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Shiraz Kasim Team Fiji chef de mission Patrick Bower. Picture: JONACANI LALAKOBAU/FT FILE Fijian athletes vying for a place to participate in the delayed Tokyo Olympics still have their dreams alive despite the lack of international qualifying events because of border closures as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Team Fiji chef de mission Patrick Bower assured the nation that only the best would be selected to represent Fiji. “The whole exercise of anyone competing for a position to go to any game is very important to realise because it develops in them the character traits of det...

14 April, 2021, 6:10 pm ACE Champions with participants for the World Table Tennis Day. Picture: FIJIPHOTOGRAPHER_SANG THE Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) through its Athletes and Communities Engagement (ACE) program joined the Fiji Table Tennis Association (FTTA) to celebrate World Table Tennis Day on Saturday April 10 at the Sukuna Park in Suva. The ACE program was invited by the Fiji Table Tennis to be part of the event with the global theme being ‘gender equality and the empowerment of women in media, advertising and communications’. In a bid to pro...

Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee 3 March, 2021, 6:10 pm Makarita Lenoa speaks to members of the Fiji women’s 7s training squad. Picture: SUPPLIED FIJI Rugby 7s women squad members who are hoping to participate at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were encouraged “to show no fear.” Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) president, Makarita Lenoa made the comment during a visitation to the women’s training camp along with vice-president, Iowane Naivalurua and Tokyo 2020 chef de mission, Patrick Bower. Also present were FASANOC staff and ...

FASANOC President visits rugby sevens team to discuss Tokyo 2020 preparations Tuesday, 23 February 2021 Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) President Makarita Lenoa and vice-president Iowane Naivalurua visited the men's rugby sevens team as they prepared for this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. Lenoa and Naivalurua were joined by Fiji's Chef de Mission for Tokyo 2020, Patrick Bower.  The trio shared information on Tokyo 2020 with the team, discussing the COVID-19 regulations that are set to be in place during the Games.  Naivalurua also stressed that the FA...

11 February, 2021, 6:10 pm Chef De Mission Patrick Bower (left),ONOC president Dr Robin Mitchell, FASANOC/CEO Lorraine Mar and Ritesh Rati Ram of FASANOC during the Olympic Games 2021flag raising ceremony at FASANOC house. Picture: RAMA/FILE Team Fiji for the Olympics is working round-the-clock to prepare for the Japan Olympics. Team Fiji Tokyo 2020 chef de mission Patrick Bower in a news conference stated that with the Tokyo 2020 playbooks it would give them a sense of what was expected when they reached Tokyo. “The playbooks are the basis of the collective game, the plan to ensure that al...