Overview

Chinese Embassy donates SBD 2.6 million worth of sports training equipment to Solomon Islands for Pacific Games

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$314,381

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•Solomon IslandsDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Solomon IslandsSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Aug 16, 2023

Start (actual): Aug 16, 2023

End (actual): Aug 16, 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 the Solomon Islands

Loan description

Chinese Embassy donates SBD 2.6 million worth of sports training equipment to Solomon Islands for Pacific Games

Narrative

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Project narrative

On August 16, 2023, Chinese Ambassador Li Ming handed over a donation of sports training equipment valued at more than USD $320,000 (approximately SBD $2.6 million) to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who also serves as Minister responsible for the 2023 Pacific Games. The equipment will benefit the 80 Solomon Islands athletes currently training in Panzhihua, Sichuan Province, China, who will use the items upon their return to Solomon Islands as they finalize preparations for the 17th Pacific Games, hosted in Honiara in November 2023. The donation includes gear for seven sports disciplines: boxing, athletics, weightlifting, swimming, taekwondo, table tennis, and judo.