Local handball coach Emmanuel Larue is expected to be better equipped to develop local handball, now that he has been selected to attend a 10-day coaching training in Egypt. The veteran coach and former player will depart Seychelles today, where he will undertake the International Handball Federation (IHF) C Licence course. The IHF C Licence
From June 10 to 18, the International Olympic Academy (IOA) will conduct the 65th International Session for Young Olympic Ambassadors in Olympia, Greece, where Jana Malbrook and Dwayne Didon will represent Seychelles. The most prominent event the IOA has hosted since its founding in 1961 is the Young Olympic Ambassadors Session. It unites young
The Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (SOCGA) has elected a new executive committee for the 2025-2029 term following its elective congress held on Saturday By S. D In what is the start of a new era for SOCGA, a new president has been elected for the first time since 1992. The association’s new executive
On Monday, nine sports federations received various donations that will help develop their respective sports. The donations are part of the Olympic Solidarity programme within the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (SOCGA), which provides funding to local sports federations. The donation was made during a short ceremony at the Olympic House, Roche
La Rosière primary, Pointe Larue secondary and Plaisance secondary are this year’s winners of the annual Inter-school Olympics quiz organised by the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (Socga). The competition took place last Friday with the elimination rounds in the morning at the Socga office at Stad Linite, Roche Caïman, and the finals took
The QBR team arrived to the Seychelles Island on Tuesday 11th April for their 5 day journey for the 4th time. The Team was welcome by the Minister for Sport, Youth and Culture Ms. Idith Alexander accompanied by her principal secretary Mr. Fabian Palmyre. Also present was the President of the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth
The traditional Queen’s baton arrived here yesterday and it will tour the coast of Mahé today before travelling to Praslin and La Digue tomorrow. The baton arrived in Seychelles yesterday on board a regular Kenya Airways flight, accompanied by the Queen’s baton team and the head of the Regional Games Committee and the vice-president of
Seychelles awaits arrival of Queen’s Baton The XXI Commonwealth Games is fast approaching and will take place next year in Gold Coast, Australia and already theA look at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton traditional Queen’s Baton Relay, which carries a message from the Head of the Commonwealth, currently Queen Elizabeth II, to the member
Queen’s baton to arrive on April 11 Seychelles will welcome the Queen’s baton for five days – from April 11-15 this year – and it will be the ninth country to do Young Seychellois taking part in the Queen’s baton relay in 2014so after the relay was set in motion on Monday. It was Her
