FASANOC will tonight acknowledge and honour Fiji’s outstanding athletes, officials and volunteers at the induction of the Fiji Sports Hall of Fame and the Fiji Olympic Order Dinner at the Sofitel Resort, Nadi.
Speaking to Fijivillage, FASANOC Communications Officer Sitiveni Tawakevou says that the Fiji Sports Hall of Fame and Fiji Olympic Order is a time where super athletes who have competed in Fiji and abroad against the best in the world along with volunteers in the areas of Sports Administration, Sports Management, Coaching/Technical aspects of Sports Development and Sports Medicine are recognized for their invaluable contributions to sports in Fiji.
Earlier FASANOC had announced that five time Olympian New Zealander, board-sailing great Barbara Kendal will be the Guest Speaker at this years’ Hall Of Fame and Fiji Olympic Order Dinner.
Tawakevou says that tonight’s event will be attended by more than 200 guests and also the President Jioji Konrote who is the Patron of FASANOC as well as Fiji Government Officials, Sporting Personalities, Pacific Sports Officials and the National Olympic Committee.
The Fiji Sports Hall of Fame and Fiji Olympic Order dinner will begin at 6.30pm tonight.
Meanwhile, the Fiji Sports Hall of Fame was inaugurated in 1990 and 40 all-time Fiji sporting greats have been inducted while the Fiji Olympic Order was inaugurated in 2001 with 18 recipients to date.
