Olympic scholarship funding starts for Tonga athletes Featured
Takitoa Taumoepeau (TASANOC Secretary General)
Nuku'alofa, 1 March 2016. Funding kicks in today in Tonga for five athlete scholarships from the International Olympic Committee.
The holders will receive an allowance of $US 720 per month until August, when the Olympics take place in Rio de Janeiro.
Meanwhile the Secretary General for the Tonga Olympic Committee Takitoa Taumoepeau said they were continuing to liaise with the IOC on changes to TASANOC's constitution.
Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee's Takitoa Taumoepeau.
World funding from the IOC was suspended in the middle of last year and would not be restarted until the draft constitution is given the seal of approval from head office in Switzerland.
If approved, the new constitution will be adopted at this month's AGM. Regional funding from the Oceania National Olympic Committee resumed earlier this year.
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This is a good idea, however, there are better options as living proof in the Pacific. There is a need to ensure talent is accompanied by commitment, mental toughness, proper diet, etc as there are living in our nearby neigbour. The South Pacific Game 2019 would tests our sponsored athletes and hope it is worthwhile investment. The climax of all preparation is the Olympic 2020 in Japan. Yet, Olympic is a competition deem to define "best of the best". Last and not the least, Tonga need a High Performance Institutions to deal with daily progress. Ke 'oua mole noa'ia 'etau pa'anga kapau 'oku 'ikai lava ma'u qualifying standards pea fe'unga pe 'i Tonga ni pe South Pacific Game. Ko e fietokoni pe. Malo mo e 'ofa atu.