MINISTRY OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, SPORTS AND RECREATION

ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT 2019

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MINISTRY OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, SPORTS AND RECREATION (MYESR)

MISSION

To develop a world class Youth combining

individual excellence and collective generosity for Mauritius to shine internationally

VISION

To serve Youth and Sports by ensuring the transformation of opportunities into victories

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Table of contents

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Number of high level athletes (both sexes) by class of athletes 10 Table 1(a) and month, Republic of Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 Number of high level athletes (male) by class of athletes and 11 Table 1(b) month, Republic of Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 Number of high level athletes (female) by class of athletes and 12 Table 1(c) month, Republic of Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 Number of high level athletes (both sexes) by sports discipline, 13 Table 2(a) Republic of Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 Number of high level athletes (male) by sports discipline, 14 Table 2(b) Republic of Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 Number of high level athletes (female) by sports discipline, 15 Table 2(c) Republic of Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 Monthly financial assistance to high level athletes (both sexes) 16 Table 3(a) by sports discipline and month, Republic of Mauritius, 2019 Monthly financial assistance to high level athletes (male) by 17 Table 3(b) sports discipline and month, Republic of Mauritius, 2019 Monthly financial assistance to high level athletes (female) by 18 Table 3(c) sports discipline and month, Republic of Mauritius, 2019 Medals obtained by discipline in High Level Sports, Republic Table 4 19 of Mauritius, 2014 - 2019 Medals obtained by type and category at High Level Sports, Table 5 Cont'd 20 - 21 Republic of Mauritius, 2015 - 2019 Number of participants of Jeux des Jeunes Talents for

Table 6 preliminaries by sex and sports discipline, Republic of 22 Mauritius, 2017 - 2018 Number of participants (both sexes) for preliminaries at Jeux

Table 7 (a) des Jeunes Talents by region and sports discipline, Republic of 23 Mauritius, 2017 - 2018 Number of participants (male) for preliminaries at Jeux des

Table 7(b) Jeunes Talents by region and sports discipline, Republic of 24 Mauritius, 2017 - 2018 Number of participants (females) for preliminaries at Jeux des

Table 7(c) Jeunes Talents by region and sports discipline, Republic of 25 Mauritius, 2017 - 2018 Medals won at Jeux des Jeunes Talents by region, Republic of Table 7(d) 26 Mauritius, 2018 Number of participants for preliminaries at Jeux des Jeunes Table 8 Elite by sex and sports discipline, Republic of Mauritius, 2017 - 27 2019 Number of participants (both sexes) for preliminaries at Jeux Table 9(a) des Jeunes Elites by region and sports discipline, Republic of 28 Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 Number of participants (male) for preliminaries at Jeux des Table 9(b) Jeunes Elites by region and sports discipline, Republic of 29 Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 3

Number of participants (female) for preliminaries at Jeux des Table 9(c) Jeunes Elites by region and sports discipline, Republic of 30 Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 Medals won at Jeux des Jeunes Elites by region, Republic of Table 9(d) 31 Mauritius, 2018 -2019 Participation in National Handisports Games by disability, sex Table 10 32 and sports discipline, Republic of Mauritius, 2016 & 2018 Number of participants at by sex and Table 11 33 sports discipline,2009 - 2017 Number of retired athletes under the State Recognition Table 12(a) Allowance Scheme and by sports discipline , Republic of 34 Mauritius, 2018/ 2019 Number of students/athletes beneficiaries of Trust Fund for Table 12(b) excellence in sports, pursuing Vocational/Tertiary studies by 34 types of sports, Republic of Mauritius, 2018/2019 Number of students/athletes beneficiaries of Trust Fund for Table 12© excellence in sports, pursuing secondary/ Pre-vocational school 34 by types of sports, Republic of Mauritius, 2018/2019 Number of participants in football tournament in primary Table 13 35 schools, Republic of Mauritius, 2018 Participation in secondary schools in the preliminaries of Table 14 National Games by sex and sports region, Island of 36 Mauritius,2019 Participation in secondary schools in the preliminaries of Table 15(a) National Games, by sex and sports discipline, Island of 37 Mauritius, 2017 - 2019 Participation (both sexes) in National Games by sports Table 15(b) 38 discipline and zone, Island of Mauritius, 2019 Participation (male) in National Games by sports discipline and Table 15(c) 39 zone, Island of Mauritius, 2019 Participation (female) in National Games by sports discipline Table 15(d) 40 and zone, Island of Mauritius,2019 Participation in Youth Centres by sex and age-group, Island of Table 16 41 Mauritius, 2019 Participation by types of activities in Youth Centres by sex and Table 17 42 age-group, Island of Mauritius, 2019 Participation (both sexes) in Youth Centres by type of activities, Table 18 43 Island of Mauritius, 2019 Number of participants by Award level and by sex, Republic of Table 19 44 Mauritius, 2015 - 2019 Number of holders of certificate by Award level and sex; Table 20 44 Republic of Mauritius , 2015 - 2019 Medals won at Indian Ocean Islands Games by types and sports Table 21 45 discipline, 2015 Medals won at Indian Ocean Islands Games by types and sports Table 22 46 discipline, 2019

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Introduction

The Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Recreation has as prime objective to promote the holistic development of young people and sports leaders through a comprehensive set of programmes and activities based on the principle of inclusiveness, fairness, integrity and teamwork. The measures adopted are grounded on the premises that sports and youth programmes contribute positively to youth empowerment at individual and social level preparing young people for leadership roles and enhancing national solidarity.

The successful implementation of youth and sports programmes relies on substantial investment in terms of human, financial and technical resources and infrastructure to encourage wider participation in sports and youth programmes at all levels. Many programmes enlist the participation and collaboration of stakeholders including other Ministries and parastatal bodies, the private sector and civil society. It becomes imperative to monitor all initiatives in both youth and sports programmes to measure the return on investment and the impact on the targeted population directly and indirectly.

The statistics in this report are compiled from records of National Youth Programmes, Youth Centres, Mauritius Secondary School Sports Associations (MSSSA), and other sports monitoring units of the MYESR. It serves as a valuable database for record of achievements, for monitoring and evaluation purposes, and for communications with local and international agencies. This report supports the positive brand image and visibility of the Ministry with its partners and stakeholders in general. It is published annually and most data relate to the Republic of Mauritius, unless otherwise specified.

The publication is available freely on the website of the Ministry at http://mys.govmu.org as well as on the website of Statistics Mauritius at http://statsmauritius.govmu.org.

1. Sports Section

The Sports Division aims at creating awareness about the practice of sports by providing adequate means to all citizens across the country and believes that sports can act as a catalyst to consolidate national unity.

In order to achieve its objectives, the Sports Division provides assistance to federations for the promotion of their disciplines and support active participation in competitions at the national, regional and international levels.

Local activities/competitions are also organised at different sports infrastructures found in various regions of the country. These facilities are fully equipped and are meant to broaden opportunities to one and all to indulge in healthy leisure and sports activities.

The Director of Sports assisted by the Assistant Director of Sports heads the Sports Division and six Senior Sports Officers. They provide management support to the Central Administration of the Ministry.

1.1 Elite Sport

Elite athletes are provided with financial support under the Athlete Assistance Scheme. The Athlete Assistance Scheme is a result-oriented scheme. It is a monthly financial package granted to athlete who has recorded an outstanding performance in an international competition. The athlete should have the required potential to improve and reach higher level of performance in line with the target set within a given period.

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1.2 Categories of beneficiaries and quantum of assistance

The scheme makes provision for the categorization of sports in Olympic and Non-Olympic to determine the financial package for athletes as follows:

Range: Quantum of Financial Package (Rs) LEVEL Olympic Sports Non – Olympic Sports World 29,000 – 35,000 16,000 – 19,000 Intercontinental 16,000 – 23,000 10,500 – 13,000 Continental 9,500 – 14,000 7,000 – 9,000 Regional 6,500 – 8,500 6,500

The exact quantum of assistance within a category is determined by the importance of the medal won, results recorded, minima achieved, number of participating countries, number of participants, training requirements and ranking as described as per technical criteria of sports disciplines.

World level

An athlete who has achieved outstanding performance such as the , World Championships, and any other world recognized international event.

Inter Continental level

An athlete who has achieved outstanding performances such as the ; Jeux de la Francophonie; and any other inter-continental recognized event.

Continental/African level

An athlete who has achieved outstanding performances such as the , African Championships and any other recognized African event.

Regional level

An athlete who has achieved outstanding performances in regional level such as the Indian Ocean Islands Games and any other recognised regional event.

1.3 Cash Prize Scheme

The Ministry advocates excellence on the world stage and rewards medalists in recognition of their performance.

Under the Cash Prize Scheme, cash prizes are granted to both elite senior and youth athletes who have won medals at major international competitions, (Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Jeux de la Francophonie and African Championships).

1.4 Games

Jeux des Jeunes Talents: To encourage sports and detect young talented athletes aged 12 and 13 years.

Jeux des Jeunes Elite: To encourage sports and detect young talented athletes aged 14 to 17 years.

National Games: The National Games is the culmination of a series of regional competitions held among secondary school students to promote school sports. 6

National Handisports Games: To provide opportunities by creating the sports environment for our Handisports athletes to compete on a national platform and to detect sports talent among Handisports community. The National Sports Games is organized by the Ministry in collaboration with National Handisports Federation namely Aurally, Mentally, Physically, and Visually Handicapped Persons Sports Federation.

1.4 Trust Fund for Excellence in Sports (TFES)

The Fund: Trust Fund for Excellence in Sports, ‘The Fund’, was established on 01 August 2002 pursuant to regulations made by the Ministry Youth Empowerment and Sports Recreation (MYESR) under Section 24 of the Finance and Audit Act. The Fund became operational on 01 July 2005 with the setting up of a Management Committee.

The objectives of the Fund are:

(a) To design, finance and implement such projects and schemes as may be approved by the MYESR, for the benefit of :

(i) Sportsmen and sportswomen who have achieved excellence in their respective fields at national or international level; or retired sportsmen and sportswomen who need support and financial assistance in order to embark on other professional activities.

(ii) Retired sportsmen and sportswomen who need support and financial assistance in order to embark on other professional activities.

(b) To undertake such activities as the Fund deems necessary in the pursuit of its objectives.

The TFES runs four programs namely:

1. Support to Students/Athletes pursuing Secondary/Pre-Vocational School Studies locally. The athletes shall have recorded an outstanding performance in a National or Regional competition six months prior to application.

2. Support to Students/Athletes pursuing Secondary School Studies abroad. The athletes shall have recorded an outstanding performance in an international competition one year prior to application.

3. Support to Students/Athletes pursuing Tertiary/Vocational Studies (locally and abroad). The aim is to empower elite athletes and facilitate their integration in society after their sporting career. The applicant shall have recorded an outstanding performance in an international competition one year prior to application.

4. State Recognition Allowance Scheme for Retired Athletes. The Scheme was launched in October 2017. The objective of the Scheme is to recognize the effort of athletes who have represented Mauritius and who have won medals either gold, silver or bronze at the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the World Championships, the Commonwealth Games, the Francophonie Games and the African Games or African Championships.

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2. Youth Section

2.1 The Youth Section The Youth section of the Ministry aims at empowering young people ages 14 to 35 years old through the implementation of the National Youth Policy of the Ministry which comprises of five strategic objectives as follows: 1. Informal Education: To set up an integrated programme of informal education geared towards the promotion of youth responsibility for their own learning and development, and for an inclusive community life.

2. Youth Employability: To enhance youth employability and young people’s active participation in the labour market, by equipping them with the ability and skills to gain initial employment, maintain current employment and develop new career paths.

3. Youth Entrepreneurship: To provide young people with training to develop their entrepreneurial skills, mind-set and culture and to promote sustainable youth enterprise as a significant strategy for fostering economic development and growth.

4. Recreational Activities: To mandate the provision of quality leisure for the self- development of youth and to set up non-competitive/youth friendly recreational activities to reduce negative behaviour, improve educational performance and promote higher productivity.

5. Wellness and Attitude: To create awareness on wellness and attitude as a prerequisite for making smart choices towards a healthy and fulfilling life. And to develop and implement a comprehensive programme inclusive of physical, emotional, social, environmental and spiritual wellness that seeks to improve the overall well-being of young people, and to address issues that impact negatively on such well-being.

These objectives have been translated into a number of national and regional programmes. Key programmes in this respect are:

 Youth Leadership Training Programme  Youth Entrepreneurship  National Youth Civic Service  Youth Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights  Special Outreach Programme  Special Vacances and Recreational Activities  Sport Loisir Activities  Street Dance Battle  Zenes Montre To Talan  Volunteer Mauritius  National Literary Competition

The Director of Youth Affairs, assisted by the Assistant Director of Youth Affairs, heads the Youth Section. The Directorate coordinates the work of ten Principal Youth Officers who each have a dual responsibility of coordinating the design and monitoring of a set of youth programmes, and the implementation of these programmes in ten geographical regions while supervising the work of Senior Youth Officers and Youth Officers in these regions/programmes. 8

2.2 The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award – Mauritius

History

The Programme was founded in 1956 by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, in the . In 1966, two volunteers Mary Gold Humpries and Trevor Smith introduced the Programme in Mauritius.

The Award in Mauritius

The Patron of the Programme in Mauritius is His Excellence, The President of the Republic.

The programme is operated through the National Award Committee under the Chairmanship of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Recreation comprising representatives from other Ministries, NGO’s and Private Sectors. Its Honorary Chairman is the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Recreation.

The Award Programme

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is a global framework for non-formal education and learning, which challenges young people to dream big, celebrate their achievements and make a difference in their world. It operates in more than 130 countries and territories, helping to inspire millions of young people to take control and make their own choices.

The Award, with its instantly recognisable levels of Bronze, Silver and Gold, is voluntary, non- competitive and available to anyone aged 14–24. It is about individual challenge. Young people design their own Award programme, set their own goals and record their own progress. They choose a Service, Physical Recreation, Skills activity, go on an Adventurous Journey and, to achieve a Gold Award, take part in a Residential Project. The only person they compete against is himself or herself, by challenging their own beliefs about what they can achieve

3. The Indian Ocean Island Games

The Indian Ocean Island Games is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Indian Ocean island nations (Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Reunion and the Maldives). The number of athletes who participate has increased over the years; it went from 1000 athletes in 1979 to 2000 participants in 2019.

The objectives of the games are to contribute to regional cooperation through the development of sport and build friendship and mutual understanding between the peoples of the islands of the Indian Ocean, in the spirit of Olympism.

The 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games, officially known as Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien Maurice 2019 or simply JIOI Maurice 2019, was the 10th edition of this multi-sport event. It was held in Mauritius from July 19 – 28, 2019.

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For further enquiries about the current and past reports, please contact:

(i) Ms F. Moserdee (Senior Statistical Officer) Email: [email protected] Statistics Unit Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Recreation 7th Floor, Citadelle Mall; Port - Louis Tel: 206 - 1555

(ii) Ms N. Ramjan (Statistician) Email: [email protected] Tel: 405 – 3310

Statistics Mauritius Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Port Louis August 2020

Table 1(a) - Number of high level athletes (both sexes) by class of athletes and month, Republic of Mauritius, 2017 - 2019

2017 2018 2019

Class of Athletes Month Inter Inter Inter World Continental World Continental World Continental continental Regional Total continental Regional Total continental Regional Total class class class class class class class class class

January 4 11 19 68 102 3 18 27 69 117 4 18 29 84 135

February 4 11 19 68 102 3 18 27 69 117 4 18 29 84 135

March 4 1