Overview

China sponsors sports training for Eritrean athletes in 2019

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•EritreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•EritreaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2019

Start (planned): Sep 24, 2019

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The project provided sports related training to athletes at the Culture and Sports Commission of Eritrea, which is located within the Ministry of Education building in Asmara, Eritrea. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/278141933

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

Eritrean Culture and Sports Commission

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Shandong Foreign Trade Vocational College (SFTC)

Loan description

China sponsors sports training for Eritrean athletes in 2019

Narrative

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On September 24, 2019, the Eritrean Culture and Sports Commission held the opening ceremony for a two month "2019 Eritrean Football, Basketball, and Badminton Coaching Overseas Training" sponsored by China. The training included football (soccer), basketball, and badminton, and was conducted by coaches sent from Shandong Foreign Trade Vocational College. Over 100 Eritrean athletes participated. This course was one of ten trainings sponsored by China in Eritrea in 2019 (projects #87507, 87506, 87504, 87401, 87503, and 87499). During the opening ceremony, Shandong Foreign Trade Vocational College and the Chinese Embassy in Eritrea made donations to the Eritrean Cultural and Sports Commission (Record ID#87252).