Fiji Association of Sports & National Olympic Committee

E-NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2010 UPCOMING FASANOC E V E N T S D E C E M B E R 2010 Sports Hall of Fame

04 : World AIDS Vilitati’s participation in was Rachael Rogers, Makelesi Bulikiobo Sports Day only able to take place with the of the sport of Athletics and young formation of a Weightlifting Associa- weightlifter Manueli Tulo, to name tion in Fiji, which he had a key role but a few. 06 : International in establishing. Volunteers Day The 2010 Oceania Weightlifting

Awards Night Vilitati continued with his personal Championships held in where passion, and went on to win Gold at as President of Weightlifting Fiji, the 1966 South Pacific Games, in Atma assembled a who’s who of 08 : Board of Man- Left to Right : Vanessa Kilner, Vidhya agement Meeting & Lakhan, Vilitate Qumivutia, HE Ratu Noumea, New Caledonia (347.5kg), leading sports administrators from Christmas Cheer Epeli Nailatikau, Atma Maharaj, another Gold at the 1969 SPG in no less than 12 sports to organize Lorraine Mar and Kameli Batiweti. (365kg) and a the best and biggest Champion-

Silver medal at the 1971 SPG in ships ever, in only two and half The Fiji Sports Hall of Fame & Fiji Tahiti (367kg). months. Olympic Order awards presented in

partnership with Powerade, cele- Atma has a distinguished record of brated its 21st anniversary this year. service with sports organizations including FASANOC, Athletics, H.E. Ratu Epeli Nailatikau the Guest Football, Netball, Sailing, Weight- INSIDE THIS Speaker of the 2010 Fiji Sports Hall lifting, Swimming and countless I S S U E : of Fame, was no stranger to the other sports bodies who have sporting world in Fiji. Walk & Talk Day 2 sought and received assistance 2010 In an entertaining address, H.E. from him, all on a voluntary basis. spoke on sport being a unique vehi- H.E presenting the Hall of Fame “He has the ability of bringing out cle for change and how it has played Team Fiji at 2 award to Vilitati Qumivutia the best and then a little bit more an enormous part in developing the Inaugural of many athletes,” and has also social fabric of Fiji. H.E. also The second award held in conjunc- Youth Games personally influenced the perform- thanked the corporate sponsors tion with Hall of Fame award, the ance and participation of a large who have maintained their commit- Fiji Olympic Order was introduced number of Fiji Olympians to date. STOP HIV signs 2 ment and support of sport and con- in 2001 to recognize and honor the MOU tinue to invest in Fiji’s sporting ex- wonderful work that sports volun- In accepting their awards, both cellence including the sponsors and teers do. The 2010 Fiji Olympic recipients humbly acknowledged suppliers of FASANOC and National the support of both their sporting News in Brief 3 Order was conferred on Atma Ma- Federations and FASANOC’s event haraj, who was cited as having “used colleagues and their families. partner for the evening, Powerade. his great intelligence and abilities as Junior Athlete 3 Two famous sports personalities a strategic thinker for the benefit of Profile were acknowledged on the evening sport,” demonstrating this on many

of Saturday 13th November at the occasions.

Holiday Inn, Suva. Atma has identified and nurtured Vilitate Qumivutia was the 2010 young talented athletes and put Inductee into the Fiji Sports Hall of them through well thought out de- Atma Maharaj receiving the Fiji

Fame. He was Fiji’s foremost weight- velopment programs. Athletes who Olympic Order from H.E lifter and the very first athlete to have benefited from Atma’s involve- To read about previous inductees ever represent Fiji at an Interna- ment include Tony Philp (Sailing), and recipients visit: tional weightlifting competition. Isireli Naikelikelivesi, Jone Delai, www.fijiolympiccommitttee.com 2010 Fiji Sports Hall of Fame Presented In Partnership with

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The Fiji Association of Walk & Talk Day 2010 Sports & National Olympic Committee Sport Commission with support ticipation in Sports Admini- (FASANOC thanks from the Fiji Cancer Society and stration” funded by Olympic Soli- sponsors and partners for their generous the Ministry of Health who con- darity. Over 40 women from vari- support: ducted light medical tests for par- ous sports organizations attended. ticipants. The facilitator of the workshop FASANOC CORPORATE SPONSORS The Walk started at 6a.m from was Hamidan Bibi a former Fiji Tennis representative who is a Bidesi Park beside the TFL Stadium, Women In Sport Participants then along the waterfront to the Capacity Development Consultant.

Vuya Road junction and back. The More than 500 people turned up Walk also included a light breakfast on Saturday 23 October at for participants and talks by breast Bidesi Park for the 2010 Walk & cancer survivors. Baseball and pani Talk Day held in support of the games were also played. Breast Cancer Awareness cam- paign. The Women In Sport Commission ran a Workshop on 13 November The annual event was organised on “Increasing Women’s Par- by the FASANOC Women In Participants at the WIS workshop Team Fiji At Inaugural YOG A 10 member contingent partici- guidance of Chef De Mission tition and the Culture and Edu- pated at the 2010 Inaugural Glynis Miller. The athletes in- cation Programme. Youth Olympic Game (YOG) in cluded Lepani Naivalu (Athletics), Lepani Naivalu won Fiji’s first Singapore, which was held from Diau Bauro (Judo), Tieri Erasito YOG medal – a Bronze – as a 14 – 26 August, 2010, under the (Swimming), Louise and Charles member of the Oceania Lolohea (Weightlifting). "medley relay" team at the Sin- The Games received some 5,000 gapore YOG. athletes and team officials from Naivalu joined forces with John the 205 National Olympic Com- Rivan from PNG, Nicholas mittees (NOCs). Hough and Raheen Williams of The YOG was an inspiration to Australia to take bronze in the the young athletes of Fiji with its “medley relay” (consisting of a unprecedented focus on building 100m, 200m, 300m and 400m) young leaders through an inte- legs). Hon Prime Minister of Singapore grated approach of sport compe- with Team Fiji STOP HIV Signs MOU With FNRL

It was an historic event for tional Rugby League since 2009, of Rugby League to reach out to FASANOC STOP HIV Program with the active involvement of Fiji youth in the community” when, Fiji National Rugby League Bati Player Jone Wesele as signed a Memorandum of Under- a STOP HIV Champion. Jone standing at Olympic House on is one of the most ac- 18th November, 2010. FNRL is tive STOP HIV Champi- FASANOC SUPPORTERS the first National Federation ons and his commitment and who has shown its commitment dedication has really shown to utilize the power of the sport up both on the field and at of Rugby League in the preven- the advocacy level . Accord-

tion of HIV and AIDS in Fiji. ing to Mr. McLellan, “Rugby FASANOC STOP HIV program League is committed to take Stakeholders from FASANOC , FNRL & Vodafone at MOU Signing has been working with Fiji Na- a lead role using the sport

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E-NEWSLETTER P A G E 3 News In Brief ST ANDREW’S & STELLA MARIS WIN THE OLYMPIC DAY SCHOOL PRIZE The 2010 Olympic Day school prize of $200 worth of sport- ing gear compliments of J R White has been won by 2 participating schools; St Andrew’s Primary School of Nadi and Stella Maris School in Suva. The criteria for the prize was the school with the most number of participants on the day. The 2010 Olympic Day Run was held on Sat- Fiji Olympic House urday 26 June 17 Bau Street VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT FASANOC FASANOC Sponsor Air Pacific GPO Box 1279 STOP HIV TEAM makes it possible for our ath- Suva, Fiji Islands letes and officials to travel to As the FASANOC STOP HIV program marks its competitions + events. presence at various sporting events, FASANOC CEO Phone: (679)-330-3525 Lorraine Mar , thanks all its partner organi- Over the last two months, the Fax: (679)-330-1647 zations and Volunteers for their excellent following were assisted by Air E-mail: [email protected] work in joining FASANOC STOP HIV to Pacific: improve knowledge, reduce stigma and dis- Fiji Olympic Order Recipient www.fijiolympiccommittee.com crimination and promote safer sexual prac- tices among the sporting community of Fiji. Winners of the Olympic Day

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Received her new set of Proline Brand golf August 24 – First monthly medal in Ufemia Bera Kenadau Naisara clubs from Nau Bale Lee of the Solomon the Fiji Golf Club ladies competition. 15 year old Ufemia Bera Kenadau Naisara, Islands. Won first monthly medal in Division currently a Form 4 student at Mahatma 2 also winner Best Net of 62 and Ghandhi High School, Suva comes from a COMPETITIONS: least putts.

“Golf” family whose family goes back to her 2007 - 2009 Lay off from golf after the September 2 – Participated in the grandmothers days. The late Tuli Naisara was passing of her grandmother. Kundan Singh Junior Golf a former Women’s Golf representative to the 2009 Competition in Suva with a handicap World Amateur Championship in Pinehurst, Restarted junior programmes held at the of 20. Shot 44 stableford points and North Carolina, USA plus her aunt Susie nearest to the pin on the 12 th hole. Naisara, was a former South Pacific Mini Pacific Harbour Golf course

Games bronze medallist in the Cook Islands. 2010 September 4 – Participated in the Saturday Competition at the Fiji Golf PERSONAL SPORTS PROFILE: Continued with the Junior programme at the Club with a handicap of 18 She was Introduced to the sport of golf along Fiji Golf Club with her handicap dropping from Currently playing off a handicap of 20 with her two elder brothers at the age of five 32 to 25 (5) by her first coach and mentor, her late July 8 – 10 Participated in the Fiji Women’s grandmother Tuli Nasara. Amateur Golf Open (FWAGO) and won day 2 My first golf lessons were taught in the family prize in the Division 3 Best Gross home front lawn August 7 - 8 Participated in the 18 hole Blue 2002 – 2006 started participating in the Fiji Gas Nadi Open and won Ladies Day 1 prize for the Best Net and Day 2 NTP on the 18 th hole. Golf Club junior Golf Programmes August 14 – 15 Participated in the Saturday 2006 participated in the Fiji Women’s competition at the Fiji Golf club sponsored by Amateur Golf Open (FWAGO) on a Mr. Oh and won Ladies Day 1 Best Net prize handicap of 32 and won NTP on the 16th hole. First time to break the 100 stroke margin Photo Courtesy: Fiji Sun kkkekeeeeepppp ssspspppoooorrrrttttiiiinnnngggg bbbybyyy fffofooolllllloooowwwwiiiinnnngggg www.fijiolympiccommittee.com