Singapore YOG Torch Relay Palau's Maria Gibbons representing Palau not only at the 1st Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, but also one of the torch bearers during the Torch Relay. more -->

Team Palau Arrives in Singapore Team Palau arrives safely in Singapore and is now settled in at the Games Village. Team Palau departed on Wednesday, 11 August 2010, to Singapore via Manila, Philippines. After spending one night in Manila they continued on to Singapore to take part in the First Youth Olympic Games. more -->

Volleyball Schedule for Women's Games Guam took gold from Pohnpei in the men's finals. The women are still fighting for the medal games. See attached Schedule for the remaining days of the Games. more -->

200plus athletes arrive for the Games 200plus Teams from CNMI, CHUUK, RMI, Kosrae and Guam are in Palau now ready for the games on August 1-10, 2010. The organizing committee has confirmed 1,200plus participants. The opening ceremony of the games will be held on August 1, 2010 Sunday at 430pm at the Palau Track and Field. See attached schedule of the games more -->

7th Micronesian Games - Updated Information For information on the 7th Micronesian Games, please go to the "Publications and Reports" Section. Information includes Competition Manuals and Event Schedules... more -->

Micronesian Games to bring 1,000plus Athletes As of today June 30th - 31 days left to the opening of the games on August 1st. Palau has confirmed entries of 1,000 plus athletes to the 7th Micronesian Games which will open on August 1st and close August 10th. For more information about the games, click on the games logo. more -->

Youth Team Sports Meet with Team Palau 2010 Coaches June 17, 2010: The Youth Team Sports (YTS) representatives visiting Palau through the basketball program had the unique opportunity to share their experiences and give support to Palau National Coaches to the 2010 Micronesian Games. more -->

MGOC Meet with Games Kitchen Support Staff In preparation to the Games in August, many volunteers are dedicating their time, efforts and expertise, to commit to the success of various aspect of the games delivery. more -->

Palau Finalize 2010 Youth Olympic Games Team Athletics Team : Ms. Rubie Joy Gabriel, Mr. Rodman Teltull
Weightlifting : Mr. Mavrick T. Faustino
Swimming : Ms. Maria Gibbons
Coaches are Ms. Peoria Koshiba (Coach for Athletics and Chef de Mission, Mr. Steven Patris Coach For Weightlifting and Ms. Yumiko Shima, Swimming Coach
Rolynda Jonathan (PLW): IOC Young Reporters Training Program scholarship recipient. more -->

Welcome Upward Bound Students to Palau NOC Please join us and welcome these students to the Games Office and NOC Office. They are eager to learn and be involved in sports delivery, especially in our preparation to the Games. (photo: one of our student Elsei Tellei, the Micro Games Logo Artist, who is painting the logo at the games office at the Gym) more -->

Youth Team Sports BACK IN PALAU AGAIN Youth Team Sports is a Christian based group from the USA who have travelled to many of the Micronesian countries conducting clinics and spreading the message about the qualities in life that young people need to aspire to. more -->

Palau Athletes Commission & Olympians Update The Palau Athletes Commission & Olympians are getting ready to be more involved in the Micronesian Games in August. more -->

PNOC Celebrates Sports People The Palau National Olympic Committee hosted and celebrated the 10th Annual Sports Banquet Award on April 9th the Palau NOC Day. more -->

Competition Manuals - 7th Micronesian Games Competition Manuals for the 7th Micronesian Games have been completed and can be viewed in the 'Publications and Reports' Section. more -->

PNOC Members attend the ONOC Meetings March 28 The Palau National Olympic Committee members, President Frank Kyota and Vice President Bill Keldermans travelled to Nadi Fiji to attend Oceania National Olympic Committe Annual General Assembly and a Regional Forum on Sports Autonomy and Good Governanance. Also attending the meetings are Dr. Caleb Otto and Baklai Temengil of Palau NOC more -->

Micronesian Games Meetings in Palau The Micronesian Games Organizing Committee and the Micronesian Games Council co-hosted a meeting of the Micronesian Games Council and Chef de mission meeting to update participating countries of the preparation of the games here in Palau, from 10-11, March 2010. more -->

7th Micronesian Games Preparation in Full Swing The 7th Micronesian Games Organizing Committee is in full swing of work preparation to host the games from 1-10, August 2010. GAMES MAIN OFFICE (MOC) Office is behind the Gym – former Mini games Office
Staff: Marcy Andrew and Sally Techitong
Telephone Numbers: 488-6462 (mgoc)
Website: Link to Palau Visitor’s Website
www.visit-palau.com or www.palau.travel more -->

Palau Youth Olympic Games Chef in Singapore The 2010 Youth Olympic Games Chef de Mission for Team Palau, Mr. Kazuki Sungino is in Singapore attending the Chef De Mission's meeting. more -->

2010 Micronesian Games Green Games Concept As part of the preparation to the 7th Micronesian Games, the organizing commitee is adopting 7 initiatives to Keep the Games Green. more -->

Palau NOC Annual General Assembly On 18th February 2010, Palau National Olympic Committee held its 10th Annual General Assembly at the Palau International Coral Reef Center Conference Room. more -->

Local Artists Lend a Hand Various local artists joined forces and conducted a benefit concert to help raise funds for the upcoming 7th Micronesian Games. more -->

Palau NOC Annual Activity Report Click here for Palau National Olympic Committee 2009 Annual Activity Report... more -->

2010 Micronesian Games Organizing Committee Reorganized On 29th July 2009, His Excellency Johnson Toribiong, President of the Republic of Palau, signed into effect Presidential Directive 09-05 amending Presidential Directive 08-03 to "Reorganize membership of 2010 Micronesian Games Organizing Committee...". more -->

Table Tennis holds Clinic With the assistance of Palau National Olympic Committee, Belau Table Tennis was able to secure funding through Olympic Solidarity to bring a table tennis expert to Palau to conduct table tennis clinics at the beginner's level. more -->

PNOC participates in IOC Oceania Seminars During the month of July 2009, the Palau NOC participated in various IOC Oceania Seminars around our region. more -->

PNOC Extends Thank You to State Representatives The 2009 Belau Games was a very successful event due to the hard work of all the State Representatives. The Palau NOC recognizes and extends sincere appreciation to each State Representative for their dedication, hardwork and determination to make sure that their State teams were well prepared and represented at the 2009 Belau Games. more -->

Koror State Team leads in Gold Medal and Overall With Koror State Team taking most Gold and Most medals of the 2009 Belau National Games, it is still noted that highlights of the games was achieving greater performances in each sporting event both at team sport and individual sport. more -->

Belau Games Website click on 'Links' in the left menu to access daily results of the Belau Games and to view photos of the participating State Teams. more -->

Results of the 2009 Belau Games Click here for the Unofficial Results of the 7th Belau Games, Days 1-4. more -->

BELAU GAMES 2009 - OVERALL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Click here to view for the overall schedule of events for the upcoming Belau Games from 16 - 25 July 2009 more -->

2009 Belau Games set for 16-25 July in Koror Palau The 2009 Belau National Games is scheduled for 16-25, 2009 with all sports to be held in Koror State, Palau. The Chairperson for the 2009 Belau National Games is Mr. Kazuki Sungino. For any information about the games, please contact PNOC at 488-4367 or email to pnoc@palaunet.com or lulurivera@gmail.com more -->

PNOC Celebrates 10years of Olympism in Palau In commemorating the official date of the 10th year anniversary of the Palau National Olympic Committee on June 19th – the Palau NOC board celebrated the day with the NOC staff by introducing the indentified potential young athletes for the 2009-2012 Olympic Program. more -->

Belau Baseball Federation Annual Meeting As part of the Palau NOC objective to assist in strengthening the roles of member national federations, the NOC with Belau Baseball Federation (BBF) coordinated efforts to host the Belau Baseball Federation annual meeting and general assembly on June 18th. more -->

PNOC President Meets IOC President At the recently held ONOC General Assembly in Queenstown, Palau NOC Executive Board had the opportunity to meet with IOC President, Jacques Rogge. more -->

8th Annual Sports Awards Banquet To honor our athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and our sponsors, Palau NOC along with the fourteen member National Federations held the 8th Annual Sports Award Banquet at the Palau Pacific Resort last Thursday, 9th April 2009. more -->

Palau NOC Annual General Meeting - 19th February 2009 On 19th February 2009 Palau National Olympic Committee and the National Federations held its annual general meeting at the Palau International Coral Reef Center Conference Room. The meeting was well attended, with thirteen out of fourteen sports in attendance. more -->

Palau Women and Sport Commission Formalizes Palau National Olympic Committee is proud to announce that the Palau Women and Sport Commission has formed and is now an active entity within Palau. The National Federations and the members of the women and sport working group were able to meet during the lunch break at the NOC Annual General Meeting on 19th February 2009 at PICRC Conference Room. more -->

Elgin Recieves Athlete Scholarship In recent developments, the Palau National Olympic Committee was able to secure a scholarship from the Oceania Foundation through its partnership with Samsung for Palau’s elite wrestler, Elgin “Tulop” Elwais in the amount of USD$6,400.00. more -->

Palau NOC Strategy Planning Workshop The Palau National Olympic Committee in cooperation with the member National Federations held a “Strategy Planning Workshop” in Melekeok State from 9th – 11th January 2009. more -->

Team Palau Chef de Mission, 2010 Youth Olympic Games, Singapore Kazuki "Topps" Sungino, named Team Palau Chef de Mission to the 1st Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, 2010. more -->

Palau NOC Names Team Palau Chef de Mission to 2009 PMG, Cook Islands In a history making decision, the Executive Board of the Palau National Olympic Commmittee has named a female to lead Team Palau at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games, Cook Islands. more -->

2010 Oceania Swim Championships, Samoa Samoa Swimming Federation (SSF) held its Nationals and Annual General Meeting last weekend, November 22. The focus of the meeting was to address the upcoming hosting of the Oceania Championships. more -->

Tax Refund Form To all our valued Sponsors, please click here for access to download the Bureau of Revenue, Customs & Tax Refund Application. Your support and contributions are deeply appreciated. click here for form more -->

2011 Pacific Games Organizing Committee Visit to P Members of the 2011 Pacific Games Organizing Committee travelled to Palau in late November to meet with Palau NOC Executive Board to discuss preparations for the highly anticipated Pacific Games in Noumea, New Caledonia from 27th August to 10th September 2011. click here for more... more -->

2010 Micronesian Games Organizing Committee The 2010 Micronesian Games Organizing Committee held it's first meeting on 25th November. The meeting included both the organizing committee and advisory group as mandated in Presidential Directive 08-03. click here for full story more -->

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Palau President Sign Directive for 2010 Micro Game 13 November 2008, the President of the Republic of Palau, the Honorable Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr. signed the Presidential Directive No. 08-03 Establishing the Micronesian Games Organizing Committee. The Micronesian Games is scheduled for July 11-20, 2010 in Palau. For more information contact the Palau NOC Office at 488-4367. more -->

Secretary General Meeting and MOSO in Fiji The Oceania National Olympic Committee Secretary General's met in Suva Fiji to discuss on the priorities and funding allocations for Oceania sports for the next Olympiad 2009-2012. Baklai Temengil, Secretary General from Palau participated in this forum. In addition, a pilot project for the Oceania Sport Education Program was launched were 13 countries from Oceania are participating in an educational program called MOSO - Managing Olympic Sports Organizations of Oceania. The MOSO is a pathway for other education programs at an Oceania level to MEMOS an IOC initiative education program.
For informatation of the Secretary General's meeting, please check the Oceania NOC website or contact Palau NOC. more -->

Micronesian Games Logo Contest The Micronesian Games Council is searching for a LOGO of the Games. Click here for suggested tips for creating the logo. more -->

Palau to Host 2010 Micronesian Games The Palau National Olympic Committee is beginning initial preparations for the 2010 Micronesian Games slated for 11 - 20 July 2010. Click here to view Bid information of the Games. more -->