THE Oceania National Olympic Committee is here to assist the organizing committee of the Pacific Mini Games 2022 in broadcasting one of the biggest sports events in the region.
Part of the strategic partnership between ONOC, the local organizers and regional sports federations, is providing technical training for media, volunteers and vendors.
The goal is to establish a centralized information center for a “controlled release of information that is validated, correct, factual and quality-checked.”
This will give members of the local media the opportunity to learn more about the technical aspects of each of the sports events, as well the use of proper sports terminologies in news reports.
Through a strategic partnership, “we want to leave behind a legacy” of a well-organized sports event and effective broadcast experience, said ONOC Chief Technology Officer Sitiveni Tawakevou during a press briefing in the Northern Marians Sports Association conference room on Tuesday.
The CNMI is hosting the quadrennial Pacific Mini Games in June 2022, with 24 countries and territories throughout the Pacific invited to participate. It is a multi-sport event governed by the Pacific Games Council as a “scaled-down” version of the Pacific Games held every alternating four years.
An estimated 400-600 athletes are anticipated to participate in the following events: athletics, badminton, baseball, beach volleyball, golf, tennis, triathlon, va’a and weightlifting.
Tawakevou said the strategic partnership will ensure that all infrastructure, systems and processes are in place to support the organizing committee.
“We have to do a lot of training. We provide technical training, we provide know-how to use the system that they need to use because without them we won’t be able to get the quality of content that we will be able to get,” Tawakevou said.
In creating a centralized sports information center, he said there will be a team of people here regulating the information.
This is important because information about the games will be part of the region’s sports history and the international sports archives.
Oceania National Olympic Committee Chief Technology Officer Sitiveni Tawakevou stands next to visual aids in the office of the Pacific Mini Games 2022 organizing committee in Susupe on Tuesday.
