ANOCA Update November 2012

A publication of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa I November 2012
Update
President’s Message
Stakes of the 2013-2016 Olympiad!
T
his is the last year of the 2009-2012 Olympiad, and I am pleased to tell you that there
has been a significant increase in the number of youth development projects funded in
our continent by the Olympic Movement. As a matter of fact, during this Olympiad alone,
more than 2000 projects were executed in Africa. This thus takes to more than 10,000, the
number of projects funded by Olympic Solidarity through ANOCA and the IOC for the past thirty
years. The varied projects have enabled us to consolidate our sports system for the benefit of
today’s and future generations. You are all aware that the athletes and coaches who are the essential links in the chain of our
Sporting and Olympic Movement are the focus of all our action. I should even say that they are the raison d’être of our continental sporting movement. Thanks to these funds, we steer the course of sport in our continent by the day.
The 2013 - 2016 Olympiad about to begin will rally us further, so that we can together add a chapter to the history of our
continental Olympic Movement. Consequently, I urge all ANOCA member NOCs to further propose a variety of projects that
will impact African youths in a palpable, sustained and positive manner. These would range from capacity building for sports
technicians, training of athletes, analysis of the funding system of national sports federations, women’s empowerment in
sport…Appropriation earmarked for sports projects should be effectively used in our continent. Our action during the 20132016 Olympiad about to begin should be geared towards this goal. NOCs should thus develop projects in view of improving
conditions for efficient sports practice. We should not lose sight of the fact that every bit of support is necessary to equip our
athletes with the resources they need to hit their Olympic targets.
Dear readers, the year 2013 is an important one for the Olympic Movement. It is the first of the four that make up the next
quadrennial. In Africa, we should especially be committed to fully preparing our teams and athletes for international competitions and building the managerial capacities of administrators of sporting and Olympic structures. Another highpoint in
2013 will be the convening of the ANOCA General Assembly in Abidjan. This will thus signal the beginning of a new era, the
2013-2016 Olympiad, for which we must have clearly targeted actions, especially: streamlining the administration, which
determines efficient NOC management, modernising the communication system between ANOCA and NOCs, celebrating the
second edition of the African Youth Games, which will definitely portray the achievements of this multisport event and of
course increasing the number of projects funded by the ANOCA and IOC budgets in the Continent.
As such, we should all bear in mind that the performance of our athletes at the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
ultimately hinges on the 2013-2016 quadrennial plan.
Intendant General Lassana Palenfo,
President of ANOCA
ANOCA IN ACTION
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ANOCA participates in deliberations of the
57th ANOC Executive Council
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n ANOCA delegation led by the President, Intendant General Lassana Palenfo, was in Macao, where they took part in deliberations
of the 57th ANOC Board meeting on 9 November 2012. It was the
first meeting of NOC administrators after the London Olympic Games.
In his welcome address, ANOC President, H.E. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad
Al-Sabah, outlined all achievements since the previous Board meeting
held in Lausanne on 7 May 2012. This was followed by the adoption of
the minutes of that meeting and the final Report on the ANOC General Assembly held in Moscow in April 2012.
Thereafter, LOCOG Chair, Lord Sebastien Coe, also presented the final report of the London 2012 Olympic Games Organising
Committee. To this end, he talked about the success of the Games and the great attraction they were in London and the world
at large. The ANOC Board members then went on to other items on the agenda. These included the report on the revision of the
WADA code presented by WADA President, John Fahey. It was also agreed that an extraordinary General Assembly be held on 15
and 16 June 2013 in Lausanne to discuss the amendment of the ANOC constitution and the proposal to modernise ANOC.
The floor was thus given to the Chairperson of the ANOC modernisation Commission, Kevan Gosper; the chairperson of the ANOC
constitutional amendment commission, Michael Chambers; the report on the meeting of the Olympic Solidarity Commission on
9 November 2012 in Macao, presented by Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, ANOC President and Chairman of that Commission;
the report on the issue of the new ANOC offices in Lausanne and the report of the ANOC representative in the IOC task force on
illegal sports pools.
The delegation led by Intendant General Lassana Palenfo also comprised: Counselor Khaled ZEIN ELDIN (Secretary General), Engr
Habu A.GUMEL (Treasurer General), Gillert GRESENGUET (Representative of zones) and Dagmawit B. GIRMAY (Member).
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ANOCA at deliberations of the
Olympic Solidarity Commission
T
he chairman of the Olympic Solidarity Commission of the International Olympic Committee, Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah of Kuwait recently announced that the commission’s next meeting will take place in Sydney.
Sheikh Ahmad made the announcement during the commission’s meeting that held in Macau on Friday 9 November 2012.
On the occasion, a report on activities for the 2009-2012 quadrennial, events, programmes
and initiatives was presented to commission members.
The Olympic Solidarity presented statistics and analysis on topics including athlete scholarships for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The commission proposed a budget for the new quadrennial 2013-2016 and specific projects under the two main categories of World and Continental Programmes available to
National Olympic Committees the world over.
All the figures put forward by the commission will be up for scrutiny by the IOC Executive Board meeting in Lausanne in December.
On the occasion, Sheikh Ahmad hailed the commission members and Olympic Solidarity staff for travelling to the Far East and
for their hard work, cooperation and solidarity.
“I hope we will try and do something for the development in the right direction of our support for athletes, National Olympic
Committees and all our partners,” he said.
It should be recalled that IOC President Jacques Rogge, in May, appointed Sheikh Ahmad, President of the Olympic Council of Asia
(OCA) and Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), Chairman of the Olympic Solidarity.
L’ACNOA EN ACTION
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ANOCA President attends the 8th IOC World
Conference on Sport, Education and Culture
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he Maritime Museum Amsterdam, Holland, was the impressive venue for 8th IOC World Conference on Sport, Education and Culture,
which opened on 25 November 2012. More than 500 delegates from
110 countries were at the opening, which was also graced by the President
of AONCA, Intendant General Lassana Palenfo, who was there on the invitation of IOC President, Jacques Rogge.
In the address he delivered on the occasion, Jacques Rogge said, “This 8th
IOC World Conference on Sport, Culture and Education is a great chance to
share ideas on how to tap the full potential of the power of sport to be a
force for good. We will explore new ways to engage young people in a rapidly changing world. We will reassert the educational and cultural power
of sport.”
For two days, participants discussed strategies, practice as well as the potential of sport and Olympism from the culture and education perspective. The Conference agenda equally featured a broad
spectrum of issues: a study on the value of sport in civil society, the impact of the Youth Olympic Games and the Cultural Olympiad of the Games, the socio-economic advantages of sport and, finally, the quality of physical education. The Conference also
gave the floor to the youth, and they on several occasions shared their experiences with the other participants.
Besides, some dignitaries who have made outstanding contributions to the growth of Olympism received distinctions. Danny
Boyle, artistic director of the opening ceremony of London 2012 received the prestigious IOC OlympiArt prize, which is often
awarded to an artist of the host country of the Olympic Games to strengthen the links between Art and the Games. Lord
Sebastien Coe, Chairman of the London Olympic Games Organising Committee, received the award on Danny Boyle’s behalf.
The winners of the IOC “Art and Sport” competition also received their prizes on this occasion. The competition, which was
in its fourth edition this year, pitted more than 60 artists who shared their vision of sport and the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect through graphic designs and sculptures illustrating the creative power and artistic force of sport.
Among the prized works, many, amongst them that of the young 18-year old Rumanian, Luisa Balaban, had already been
exhibited at the London Guildhall Art Gallery during the Olympics.
The Conference wrapped up deliberations on 27 November 2012.
SASCOC President pays courtesy call on ANOCA
The president of the South Africa sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
(SASCOC), Gideon Sam, paid a courtesy visit to the ANOCA headquarters in Abuja on
22 October 2012. He thus met with ANOCA Secretariat General staff and got a feel
of the general working atmosphere there. He was accompanied by the President of
the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Sani Ndanusa, and the Treasurer General of ANOCA,
Engr. Habu A. GUMEL.
ELECTIONS WITHIN AFRICAN NOCs
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Namibia Olympic Committee: Agnes Tjongarero re-elected at the helm
Incumbent, Agnes Tjongarero, who was the only candidate in the run, has been re-elected at the helm of
the Namibia Olympic Committee. The election, which took place on 23 November 2012 during the body’s
General Assembly, brought together all statutory members of the institution. Joan Smit now heads the
Secretariat General, Monica Dahl is Treasurer General, while Gaby Ahrens was appointed as the athletes’
representative.
SASCOC: Another four-year term for Gideon Sam
The Ordinary General Assembly of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) recently renewed its confidence in Gideon Sam by re-electing him at the helm of that body. The incumbent, who was first elected President in 2008, was unchallenged and will thus steer the course of the
South African Olympic Movement for another four years.
The incumbent First and Second Vice-presidents, Ms Hajera Kajee and Mr Les Williams, also maintained
their positions. Five Board members were elected on that occasion, namely: Ms Keikabile Motlatsi, Mark
Alexander, Themba Hlatsho, Kobus Marais and Moubarak Mohamed.
Speaking on the occasion, the newly re-elected President said, “Our focus for the next four years will be to
strengthen the provincial structures because we are still only scratching the surface when it comes to talents. We will continue to assist our coaches and make sure that the councils work in the various provinces.
Also, we will strive to build our communications platform to spread the sports word far and wide….”
TOC: Gulam A. Rashid clinches another four-year term
An elective General Assembly of the Tanzania Olympic Committee (TOC) held on 8 December 2012 in Dodoma, with most of the leading administrators of the body maintaining their positions. The incumbent
President, Gulam A. Rashid, carried the day against his challenger, Khamis Abdallah, with 44 votes to 13.
In the run for the post of Secretary-General, the incumbent Filbert Bayi, also beat his challenger Frederick
Mwakalebela, by 35 votes to 10, while Hassan Jarufu was voted Vice President with 31 votes against 19 for
his challenger Henry Tandau.
On the whole, it will be virtually the same team as that of the Olympiad just ending, with the only new
faces being Suleiman Nyambui and Lina Kessi.
Zombodze Magagula Retains SOCGA Leadership
Zombodze R. Magagula will once again be at the helm of the Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth
Games Association (SOCGA).
He was re-elected unopposed, during the SOCGA Executive Board elections on November 25.
Out-going Vice President Adam Mthethwa also retained his position and Peter Shongwe, his position of
Treasurer.
Previous board members, Victor Dlamini, Louis Nxumalo and Zakhele Zulu came back as members.
Wilfred McFadden also joins the board as an ordinary member.
Sports Council Chairman, Menzi Dlamini continues as an Ex-Officio member same for Secretary General,
Muriel Hofer.
Elected Electoral Officer Musa Sibandze, who is a lawyer by profession, conducted the votes.
AFRICAN NOC NEWS
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NOC Senegal: 58 Trainees Receive Sports Management Certificates
NOC Senegal (CNOSS) on 7 November 2012 awarded advanced management certificates to fifty eight trainees. The 2012 batch of trainees was patronised by Abdoulaye Sèye Moreau, former CNOSS president.
The six-month course, which was destined for administrators of sports bodies, was an IOC initiative, which
it sponsored through Olympic Solidarity. This year’s batch of trainees is the third, and the course was divided into five modules on the management of sports organisations (structuring, management strategy,
marketing, organisation and human resources).
Congo: The Talangaï Olympafrica Centre resumes activities
The Talangaï Olympafrica Centre on 3 November 2012 launched the first edition of the IAAF (International
Association of Athletics Federations) championships which were interrupted in July this year. The main
thrust was talent identification, ahead of to the 2015 All Africa Games billed for Congo. The event brought
together more than 250 youths aged 13 to 15, who came from various clubs of the capital, notably Etoile
du Congo, Elecsport, Renaissance, and some schools, especially Dieudonnée and Tilleuls school complexes.
The Olympafrica centre currently offers two categories of training courses. The selected sports disciplines
include: short put, long jump, triple jump, 1500 m boys, 1000 m girls, pole vault, 4 x 50 m relay. The Olympafrica programme is born of the desire to inculcate African youths with Olympic values.
Mauritius Olympic Committee organises 2012 edition
of the Advanced Sports Management Course
The Gold Crest hotel was venue for the launching of the 2nd edition of the Advanced Sports Management
Course (ASMC) organised by NOC Mauritius and Olympic Solidarity. It will run every weekend from November 2012 to May 2013. The official launch was graced by Philippe Hao Thyn Voon, the NOC President,
Jacques Malie and Sanjaye Goboodun, programme directors at Olympic Solidarity. After thanking Olympic
Solidarity for its financial assistance, Philippe Hao Thyn Voon addressed the trainees: “you are the future
of sports in this country. You will ensure good management and governance within sports federations. A
good administration will create a healthy environment for athletes, all to the credit of the Mauritius Island.”
“Should you put into practice what you will learn during this training,” he went on, “success will be achieved. Certificates are good no doubt, but they should be deserved. Unfortunately, a host of administrators
are not working the way they ought at the moment. I thus urge you to do what is required for better management.”
19 participants have been listed for training this year: Yanish Goopaleea, Yousouf Bayjoo and Joseph How
Tien Fat (archery), Corinne Remillah (athletics), Dhiraj Dev Gooneeadry and Stéphan Beeharry (badminton), Matthieu Laplanche (basketball), Priscilla Chery (Judo), Zameer Janoo (Ministry of sports), Jaykrishna
Jhumuck (Sumo), Jean Chowree and Virginie Dorza (table tennis), Vandana Rama and Harsha Jadunundun
(taekwondo), Kaysee Teeroovengadum (volleyball), Dev Deerpal and Magarajen Moonien (weightlifting),
Richard Pappie (wrestling) and Jean Malepa of the Paralympic Committee.
The thirteen participants of the first edition were all given certificates.
AFRICAN SPORT
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Promotion: NOC Djibouti President appointed Board
member of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF)
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nternational Olympic Committee (IOC) member Aïcha Garad Ali
of Djibouti has been appointed as a World Taekwondo Federation
(WTF) Council member.
The move falls within the framework of promoting gender equality
and youth development in Taewondo.
The announcement was made at the governing body’s council meeting held on the sidelines of the third World Para-Taekwondo Championships and the 2012 World Cup Team Championships.
“I am very excited to be part of the Taekwondo family and to be able
to contribute my experience in the Olympic Movement, particularly as
an African woman”, said Aicha.
“I have already been working towards the set-up of the official national taekwondo association in Djibouti”.
“Taekwondo activities have been going on for years in East Africa and
I want to expand further and develop the sport in this important part
of the world”.
“Taekwondo is now the second most popular sport in Africa, after
football; it is a powerful vehicle for social development”, said Aicha
who is also the President of the Djibouti National Olympic Committee.
Elected into the IOC in July this year, Aicha thinks her role as Djibouti
National Olympic Committee President will no doubt be a boost for
the WTF’s quest to become more global and shake off reputations of
being a dominated sport.
With just four of its 34 members being women, the main objective of WTF is to gain more female presence on their team to help
promote the role of women and young people in sport.
When we are looking to elect a new council member, we are looking for a number of qualities, WTF secretary general, JeanMarie Ayer said.
“I think Aicha being an IOC member is just one of her qualities, as there are so many more aspects of her which we appreciate
and believe will contribute to the development of our sport”.
“For us at the moment, focus is to develop the sport and gender equality and to make sure everyone has the same opportunities”.
“As we move forward we wish to gain more female members and make sure they are given the right responsibilities and have
the confidence to perform.”
WTF President, ChungwonChoue sounded enthusiastic of the newest council member and what this will bring to the evolving
federation.
“She will be an instrumental member of the council, offering knowledge from her extensive experience in sporting commissions
and the Olympic Movement,” he said.
“Aïcha’s passion for youth and education was one of the fundamental reasons for her appointment – we are thrilled to have
another member so enthusiastic about this area of development”.
“It is also always important for the council to reflect the universal nature of taekwondo – which appeals equally to men and
women in all five Olympic continents.”
Aicha has served as former coach of the Djibouti National Handball Team as well as vice-president of the Djibouti Handball
Federation.
The WTF Council is made up of 34 members, comprising of one President, one treasurer, one secretary general and six vice-presidents.
AFRICAN SPORT
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Promotion: João Manuel Da Costa Alegre Afonso elected 2nd Vice President of ICF
Africa has once more been honoured within the global sporting movement
with the election of João Manuel Da Costa Alegre Afonso as 2nd Vice President of the International Canoe Federation (ICF). This senior African sport
official is also the 2nd Vice President of the Association of National Olympic
Committees of Africa (ANOCA). After his election, João Manuel Da Costa
Alegre Afonso had this to say: “I wish to thank the President and my ICF colleagues for this opportunity afforded me to serve the ICF, and I cannot wait
to use diverse means to help develop canoeing and work for the promotion
of our discipline…. The only thing I can promise you is that I will keep
working hard and after 4 years, you would be able to judge for yourselves
the efforts made,” the new President concluded.
Promotion: Engr. Habu Gumel elected to FIVB Board
A worthy son of Africa, Engr. Habu A.Gumel, has been honoured within the world sport
circles. As a matter of fact, the IOC member and Treasurer General of ANOCA was recently elected as Board member of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). Engr
Habu A Gumel is also one of the Vice Presidents of that world sports governing body.
Women’s lawn tennis: Tunisia clinches 2012 championship title
The Tunisian women’s tennis team beat Morocco 2-0 in Dakar to clinch the 2012 African championship title. This was thanks
to Ons Jabeur and Nour Abbes who respectively outwitted Fatima Zahra El Allami (6-2, 6-4) and Nadia El Alami (6-1, 6-2).
The latter two had on their part won the women’s doubles title for Morocco, after beating their Egyptian counterparts Mai El
Kamash and Sandra Samir in two sets (6-2, 6-3). Ons Jabeur on her part won the women’s singles when she outplayed El Kamash in two sets (6-3, 6-2) on Friday. Besides the host, Senegal, the following countries also took part in the championships:
Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Mali, DR. Congo, Congo, Gabon Botswana and Egypt.
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South Africa: Chad le Clos voted Sports Star of the Year
Chad le Clos was recently voted the South African Sports
Star of the Year after his brilliant performance at London
2012 Olympic Games.
He won two medals, including gold in the 200 meters butterfly, after beating Michael Phelps.
The 20-year-old swimmer from Durban caused one of the
biggest upsets of the Olympics when he outsmarted Phelps
to deny him his third consecutive gold medal in the event.
Clos was voted by the South African public among other
top athletes like 2011 winner, the cricketer Hashim Amla,
footballer Siyabonga Nomve the and Olympic 800m silver
medallist Caster Semenya.
Paralympic champions Oscar Pistorius and Natalie du Toit
were also on the shortlist.
Le Clos received R1 million ($115,000) and a new BMW3 Series for winning the award at the ceremony in the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
“I can’t tell you what an honour it is to win this award,” said le Clos.
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“To everybody in South Africa, thank you very much”.
“You guys are incredible”.
“God bless”.
“It has been an incredible year for me”.
«Looking back to last year, when I got the Newcomer of the Year award, I never thought I would be the Sports Star of the
Year.»
Semenya, 21, the 2009 world 800m Champion, won the Sportswoman of the Year award.
Cricketer Vernon Philander, who picked up 63 wickets at an average of 15.96 in 10 Test matches, collected the male award.
Pistorius, who won two gold medals and silver at the London 2012, Paralympics won the Sportsman of the Year with a
disability.
Du Toit, winner of three gold and silver at the Games, grabbed the Sports Woman of the Year with a disability.
IGC: Philippe Hao Thyn Voon is new President
Philippe Hao Thyn Voon was elected to the helm of the International Games Council (IGC)
on 9 September during the meeting of the seven member islands at the Mercure Creolia
hotel, Saint Denis. Thyn Voon, who succeeds Jean-François Beaulieu of La Réunion, is
actually taking over thirty years after his last compatriot held the post of president. The
only and last Mauritius citizen to hold the position is late Jean-Roland Delaître, from
1975 to 1980. He is thus the second person from the Mauritius Island to be voted president.
Reacting to his election, Philippe Hao Thyn Voon said, “It is a great honour for me and for
Mauritius to head the Supreme governing body of the Island Games. For me, it is a heavy
responsibility and a personal reward after serving sport with loyalty for 50 years. I intend
to continue the good work my predecessor has begun.”
The new team comprises:
President : Philippe Hao Thyn Voon (Mri)
1st Vice President : Mohamed Faharane (Com)
2nd Vice President: Mohamed Ali (Mal)
3rd Vice President : Thierry Randrianasoloniaiko (Mad)
4th Vice President : Antonio Gopal (Sey)
Secretary General : Jean-François Beaulieu (Reu)
Treasurer: Monique Cathala (Reu)
Cycling: UCI honours President Compaore
The President of the Republic of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore recently received a Certificate of Excellence from the International Cycling Union (UCI) for his relentless efforts in the promotion of cycling in his country. UCI president, Pat Mac Quaid
of Irish nationality, observed that it was the first time such a certificate was awarded to a Head of State, and that president
Compaore was honoured in recognition of his commitment to the development of cycling. After receiving the award, President Compaore on his part said, “This is an honour to thousands of Burkinabes who use the bicycle for their daily activities,
and it is an encouragement to those who have chosen cycling. We shall always be available and are comforted by your
presence in our country.”
President Compaore also received the “2012 African road cycling championship medal in Ouagadougou” from the president
of the African Cycling Confederation, Dr Mohamed Azzam, who acknowledged that Burkina Faso is the hub cycling in West
Africa.
AFRICAN SPORT
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Tennis: the Williams sisters in Africa
Venus and Serena Williams, who have won no less than 22 individual grand slam titles, were recently in Africa, precisely in
Nigeria and South Africa. Upon touchdown on 30 October 2012,
Serena made it known that she hoped the visit will encourage
African athletes to gun for excellence in this discipline. In Nigeria, they held talks with Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola and also visited a specialised tennis medical centre, the select
Ikoyi Club, where they drilled a group of students on some basics of the game. They also attended a lesson on puberty, which
was meant for young girls. They thereafter played an exhibition
match before heading off to South Africa.
In South Afrrica, the two sisters played a match with children in the Soweto Township, near Johannesburg. It afforded them
the opportunity to school youths at the Artur Ashe tennis centre on some basics. Artur Ashe was the first African American
to win a grand slam.
Promotion: Mbagnick Ndiaye appointed Minister of Sport in Senegal
The President of the African Fencing Confederation and Vice President of the Association of African Sports Confederations (AASC), Mbagnick Ndiaye, was appointed as Minister of Sports during
the recent government reshuffle in Senegal.
After his appointment, Mbagnick said, “It is an uphill task and I will strive to meet the head of
State’s expectations to give Senegalese sport deserved exposure.” It should be observed that
Mbagnick is quite at home. As a matter of fact, he has spent all his working life in the Ministry of
sports. A youth and Sports inspector (super scale), Mbagnick is an old broom that grew through
the ranks in that ministry. He rose from personnel service head to official in charge of sports equipment, assistant Director
of the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, Director of General Administration. He was also the technical adviser (sport) to the
current Senegalese President, when he was prime Minister.
Senegal: Mbagnick Ndiaye hails NOC Senegal
The new Senegalese Minister of Sports, Mbagnick Ndiaye, has hailed NOC Senegal for its prominent role in sports development and promotion in the country. This was on the occasion of the ceremony organised for the award of certificates to 58
trainees of the 2012 edition of the advanced sports management course.
It is laid down in the Sports Charter, he observed, that CNOSS shall coordinate the sporting movement and be the main
contact point of the public authorities. Talking about this legislative instrument, he said: “I thus take the solemn commitment here to abide by the provisions of the law, and to ensure that there is constant consultation between the Ministry
and CNOSS on all sport-related issues. Through CNOSS, I wish to reach out to all the national federations and hold open and
sincere discussions so that, together, we can find appropriate and lasting solutions to the problems of sport.” In his opinion,
it is incumbent on CNOSS to play a frontline role at all levels, be it participation in international competitions, training, the
legal, legislative and statutory framework of sporting activities, the sports infrastructure installation and equipment policy,
and bringing vibrancy into the sporting movement.
The Minister also availed himself of the opportunity to congratulate Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye, the CNOSS President and his
team, on their successes at the helm of the association, the quality management and, singularly, the ambition they have for
sport in Senegal. “I hereby stretch out the hand of the State to you, so that hand in glove, we can together thread the path of
renovation and rehabilitation of sport, which is seen and understood at the same time as a means of education and training,
and as a contributing element to added value,” the Minister concluded.
AFRICAN SPORT
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2016 Olympics Sponsors meeting in Rio de Janeiro
Ten sponsors of 2016 Olympics around the world and five Brazilian national partners are to take
part in the second «Workshop partners» in Rio de Janeiro.
The workshop was part of the programme of information towards sponsors on the progress of
preparations, in relation to identifying opportunities and facilitating exchanges between them
and the Brazilian organizers.
The menu included exchange business opportunities, education program, strategic events, test
events, as well as the use of brands and human resources.
«This event presents a unique opportunity for Rio 2016 and the sponsors involved to sponsor
these kinds of initiatives to promote the brand of the Olympic Games.»
«It is an ideal opportunity for us to see together how to enhance our brand partners and how
they can help us to promote the Games,» said Nuzman, President of the Organizing Committee
of Rio 2016.
Ethiopian President Honours Olympic Medalists, Staff
Ethiopian President, Girma Woldegiorgis, recently honoured Olympic medallists of the 30th Olympiad that
held in London.
During a ceremony at National Palace, the President
handed each of the gold medallists Tirunesh Dibaba, TikiGelana and MeseretDefar keys to a Toyota Yaris Sedan.
In recognition of her impressive haul of medals in three
consecutive Olympic Games – three gold and two bronze,
the President also handed Tirinesh a medal of honour set
with a 21-carat gold weighing hundred grams.
Meanwhile, Dr. Yilma Berta, Superintendent Hussein
Shibo and Melaku Deresse, the team’s
coaching staff, each received the keys to a
Lifan 520 Sedan from Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
The lone silver medallist Dejen Gebremeskel, who came in behind the Somali born
British athlete Mo Farrah in the 5000-meter race, was given a cash price; so also
were bronze medallists, Tariku Bekele and
Sofia Assefa.
Yanet Seyoum, Ethiopia’s first representative in the swimming discipline also received a cash prize.
On the occasion, Sports Commission Commissioner Abdissa Yadeta and SecretaryGeneral of the Ethiopian Olympic Committee and a member of the International Olympic Committee Dagmawit Girmay both paid tribute to the achievements of
emerging athletes.