Two months from the Pacific mini-games in Palau, the CTOS has ruled on the sports disciplines that will represent New Caledonia. They will be six, with only 45% of the budget initially planned for the appointment.
They will be much less numerous than during the previous mini-games. The number of disciplines that will represent New Caledonia has been made by the CTOS at the start of the week. They will be six, against nine in 2022 during the last mini-games, organized in the Northern Mariannes Islands.
This year, the disciplines represented will be:
- athletics,
- swimming,
- and Triathlon,
- table tennis,
- le volley indoor,
- le beach-volley.
The leagues have, on the other hand, Carried out long -term work to select their best elements, taking into account the requirements of the Pacific Games Council.
-With only 45% of the budget initially planned for mini-games, or 30 million CFP francs out of the expected 65 million, the Olympic and Sports Territorial Committee had to make choices. After the withdrawal a few days ago from 3×3 basketball, leaving room for the indoor volleyball to integrate the Caledonian delegation.
“We gave the choice to the volleyball league to choose one of the two teams. You couldn’t take the two teams because of the budget. And we have a team of boys with nine players, instead of twelve”Explains Marion Roumagne, vice-president of the CTOS and chief mission for the Palau Pacific mini-games and the Pacific Games of Tahiti 2027.
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It must be said that many conditions must be met, to participate in these mini-games. They are dictated by the Pacific Games Council. This year, it imposes a quota of 50% athletes under the age of 21, for this trip. “” “It was required by the organization, because these mini-games were planned to develop youth”Continues Marion Roumagne.
The list of all selected athletes should be unveiled during the week. The leagues must do it quickly because this year, no charter flight for the Caledonian selection. Our Cagous have an appointment in Palau from June 29 to July 9. They will face athletes from 24 other Pacific nations.
