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The Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) are holding their XLII (42nd) Annual General Assembly (AGA) where it will host IOC President Thomas Bach in Nadi, Fiji, from 29 April to 4 May.
It is being held in a blended in-person and online format after a year’s delay due to the postponement of the TOKYO 2020 Olympic Games because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is also an assembly featuring elections which is held at the end of every Olympic quadrennial, and the start of the new.
Seven governance positions are being contested at this General Assembly: the positions of President, Vice-President, Secretary-General, and four other executive positions comprising the full board.
The General Assembly also features side meetings including the Olympic Solidarity Forum, ONOC International Relations Commission meeting, ONOC Medical Commission Meeting, the BRISBANE 2032 Project Workshop, the Pacific Games Council Executive meeting. These will be held in Nadi.
The suite of events concludes in Suva with IOC President Bach opening the new ONOC headquarters on Gladstone Road and ONOC holding its 40th Anniversary Dinner at the iconic Grand Pacific Hotel on 4th May.
While being used as a platform for celebrating the delayed 40th Anniversary celebration, the dinner will also feature celebrations, awards, and as a launching pad for the ONOC 40th Anniversary book
ONOC membership consists of seventeen National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and six Associate Members.
Members of the media are invited to join the General Assembly for reporting purposes but also to gain valuable background into the Olympic cycle in Oceania which works in collaboration with the Pacific Games Council, Commonwealth Games Federation, and the various regional Oceania sport federations.
For media accreditation, please contact Temo Lenati. His details are as follows:
Email: temolenati@gmail.com
Telephone:+679 971 7728
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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 2018-2021, and its 4 Core Functions of (1) Building and Strengthening NOCs Capacity (2) Cultivating Strategic Partnerships (3) Contributing towards Sporting Excellence 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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