Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
- Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) was founded on 25 March, 1949 and achieved International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognition on 20 September, 1955. It is responsible for entering Fiji representatives in the Olympic Games and the coordination and management of Fiji Teams to the South Pacific Mini Games, South Pacific Games and the Commonwealth Games. It also provides technical assistance and funding to its affiliates in the areas of coaching, athlete development, sports medicine and sports administration.
Membership
Its affiliation to sports on the Olympic programme are:
Participation in the South Pacific Games
FASANOC has coordinated the participation of Fiji's athletes since the inaugural South Pacific Games which was held in Suva in 1963 and the Mini South Pacific Games first held in Honiara, Solomon Islands in 1981. This has been the major activity of FASANOC coordinating team sizes of 400+ athletes competing in up to 30 different sports in the major games and about 150 athletes competing in 9 sports in the South Pacific Mini Games.
Fiji hosted the 12th South Pacific Games in Suva from 28 June - 12 July2003.
Fiji Sports Hall of Fame
A source of pride for FASANOC is the recognition of men and women into the Fiji Sports Hall of Fame. Since 1990, the Hall of Fame has honoured great Fiji athletes of the past who have excelled in their respective sports at international level, and every year two more are inducted. The Fiji Sports Hall of Fame was inaugurated by FASANOC and the Central Manufacturing Company Ltd.
Hall of Fame Inductees:
Since 1998 ther the rules changed to allow only indefinite number of people to be part of the Hall of Fame
ee also
*Sport in Fiji
External links
* [http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=3653&pID=2 Official Website]
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