OCEANIA NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES 2016 ANNUAL REPORT Marshall Islands Marshall Islands National Olympic Tokyo2020 Olympic Games, have committed Committee’s (MINOC) Executive Board and the Sport for Tomorrow program to contribute National Federations would like to extend their to the future through the power of sport. heartfelt kommol tata (thank you very much) Toward this effort, MINOC Executive Board to International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member Minister Tony Muller participated in President Thomas Bach; Association of the “Discovery Camp: Tomorrow’s Friends National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Program – Delegation Management is the Key President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah to Success” which was hosted by JOC and and Secretary General Gunilla Lindberg; Japan Sport Council (JSC). This particular Olympic Solidarity Director Pere Miro, Nicole camp was focused specifically for Oceania, to Girard-Savoy and the Olympic Solidarity and promote successful preparation to lead NOC Relations staff; the Rio Organizing delegations to large multi-sport events like Committee; Oceania National Olympic the Pacific Games and the Olympic Games, Committees (ONOC) President Dr. Robin especially Tokyo2020. Mitchell, Secretary General Ricardo Blas, Executive Director Dennis Miller, the Executive Board and staff; and the Marshall Islands National Government. Our Olympic family is diverse but united together under the common goal of excellence in sport and, without everyone’s partnership and support, our programs would not be so successful. MINOC hosted its second IOC Basic Sport Medicine Course through Olympic Solidarity with support from the ONOC Medical Commission (special thanks to Dr. Robin Mitchell, Dr. Chris Milne and Meli Cavu) and administrative oversight by the Marshall Islands Sport Education Program (MISEP). Regional experts Dr. Luis Cruz of Guam and Physiotherapist Cathy Wong of Fiji are both specialists in their fields and members of the The Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) and ONOC Medical Commission. We selected the Japanese Government, in the lead up to the 94 OCEANIA NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES 2016 ANNUAL REPORT Sport Oceania’s (WASO) Helen Brownlee, it was an exciting day of promoting both the Olympic movement and the increased participation of girls and women in both the practice and administration of sport. We must also thank Minister Amenta Matthew of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for her continued support and commitment to the promotion of women in sport. Additional thanks to WASO and athletics, and sport coordinators for for the qualification support grant awarded to after-school sports programs successfully Mattie Sasser in her efforts to qualify for the completed the one-week course and received Rio Olympic Games. their certificates. To summarize the Rio Olympic experience in a short paragraph would be impossible, but the highlights must include: the Team Welcome Ceremony where Chef de Mission Mack Capelle greeted the Mayor of the Olympic Village and the entire Marshall Islands’ delegation stood proud as our anthem resounded and our flag was raised. During the Opening Ceremony over three following IOC Consensus statements to MINOC Secretary General and weightlifting billion viewers worldwide watched as flag include in our training: Sudden Cardiovascular head coach Terry Sasser’s project earned bearer, weightlifter Mattie Sasser, and 100m Death in Sports, Training the Elite Child honors at the final presentation in Lausanne sprinter Richson Simeon led Marshall Islands’ Athlete, and Fitness and Health in Young of the International Coaching Enrichment delegation into the arena wearing traditional People through Physical Activity and Sport. Certificate Program (ICECP), an intensive Jobwa costumes provided by Irooj Senator We also specifically requested topics nine-month coaching program through the US Michael Kabua, followed by delegates and including sports massage, physiotherapy and Olympic Committee, University of Delaware fellow athletes Giordan Harris, Colleen prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of and Olympic Solidarity. It was a great Furgeson and Mariana Cress. Marshall sports injury. Dr. Cruz presented sessions experience, with top professionals from Islands took a lead role helping to organize related to the Olympic Movement Medical around the world, of which more of our the other Oceania countries to carry forward Code, medical history taking (using IOC’s Oceania family should take advantage. the climate campaign “1.5°C the record we Periodic Health Evaluation (PHE) form), Special thanks are extended to President must not break” that was initiated in Marshall sudden cardiovascular death in sport, training Lawrence Probst, Carolina Bayon and Islands, a member of the Climate Vulnerable the elite child athlete and the importance of Dragomir Cioroslan of USOC, Dr. Matthew Forum, prior to the Games by H.E. President sport and physical activity to establish a Robinson of the University of Delaware, Heine in support of the United Nations Paris foundation for lifelong fitness and health in President Dr. Ajan and staff of IWF and Carina Agreement. young people. For Dr. Cruz’s final session, he Dragomir of Olympic Solidarity. collaborated with Ms. Wong for an injury diagnosis session. Physio Cathy Wong led A Women’s Sports Festival was held in practical sessions on basic physiotherapy, conjunction with Marshall Islands’ celebration management of soft tissue injuries, sports of Olympic Day. Activities included a 5k run, massage, stretching and flexibility exercises Zumba, a beach volleyball tournament and and strapping, both for injury prevention and weightlifting and basketball clinics. MINOC for stabilization after an injury. Twenty Vice President for Women’s Development participants from the Ministry of Health, the Deborah Shoniber gave special remarks and Ministry of Education, nursing students from College of Marshall Islands nursing students the College of the Marshall Islands, national provided basic health screenings. Thanks to President Kenneth Kramer attended the ANOC federations, coaches and athletes for the financial support from IOC and Women and Finance and Audit Commission meeting and sports of weightlifting, volleyball, basketball 95 OCEANIA NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES 2016 ANNUAL REPORT then joined MINOC executives Terry Sasser and Robert Muller for the XXI ANOC General Assembly in Doha, Qatar. They enjoyed the 3rd ANOC Awards and Gala Dinner where athletes of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio were honored for their accomplishments and successes. Congratulations to ANOC President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah and the Qatar Olympic Committee for hosting a first class event. MISEP’s focus this year was on sport-specific deliverables and quality over quantity of trainings delivered. The driving force behind the success and sustainability of MISEP was linking courses to Olympic Solidarity grants and major sport competitions. The majority of certified MISEP graduates were prepared to proved to be highly successful with 18 successfully pass international federation (IF) participants passing. Kevin has been certified Level 1 courses. The MISEP program has by FIVB to teach these basic level courses become integral to MINOC’s organization and here in Oceania. Written and video resources implementation of not just education program are in the final stages of development to but also oversight of sport competitions, club support national volleyball coaches. Marshall leagues, etc. For the weightlifting-specific Islands Table Tennis Federation (MITTF) MISEP delivery, a Development of National worked with Oceania Table Tennis (OTTF) Sport Structure (DNSS) grant was Development Officer Michael Brown with the foundational. This, in conjunction with Terry focus of up-skilling Oceania expert coaches Sasser’s ICECP project and the MISEP team for delivery of courses. Choy Freddy was the (MISEP Master Educator/MEMOS graduate OSEP-certified regional expert from Kiribati Amy Sasser, MISEP Coordinator/Educator identified who, after additional mentoring by Kevin Harkey and Educator Dimitrius ITTF expert Nicolas Petit in his delivery of the Tarkwon), collaborated to develop a national trainings, has now been certified to teach coaching course for weightlifting. Utilizing ITTF Level 1 courses. MISEP conducted the components from the USAW and IWF Level 1 administrative aspects of the course, which courses (developed by Oceania’s Lyn Jones) enabled participants to set up their own clubs and the OSEP Sport in Community and organize and run events. Mathusla led the RMI Team of three females Administrator (SiC) and Community Coach and six males who competed in 25 individual and Official (CC&O) course materials, the ATHLETICS events. Sione Aho was awarded “Outstanding national curriculum and an accompanying For the final year of the quadrennial the Male Junior Athlete” in the Junior Category, interactive PDF were developed with videos of Marshall Islands Athletics Federation (MIAF) and the team won the men’s under 18 discus over a hundred different lifts to help guide prioritized the upskilling of athletes/officials/ gold medal, men’s under 18 long jump new coaches to pass the USAW and IWF coaches to better prepare for high-level bronze medal, silver medal for men’s under Level 1 Coaching Courses. Volleyball followed competition. Another priority was elite level 18 javelin 800g, silver medal for women’s suit. Kevin worked with the FIVB instructor to training opportunities for athletes preparing under 18 shot put 4kg, and silver