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Fiji Sports Council
The Fiji Sports Council is an organisation that is the custodian of all Fiji Government owned sporting venues around the country. Fiji Sports Council is tasked to manage, maintain and upkeep all facilities under its area of responsibilities. The Fiji Sports Council is self funding and does not receive Government funding for its operational expenses. It is also one of the leading providers of quality sports and recreational venues and programmes at national, regional and international levels. It was established in 1978 under the Fiji Sports Council Act and a year later in 1979 it hosted the first South Pacific Games. It is not affiliated to FASANOC. It was established under an Act of Parliament so has its own rules. The organisation is headed by its Acting Chief Executive Officer Gilbert Vakalalabure, who currently holds the role of Chairman of the Fiji Sports Council Board of Directors. It also runs an annual Fiji Sports Awards program, recognising athletes, teams, volunteers, technical officials, administrators, and coaches.
Aims
Its main aim is to foster, promote and market the recreational and sporting facilities in Fiji and to also:
Achievements
Since its establishment in 1978, it has helped develop sporting centres and upgrade it to international standards such as:
Funding
It mainly funds its organisation by running its own advertising campaign and also collects money through Billboard advertising.
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