Mazey Tells: Sports Seeking $6.6m
Atotal budget of $6.6million has been submitted to the Fiji National Sports Commission (FNSC) from the sporting bodies.
The budget submission and allocations would be discussed with the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Suva, next week.
Budget submitted by sporting bodies are being reduced due to COVID-19 pandemic financial constraints that are faced globally.
FNSC executive chairman Peter Mazey said there has been no finalisation and they would not know their grant until the National Budget announcement next month.
“The Commission’s budget submissions
All national sporting organisations will need to abide by the new sporting protocols to ensure a safe return for all athletes on the field.
Fiji National Sports Commission executive chairman Peter Mazey made these comments yesterday while opening the Sports on behalf of the National Sports Organisations (NSO) equated to $6.6million,”Mazey said.
Apart from Government funding the sports commission also receives funds and sponsorships from other businesses.
“The Sports Commission does receive some sponsorship from local businesses but this is generally in kind,” he said.
“For example JR White for sports equipment to all the rural and urban communities we conduct programmes.
“Other funding is available and the Commission applies for this through different international agencies but this is always for a particular programme such as funding from UNESCO.
“This is to facilitate workshops and training aids including the production of sports and physical
Safe Fiji workshop fone Arena in Suva.
He said the sports commission has been working tirelessly in preparing mandatory guidelines to maintain the spread of Coronavirus when all sports restrictions are lifted.
Speaking to the 16 participants from different organisations, he addressed the need for all national sporting bodies to align with at the Vodaactivity training manuals for our Inclusive and Special schools,” he added.
“Funding requests from our national sporting bodies recognised the current situation with regards to COVID-19 and are therefore substantially less than normal annual requests.
“It is also very much dependent on when there is a global opening to participation in events either overseas or being hosted in Fiji.” All NSO’s are currently putting in place their own protocol for a COVID-19 Free Fiji and this will enable them to be accredited and issued certificates by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Health.
This would enable them to compete in a safe and monitored environment and accepted internationally. the commission’s guidelines and protocols.
“The new normal will be selfdistancing and sanitising, we all know now how important this is for sports to begin,” he said.
“If we want to be part of the Australia and New Zealand bubble or the Pacific island bubble then we have to follow the new protocols.”
Mazey also emphasised the importance of federations.
These protocols would also be discussed and followed at all sports competitions including international, national, communities and in schools.
Participants of the workshop also discussed the guidelines that has been raised in their various organisations. accreditation for all