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2017 ATHLETES’ COMMISSION REPORT OCEANIA NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES 2017 ANNUAL REPORT ONOC Athletes' Commission A. PURPOSE The AC held a second meeting in Vanuatu during The purpose of this paper is to provide a report the Pacific Mini-Games in December 2017. The on our activities for 2017, as well as meetings AC also took the opportunity to invite athlete and conferences we attended. leaders from within Oceania to attend a meeting to hear from them on – B. INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW COMMISION MEMBERS 1. Their challenges as Athlete Leaders; The ONOC Executive Board resolved to 2. What support they thought was required appoint new members to the ONOC Athletes' to strengthen or establish their home country Commission. This was done through the Athletes’ Commission. President. The new members met on 26 August 2017 and elected their leaders and also allocated committee and sub-regional roles, as follows: ONOC AC members in attendance were: 1. Edith Nicholas (Cook Islands) 2. Inoke Niubalavu (Fiji) 3. Jennifer Anson (Palau) 4. Karo Lelai (PNG) 5. Anolyn Lulu (Vanuatu) 6. Sarah Walker (IOC, New Zealand) C. RE-STATE THE COMMISSIONS’ VISION 7. Ryan Pini (Pacific Games Council rep) AND MISSION STATEMENTS • Encourage and Support Athletes Apologies were received from Kenneth Wallace Commission; (Australia) and James Tomkins (IOC, Australia) The ONOC AC has agreed to take a strategic prior to this meeting. approach and focus its limited resources on • Chair: Karo Lelai (PNG) strengthening the ACs of countries which will • Deputy Chair: Inoke Niubalavu (Fiji) be hosting upcoming regional Games:- • Education Commission: Anolyn Lulu (Vanuatu) I. Solomon Islands – 2023 Pacific Games • Medical Commission: Kenneth Wallance II. Samoa – 2019 Pacific Games (Australia) III. Federated States of Micronesia – 2018 • Women In Sport Commission: Edith Nicholas Micronesian Games (Cook Islands) Due to its proximity to Samoa and AC member Sub-regional leaders: Jennifer Anson (Palau) for Edith being from there, we have also included Micronesia; Inoke Niubalavu (Fiji) for Melanesia; the Cook Islands. and Edith Nicholas (Cook Islands) for Polynesia. • Represent views of Athletes; Our members have attended the following meetings, workshops and seminars to date, in their capacity as ONOC AC members. Apart from tidying up the ONOC Articles of Association provisions with respect to the ONOC Act, we at all times want to ensure that our participation in any event brings value to athletes and is aligned with our strategy and ONOC’s - 19 OCEANIA NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES 2017 ANNUAL REPORT • Develop the capacity of Oceania Athletes No. Member Event Date Relevant Highlight(s) We will measure ourselves through two goals. 1. Karo, Inoke, ONOC AC Aug 2017, • New leaders elected. The goals have been set with two overall Sarah, Edith, Ryan, meeting Nadi • Amendments to ONOC AoA re AC outcomes in mind. Firstly, we wish to upskill Jennifer, Anolyn endorsed. athlete leaders to be able to better represent 2. Karo & Sarah ONOC EB Nov 2017, • 2018-2020 Budget approved and advocate for the wellbeing of our athletes. meeting Prague • Amendments to ONOC AoA re AC Secondly, we wish to actively contribute to approved in principle, subject to developing the next generation of leaders for minor additions sporting organisations across Oceania. Our 3. Karo & Sarah ANOC Nov 2017, • Info on upcoming events goals are: General Prague • Networking Assembly (i) At least 10 athlete leaders have completed OSEP or MISO program during 4. Karo ANOC AC Nov 2017, • Chair’s term extended for 1 more our term meeting Prague year. • Meet other regional AC leaders ONOC AC has made it a goal to increase 5. Karo IOC AC Dec 2017, • Sat in as an observer with other the number of AC leaders from our meeting Lausanne ANOC AC members. members, who participate in OSEP and • Gave verbal report on ONOC AC MISO programs. We want to have at least activities and plans 10 leaders from around the Pacific in Karo, Inoke, Sarah IOC Athletes Dec 2017, • Sarah chairing IOC AC Committee total during our term, who do the above and James Forum Lausanne to develop Charter of Athlete programs and complete them. In doing Rights. Karo is a member. so, we are developing and upskilling AC • Networking leaders to contribute positively to sport in • Met with Pere Miro, Olympic their country. solidarity to discuss additional funding to have more focussed (ii) Appointment of athlete leaders as Chef AC support within secretariat (He de Mission referred me back to Ric & the board !) We want to see at least 5 athlete leaders • IOC AC toolkit launched (looks being Chef de Mission (or another familiar) executive position) for their country to an Karo & Inoke Met with Dec 2017, • WoA approached us to discussion event, during our term. Oceania Lausanne possible partnerships to achieve reps on mutual objectives. We also have a goal for AC leaders to WOA Board be involved with NOC teams as Chef de – Natalie Mission. Lisa Wini, Chair of Solomon Cook & Carl Islands AC was CdM for Team Solo to Probest 2017 Mini Games in Vanuatu. And Karo, Inoke, Ryan, ONOC AC Dec 2017, • Agreed to focus on strengthening Karo is CdM for Team PNG to the Youth Edith meeting Port Vila AC’s in SI, Samoa, Cook Islands Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, in and FSM. October 2018. Inoke was Head Coach • Agreed to focus on getting for Fiji Mens baseball to New Zealand member AC’s to participate in in January 2018. We are actively OSEP and MISO programs encouraging NOCs to start training and • 2018 plan of activities developed developing competent Athlete Leaders with subregional providing with potential, to follow suit. leadership in their subregion Karo, Inoke, Ryan, ONOC AC Dec 2017, • Open invitation to lift ONOC AC Edith, Anolyn meeting with Port Vila profile, educate leaders on our role Oceania and establish direct relationships athlete with individual leaders. leaders • Guam athlete leader requested assistance Karo and Inoke PGC Annual Dec 2017, • The working relationship between General Port Vila ONOC AC and PGC Athlete Rep. Meeting • To review the role of the PGC Athlete within the ONOC AC 20 OCEANIA NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES 2017 ANNUAL REPORT • Ensure the wellbeing of Oceania Athletes We have created a matrix that we intend to keep updated so we can record, monitor and action athlete issues raised with us. First update is below. No. Sport Issue Action Taken 1. 3x3 Basketball Unsafe playing field – cardboard ads too close to 3 point Supported Vanuatu Team in raising issue to Tournament Director. (2017 Mini line Cardboard ads moved back sufficiently. Pacific Games) 2. Swimming Concern by parent that NF not allowing equal opportunity AC wrote to NF concerned highlighting equal opportunity requirement for try-out under Olympic Charter. NF has allowed for more equal participation in try-outs. 3. 2017 Mini Smaller countries had to share toilets – not enough Ryan to raise with PGC. Pacific Games toilets. Concerns raised that young female athletes Karo to raise with Sarah to include in IOC AC Committee’s work to sharing toilets with adult male athletes. develop Charter of Athlete Rights 4. 2018 Ryan was present for the duration of the Games. All Commonwealth ONOC AC Members were advised that Ryan would be Games available if his assistance was required on any athlete issue. However, no issues were raised. 5. ALL SPORTS Gender issues. We have more female athletes who look Karo to raise with Sarah to include in IOC AC Committee’s work to male. How do we protect these athletes who often face develop Charter of Athlete Rights. discrimination or mistreatment within sport? 6. ALL SPORTS Receiving information from NOC AC or NOC about Sub-regional ONOC AC Reps to develop database of AC Chairperson athletes-specific programs and activities. and other Athletes in the area. UPCOMING ACTIVITIES IN 2018 • VOA Program (In partnership with Our next AC meeting is scheduled for June 2018 ORADO): in Apia, Samoa. The VOA proposed activities fore 2018 includes: • Review of ONOC Athletes’ Commission I. VOA Champions Program in the Cook strategy to be in alignment with IOC AC Islands and Samoa; Strategy; II. VOA Outreach Program in the Micronesia The IOC AC released its new strategy during Games; the IOC Athlete Forum in December 2018. The strategy is not too dissimilar to what • ONOC AC ‘Excellence For Life Program’ & ONOC AC is already doing. We are reviewing Athletes Career Program (ACP): to ensure that we are appropriately aligned, ONOC AC in partnership with IOC ACP would without compromising our own goals and like to encourage the following NOCs to apply objectives. We also want to ensure that we for the Olympic Solidarity – Athletes Transition continue to be the market leader for Athletes Program Fund: Commissions within the Olympic Movement. I. Kiribati II. Marshall Islands • Oceania Representation on IOC/ANOC III. Nauru Commission and working groups; IV. Tonga ANOC AC intending to hold next meeting in V. Samoa Miami in May 2018 or at another venue in June 2018. CONCLUDING REMARKS I acknowledge and thank Meli, Natanya and the Karo continues to participate and formally rest of the Secretariat for their support of the represent ONOC in the IOC AC Steering ONOC AC and our programs and activities. Committee developing the Athlete Charter of Rights, through dissemination of surveys, Karo Lelai proactively increasing participation in the Chair surveys and following/contributing to progress ONOC Athletes Commission via emails. The two tele/video conferences 21 April 2018 have been held very early hours of morning which Karo was unable to attend. Sarah is chair of this Committee reporting to IOC. 21.