The Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) is pleased to announce that its President, Dr Robin Mitchell of Fiji, has been re-elected into the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for another four-year term.
His new term is from 2021 to 2024.
The election was part of the second day of the IOC Meeting currently being held in Tokyo, Japan, ahead of the opening of the XXXII Olympiad, the 32nd Summer Olympics.
TOKYO 2020 is being presented by the IOC and the TOKYO 2020 Organising Committee in a format responsive to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which led to the postponement of the Games last year.
Dr Mitchell is also the Acting President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), the umbrella organisation responsible for protecting and advancing the interests of the world’s National Olympic Committees (NOCs), and for supporting their mission to promote the Olympic Values worldwide. Over the last 35 years, the number of NOCs recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and represented by ANOC has risen to 206.
Among other positions of note, Dr Mitchell is Chair of the Olympic Solidarity Commission and oversees the Olympic Solidarity Programme which is responsible for the disbursement of revenue generated by the sales of broadcasting rights of Summer and Winter Olympic Games which are channelled back into 206 NOCs throughout the world, with a focus on those from developing countries.
He is also a Life Member of the Fiji Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) and represented his country Fiji in Athletics (110m hurdles) and Hockey. He is a medical doctor by profession and served in Team Fiji’s outings in this capacity before moving to undertake sport administration duties.
He is married to Dr Rosemary Mitchell and they have four children, Letila, Johanna, Sylvia and Robin Jnr.
For extra information:
On Dr Robin Mitchell
On the IOC Executive Board
On the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC)
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About ONOC
Established in 1981, the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) is one of five Continental Associations. It looks after the interests of 17 member nations in the Oceania Region, including Australia and New Zealand as well as seven associate members.
ONOC has an office in Guam where Secretary General Mr. Ricardo Blas is based and the Secretariat in Suva, Fiji, where the Office of the President Dr Robin Mitchell is located.
All services and-programmes are based on the ONOC Strategic Plan for 2021-2024, and its 4 Core Functions are (1) Strengthening NOC Services (2) Supporting Sporting Excellence (3) Cultivating Strategic Partnerships and (4) Leading by Example.
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For more information, please contact;
Shivneel Narayan
Chief Communications Officer (Acting)
shivneel@oceanianoc.org
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