NOC Relations

Commission Report

XXXIV World Triathlon Congress

Virtual

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Ria Damgren Nilsson | Chair

Contents

01 NOC Relations Commission Mission

02 Members

03 Roles

04 Observations: Olympic Solidarity Funds – World Triathlon

05 Action Plan 2021

06 Next Step

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NOC Relations Commission MISSION

The NOC Relations Commission shall advise the Executive Board on how the National Federations could strengthen their relations with their own National Olympic Committees.

It shall devise and propose appropriate strategies to engage with the World, Continental, and regional NOC associations; check these strategies and analyse and monitor support and programmes provided to the Members and Continental Confederations in this regard.

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NOC Relations Commission MEMBERS

Members 

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• Marisol Casado (ESP), President
• Ria Damgren-Nilsson (SWE) - Chair
• Cristina González (CRC)
• HRH Prince Fahad bin Jalawi Al Saud (KSA)
• Nilendra Raj Shrestha (NEP)
• Clement Chileshe (ZAM)
• Antonio Arimany (ESP), Secretary General

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• EB Liaison: Liber Garcia (URU), Americas Triathlon President
• Staff Liaison: Zita Csovelyak (HUN), Head of NF Services & Development

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NOC Relations Commission ROLES

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1. To analyse the existing relationship with all the World, Continental, and regional NOC associations.

2. To advise and assist the Executive Board in relation to matters concerning Members and their relations with their NOC and the development programmes from the NOCs.

3. To propose new strategies and activities with NOCs associations in order to increase or strengthen triathlon within their competitions and development programs.

4. To deal with other matters relating to the relations of the World Triathlon Stakeholders with the NOC.

OBSERVATIONS - OLYMPIC SOLIDARITY FUNDS & WORLD TRIATHLON

• The number of our granted World Programmes were below average considering all Olympic Sports grants in the Tokyo Olympic Quadrennial (2017-2020).
• Our NFs (NOCs) only benefited from 4 (four) World Programmes: 1. Technical courses for coaches, 2. OS coaches scholarships, 3. OS athlete scholarships, 4. DNSS.
• No youth development programmes awarded to our NFs.
• No granted NOC/NF from Oceania in the past 8 (eight) years.
• Only two (2) Development of the National Sports Structure (DNSS) projects over 8 years.
• Asia and Americas are the most benefited continents, but there is a huge room for improvements in all regions.
• OS Scholarships for coaches mainly in America, no trace in Europe, Asia and Oceania, only a few in Africa.
• OS Scholarships for athletes at various technical levels.
• Opportunities: refugee athlete support, continental athlete support (continental games), Tripartite Invitational Places (Paris 2024), Universality Places (Dakar 2026)

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ACTION PLAN - 2021

• Olympic Solidarity (2021-2024) Workshop for National Federations: date TBC
• Olympic Solidarity Section on the World Triathlon Education & Knowledge Hub by the end of November 2021
• Set up a meeting with Olympic Solidarity
• Set up an appointment with ANOC
• Recommendation: To increase the female participation quota up to 30 % from the current 25 % for all World Triathlon Coaches Level 1 Courses starting in 2022 to be harmonized with OS requirement.

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NEXT STEPS

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Establish GOALS and KPIs (2022-2024)

Define roles and responsibilities of the commission members

Start working with NFs and their NOCS

Thank you