Oceania National Olympic Committees

2006 OLYMPIC SOLIDARITY PROGRAMMES IN OCEANIA – SITUATION REPORT DECEMBER 31 2007

CONTINENTAL PROGRAMMES

NATIONAL TECHNICAL PROGRAMMES (including Sports Development Officers and Equipment Grants)

The 15 NOCs in Oceania scheduled a total of 102 technical programs and activities through their respective 2006 National Activities budgets.

To date ONOC has received 68 reports (68%) from NOCs on completed activities.

The majority of NOCs made allocations for the employment of Sports Development Officers.

All NOCs made provision for equipment grants of $5,000.00 each.

The 2006 budgetary allocation for these programs is US$975,000.00 and to date a total of US$ 854,437.76 or 87.6% of the overall allocation has been remitted to the NOCs upon receipt of confirmed programme details or completed reports on activities undertaken.

NOC Type of Activities (based on reports received as at 31/12/2007) ASA NOC Sports Development Officer, Basketball technical course, participation in 2007 South AUS Technical Courses in Fencing, Wrestling, Biathlon, Snowboard & Freestyle Skiing COK Courses for coaches (Basketball, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Handball, Swimming, Table Tennis, Triathlon), training for high performance athletes (Athletics, Weightlifting), assistance with participation in regional championships (Tennis, Sailing), NOC Sports Development Officer. FIJ Courses for coaches (Swimming, Badminton, Table Tennis), Team preparations for and 2007 South Pacific Games, NOC Sports Development Officer FSM Courses for coaches (Basketball, Softball, Athletics, Wrestling, Baseball, Table Tennis), travel grant for technical officials to Micronesian Games in , NOC Sports Development Officer.

2006 Solidarity Report 31/12/07 1 KIR Tennis Development Officer, Tennis Outreach program, Table Tennis Development Officer, NOC Sports Development Officer NRU Training for high performance weightlifters, NOC Sports Development Officers. NZL Courses for coaches (Cycling, Sailing, Judo, Hockey), Volleyball Talent ID Program, Equestrian Judges Seminars, Gymnastics High Performance Program PLW Assistance for participation in Micronesian Games in Saipan, Courses for coaches (Baseball, Basketball, Table Tennis), assistance for participation in Oceania Wrestling Championships, Oceania Weightlifting Championships, training for high performance athletes (wrestling, weightlifting), Swimming Development Officer, Athletics Development Officer, NOC Sports Development Officer. PNG Courses for coaches (Table Tennis, Tennis, Judo, Sailing, Taekwondo), 2006 Commonwealth Games preparation (Swimming, Athletics, Weightlifting, Boxing), Training Camps (Athletics, Basketball, Volleyball & Beach Volleyball, Softball, Hockey), Assistance for participation in U20 FIBA Oceania Championships, Oceania Archery Championships and Oceania Taekwondo Championships, NOC Sports Development Officer. SAM Technical Courses in Swimming & Basketball, NOC Sports Development Officer SOL Sports Development Officers (NOC, Basketball, Tennis, Athletics, Weightlifting, Boxing, Baseball/Softball, Archery), Technical Courses (Basketball, Tennis, Athletics, Boxing, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Archery), Assistance for participation in National Games, Oceania Judo Championships, Oceania Taekwondo Championships. TGA Technical Courses (Judo, Athletics), Boxing Development Officer program, NOC Sports Development Officer. VAN Basketball Coaching Course, Tennis Development Officer, Table Tennis Development Officer, 2006 Commonwealth Games preparation (Table Tennis, Athletics, Boxing), Assistance for participation in Oceania table Tennis Championships, NOC Sports Development Officer.

IF / ONOC Technical Experts’ Program

On the basis of expert’s reports and claims submitted by the relevant International Federations, a number of reimbursements have been made for course experts’ travel and per diems.

Due to under-expenditure in the 2006 budget, a number of reimbursements related to activities implemented in 2007 have been charged against the 2006 budget.

Reimbursements were made in relation to the following programs to date:

• Table Tennis Technical Courses in FSM, PLW, PNG, KIR and COK • Softball Technical Courses in FSM & PLW • Swimming Technical Course in SAM • Athletics Technical Course in TGA • Tennis Technical Course in SOL • Volleyball Technical Course in FIJ • Baseball Technical Courses in MHL & GUM • Gymnastics Technical Course in AUS • Basketball Technical Courses in FSM, PLW, COK and SOL.

Official project-related travel and per diem costs for the ONOC Staff are also claimed against this budget.

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2006 Budget: $108,500.00 Paid to date: $102,323.38 (98.9%)

OCEANIA SPORTS INFORMATION CENTRE

2006 Budget: $50,000.00 Paid to date: $49,846.80 (99.7%)

OLYMPOCEANIA

Three payments were made. The first was to the NOC to facilitate the purchase and development of their new headquarters building; the second & third were to the Tonga NOC to secure title over their proposed new headquarters.

2006 Budget: $195,000.00 Paid to date: $98,283.73 (50.4%)

REGIONAL PROJECTS

Collaboration with Regional Federations

In 2006, ONOC paid support grants to the following International Federations / members of the Olympic Sports Federations of Oceania to assist with their development activities in the region.

• Baseball Confederation of Oceania • FIBA Oceania • Oceania Athletics Association • FITA • Oceania Judo Union • Oceania Softball Federation • Oceania Table Tennis Federation • Oceania Tennis Federation • Oceania Badminton Federation • Oceania Hockey Federation • Oceania Weightlifting Federation

2006 Budget: $275,000.00 Paid to date: $245,000.00 (89%)

Regional Training Centres

Support grants for the operations of regional training centres were paid as follows:

• IAAF High Performance Training Centre, Auckland, NZL • IWF Regional Weightlifting Institute, , SAM • ITF Regional Training Centre, Lautoka, FIJ • Baseball Confederation of Oceania Regional High Performance Academy

2006 Budget: $80,000.00. Paid to date: $80,000.00 (100%)

2006 Solidarity Report 31/12/07 3 Oceania Sport Education Programme

Funds were used for:

• ONOC WIS attendance at the ANOC Assembly in Seoul in April. • Training programs for NOC staff on video analysis software • Development costs of new online Solidarity management system • Establishment of Oceania RADO Office

2006 Budget: $60,000.00. Paid to date: $47,212.81 (78.6%)

Sporting Pulse

The 2006 support grant of $50,000.00 for ongoing development of the oceaniasport.com web portal, NOC websites and competition management software was paid.

SPORTS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMME

Payments were made to the NOCs of American , , Fiji, , Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga for a series of Sports Administration training programs in 2006.

2006 budget: $150,000.00. Paid to date: $67,045.62 (44.7%)

REGIONAL / NATIONAL GAMES ORGANISATION

Support grants were paid to the Organising Committees of the following regional multi-sport games:

• XIII Pacific Games, Apia, Samoa, 2007

• VIII Pacific Mini Games, Rarotonga, , 2009

• III Australian Youth Olympic Festival, , 2007

A support grant of $15,000.00 was made to the Guam NOC on behalf of the Organising Committee for the 2006 Micronesian Games, held in Saipan from June 23 to July 2.

ONOC’s 2006 support grant of $25,000.00 to the Pacific Games Council has been paid.

NOCs which coordinated National multi – sport Games during year: Cook Islands, Fiji, Nauru, Kiribati, , Solomon Islands, Samoa and .

2006 Budget: $235,000.00 Paid to date: $233,216.60 (99.2%)

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NOC Preparation – Regional & Continental Games

Funding under this program was aimed at assisting athletes to prepare for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in , Australia and the 2007 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa.

To date this year, athletes benefiting from this program include:

1. Tereapii Tapoki, Athletics, Cook Islands 2. Melehifo Uhi, Athletics, Tonga 3. Ana Pouhila, Athletics, Tonga 4. Moses Kamut, Athletics, Vanuatu 5. Setefano Mika, Athletics, Samoa 6. Chris Walasi, Athletics, Solomon Islands 7. Isikeli Ma’ama, Boxing, Tonga 8. Kisione Mahanga, Boxing, Tonga 9. Mokai Paraha, Boxing, Tonga 10. Tevita Fonua, Boxing, Tonga 11. Kefelini Tualau, Weightlifting, Tonga 12. Chris Toli, Tennis, American Samoa 13. Wendy Hale, Weightlifting, Solomon Islands 14. Ele Opeloge, Weightlifting, Samoa 15. Nuisila Opeloge, Weightlifting, Samoa 16. Percy Navolo, Cycling, Fiji 17. Rakesh Lal, Cycling, Fiji 18. Vinesh Lal, Cycling, Fiji 19. Richard Navolo, Cycling, Fiji 20. Mosese Soro, Cycling, Fiji 21. Jone Delai, Athletics, Fiji 22. Iliesa Namosimalua, Athletics, Fiji 23. Niko Verekauta, Athletics, Fiji 24. Foy Waqa, Athletics, Fiji 25. Matavesi Telawa, Athletics, Fiji 26. Waisea Finau, Athletics, Fiji 27. Jone Mudu, Athletics, Fiji 28. Jone Wainiqolo, Athletics, Fiji 29. Isireli Naikelekelevesi, Athletics, Fiji 30. Rajendra Prasad, Athletics, Fiji 31. Navitalai Naivalu, Athletics, Fiji 32. Dip Chand, Athletics, Fiji 33. Makalesi Bulikiobo, Athletics, Fiji 34. Salanieta Salaniqiqi, Athletics, Fiji 35. Tahitia Kamea, Athletics, Fiji 36. Ryan Fong, Badminton, Fiji 37. Burty Molia, Badminton, Fiji 38. Ghee Ming Fong, Badminton, Fiji 39. Damien Ah Sam, Badminton, Fiji 40. Filivai Molia, Badminton, Fiji 41. Karyn Whiteside, Badminton, Fiji 42. Andra Whiteside, Badminton, Fiji 43. Alissa Dean, Badminton, Fiji 44. Gyan Kumar, Boxing, Fiji 45. Metuisela Coriakula, Boxing, Fiji 46. Sepeti Qio, Boxing, Fiji 47. Aminiasi Finau, Boxing, Fiji

2006 Solidarity Report 31/12/07 5 48. Mitieli Lacalevu, Boxing, Fiji 49. Petaia Latenacolo, Boxing, Fiji 50. Ledua Ciri, Boxing, Fiji 51. Mathew Michael, Boxing, Fiji 52. Tomasi Naivaqa, Boxing, Fiji 53. Navitalai Cagiloaloa, Boxing, Fiji 54. Taraiasi Rasaubale, Boxing, Fiji 55. Glenn Kable, Shooting, Fiji 56. Errol Somaru, Shooting, Fiji 57. Wang Qi, Table Tennis, Fiji 58. Daniel Powell, Table Tennis, Fiji 59. Peter Antonio, Table Tennis, Fiji 60. Rikesh Padarath, Table Tennis, Fiji 61. Richel Sen, Table Tennis, Fiji 62. Qu Ru Juan, Table Tennis, Fiji 63. Venetia Koi, Table Tennis, Fiji 64. Shriti Jeet, Table Tennis, Fiji 65. Victoria Muller, Table Tennis, Fiji 66. Steward Houkura, Baseball, Solomon Islands

2006 Budget: $82,500.00 Paid to date: $82,500.00 (100%)

Olympic Scholarships for Coaches: Sports Specific Training

The main objective of this programme is to offer coaches access to high-level further training, experience and knowledge, which they will then use to benefit their respective national sports structures. Scholarships were awarded to:

• Lency Tenai (Solomon Islands) and Finau Fa (Fiji) – Attendance at ITF Level II Coaches Course in Valencia, , September / October 2006

• Nicole Angat and Vere Tere-Apisah, , Tennis – Attachment at ITF Regional Tennis Centre, Lautoka, FIJ (commencing January 2007)

• Peter Anderson, Jeff Bonazzo, Mark Symons and Dave Le Comte, New Zealand, Ice Hockey – attendance at Olympic Solidarity / Ice Hockey Australia Level III Coaching Seminar, January 2007 2006 Budget: $78,000.00 Paid to date: $24,747.63 (31.7%)

2012 – Training Grants for Young Athletes

5 projects were approved for funding.

1. Payment for scholarship fees for the following Oceania Junior Tennis players resident at the ITF Regional Tennis Centre in Lautoka, FIJ.

• Tavu Fa, Fiji • Prince Matautia, Samoa • Johnson Taliki, Solomon Islands • Zinnia Leamana, Solomon Islands • Ian Honila, Solomon Islands • Sione Mu’amoholeva, Tonga

2006 Solidarity Report 31/12/07 6 • Marie Liwuslili, Vanuatu • Lorenzo Pineda, Vanuatu • Jacklyn Lahari, Papua New Guinea • Abigail Tere-Apisah, Papua New Guinea • Elias Tukaroa, Cook Islands • Amanda Korinihona, Solomon Islands • Luke Peani, Solomon Islands • Marcia Tere-Apisah, Papua New Guinea

2. National Junior Squad Training Camps for Fiji Swimming. Swimmers involved:

• Sereana Nagatalevu • Kimberly Samson • Alisha Dickinson • Lucy Joyce • Adeva Tuinamuana • Tieri Erasito • Cheyenne Rova • Courtney Pene • Matelita Buadromo • Ayu Barry • Ofa Pene • Randall Barry • Douglas Miller • James Thompson • Jorian Simpson • Matia Taito • Elaijie Erasito • Paul Elaisa • David Orton • Benjubel Rova • Jack Smith

3. Grant to the Oceania Table Tennis Federation to coordinate the 2006 South Pacific Junior Talent Team’s training camp in Shanghai CHN in October 2006. This team included the following players from the following NOCs:

KIR Choy Freddy and Noa Tokooa VAN Yoshua Sing and Priscilla Tommy COK To be confirmed PLW To be confirmed

4. Grant to the IAAF Oceania High Performance Training Centre to conduct a training camp for talented young athletes to evaluate their potential for future Olympic representation. The following athletes took part:

NRU Mystique Jones SAM Stephen Lasei SOL Jack Iroga FIJ Sera Tuinalase Alena Vadrasamu Maria Tawake Salote Niulevu Osea Dasalusalu

2006 Solidarity Report 31/12/07 7 5. Payment for scholarship fees for Sam Pera Jr. (COK) and Bronco Dieranaw (NRU) resident at the Oceania Weightlifting Institute in Apia, SAM.

2006 Budget: $50,000.00 Paid to date: $50,000.00 (100%)

REGIONAL OLYMPIC FORUM

Secretaries General from the 16 NOCs in Oceania met at Fiji Olympic House, from 26 - 28 July to review various development activities in the region, with a specific focus on Olympic education programs.

2006 Budget: $40,000.00 Paid to date: $40,000.00 (100%)

IOC SCHOLARSHIPS

ONOC is managing Olympic Scholarships for Athletes – 2008 for the following athletes:

1. Ryan Pini, Swimming, Papua New Guinea

2. Jared Heine, Swimming, Marshall Islands

3. Dika Toua, Weightlifting, Papua New Guinea

4. Yukio Peter, Weightlifting, Nauru

5. Itte Detenamo, Weightlifting, Nauru

6. Manuel Minginfel, Weightlifting, Federated States of Micronesia

7. Mae Koime, Athletics, Papua New Guinea

8. Mowen Boino, Athletics, Papua New Guinea

9. Sisilia Nasiga, Judo, Fiji

10. Ricardo Blas Jr., Judo, Guam

11. Glenn Kable, Shooting, Fiji

12. Elgin Elwais, Wrestling, Palau

With the agreement of ONOC and Olympic Solidarity (International), the IAAF High Performance Training Centre, Auckland, NZL, is responsible for managing and submitting technical and financial reports on the Olympic Scholarships for:

13. Niko Verekauta, Fiji

14. Moses Kamut, Athletics, Vanuatu

15. Ana Pouhila, Athletics, Tonga

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DENNIS MILLER PROGRAMMES MANAGER ONOC

Thursday, January 24, 2008

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