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Overview

Chinese Government hosts and trains 49 coaches and athletes from Madagascar (Linked to Record ID#103400 and 103401)

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•MadagascarDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MadagascarSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Feb 16, 2023
Start (actual)
Feb 16, 2023
End (planned)
Jun 1, 2023
End (actual)
Jun 1, 2023

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Madagascar

Loan description

Chinese Government hosts and trains 49 coaches and athletes from Madagascar (Linked to Record ID#103400 and 103401)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In February 2023, 49 Malagasy coaches and athletes traveled to China for training. According to various media sources, they stayed for four months in two different provinces. Some of the training occurred in Panzhihua, Sichuan province. The athletes and coaches were from four sports: track and field (athletics), weightlifting, badminton, and table tennis. The group included 51 people total: 45 athletes, 4 coaches, and two officials. The track and field and weightlifting teams left first, on February 16. This party included 15 track and field athletes, 14 weightlifters, 2 coaches, and 1 official. There were also nine coaches or athletes each for badminton and table tennis teams. This is part of a three-part project for emergency technical assistance in sports ahead of the 11th Indian Ocean Island Countries Games, to be hosted by Madagascar from August 25 to September 3, 2023. The other two parts of the project were a grant of sports equipment to Madagascar in May 2023 (Record ID#103400) and some Chinese trainers being sent to Madagascar in June and August 2023 (Record ID#103401).