceania National Olympic Committees. sport. cooperation with International Federations.

REGIONAL TRAINING CENTRES CONCLUSION Athletes from the region competed in two This report provides a brief overview of the International multisport events in 2014, the increasing number of activities and Micronesian Games hosted by Pohnpei in programmes conducted by ONOC and its the Federated States of Micronesia and the partners. As I stated last year, and as we Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Oceania reflect over the past year, I believe we can athletes did very well in the Commonwealth be satisfied with the progress that we have Games particularly the athletes from made in many fields. However there is still Australia and New Zealand. However many a lot of work to be done in improving the medals were won by Pacific Islands in performances of our athletes and this should Weightlifting. Kiribati won their first medal in be the main focus of our activities in the lead International Competition with a Gold medal in up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Weightlifting. Janeiro.

The success of weightlifting internationally I would like to acknowledge and thank the has been mainly due to the training provided following organisations for their support for for our regional athletes at the Oceania the work of ONOC in 2014 Weightlifting Training Centre in New

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