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Overview

China offers to assist PNG Olympic team

Commitment Year•2005Country of Activity•Papua New GuineaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Papua New GuineaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 24, 2005
End (actual)
Jan 27, 2005

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 Papua New Guinea

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • General Administration of Sport of China

Loan description

China offers to assist PNG Olympic team

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2005, A Chinese delegation was in Papua New Guinea to help the country prepare for the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing. The five-member delegation is from the State Sport General Administration of China. It comprises, vice minister Yu Zaiqing, director general Yan Jia, deputy director general Song Luzeng, secretary Wei Dai Shun and an official Shan Jie. The purpose of the delegation's visit was to brief PNG on the preparations of the Beijing Olympics and to gauge from PNG what they need to know so that they can give assistance it requires to help the athletes. The delegation gave technical and coaching assistance as well as advice on how to prepare for the games. China also gave specific help to the sports likely to represent PNG in Beijing boxing, swimming, taekwando, weightlifting, judo and shooting.