Delegates from 21 Pacific Games Associations were welcomed to New
Caledonia with warmth and friendship by the host Pacific Games
Association (CTOS-NC), the NC2011 Organising Committee, as well as by
the New Caledonia government, congress, provinces and customary leaders.
The delegates were enormously impressed by the Athletes' Village as
well as by the competition venues and the services which will be
provided to the athletes in 2011.
During the General Assembly, delegates voted on a number of reforms
to the Games Charter, including strengthening the relationship between
the Pacific Games and the International Federations through changes to
the Athlete Eligibility criteria. Elections for future Pacific Games
host cities will be brought forward by a year so that Games are awarded
seven years before the event as per Olympic and Commonwealth Games
practices. And finally, a more inclusive and creative Pacific-style
"Games Relay" concept has been endorsed, replacing the notion that such a
relay must incorporate a "Torch".
Allez Nouvelle Caledonie en 2011!
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