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23/11/2024

Olympic Debate Competition 2024

On Sunday, 18 August 2024, the Mauritius Olympic Committee HQ in Trianon, Quatre Bornes, came alive with intellectual energy as the Olympic Debate Competition Final took […]
23/11/2024

IOC Climate Action Awards 2024

Launched in November 2022, the IOC Climate Action Awards recognise Olympic and Paralympic athletes, International Federations (IFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) for their proactive efforts […]
23/11/2024

Historic Moment: Yovanni Philippe Secures Mauritius’ First Paralympic Medal

Mauritius celebrated the extraordinary achievement of Yovanni Philippe who etched his name in history by winning the nation’s first-ever medal at the Paralympic Games. Competing in […]
09/07/2024

Team Mauritius Gears Up for Paris 2024 Olympics

The anticipation and excitement are palpable as Team Mauritius prepares to make its mark at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. With 13 talented athletes having secured […]
30/05/2024

Kate Foo Kune : A journey of excellence from Rio to Paris

Kate Foo Kune, 31 years old, stands as a prominent figure in the Mauritian badminton. She is gearing up for her second Olympic appearance at the […]
23/05/2024

Paris 2024 – Kimberley Le Court de Billot : Riding toward olympic glory

As the world eagerly anticipates the spectacle of the Paris 2024 Olympics, cyclist Kimberley Le Court de Billot has already secured her ticket for the road […]
15/03/2024

Paris 2024 – Julie Paturau: Reaching new heights

Julie Paturau, at just 23 years old, is poised to make a significant impact as she represents Mauritius in the upcoming Paris Olympics. Her journey to […]
24/02/2024

Paris 2024: Marie Perrier, from Mauritius tracks to the global stage

In the world of athletics, stories of perseverance, dedication, and triumph often resonate deeply, inspiring countless individuals to chase their dreams against all odds. Among these […]
21/02/2024

Mauritius National Olympic Committee signs UN Sports for Climate Action Framework and makes net zero commitment.

Earlier this month, the Mauritius National Olympic Committee became a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, in the process committing to halving our […]
19/02/2024

ANOCA ZONE 7 Games in Seychelles

ANOCA Zone 7 is pleased to announce the first edition of the ANOCA Games is scheduled to take place in Seychelles from May 6th to May […]
16/02/2024

Jean de Falbaire: Riding the waves of dreams to the Paris Olympics.

In the heart of every athlete lies a dream – a dream of reaching the pinnacle of their sport, of standing on the world stage, of […]
09/02/2024

Paris 2024: The Olympic and Paralympic Medals have been revealed.

On Thursday, February 8th, Paris 2024 unveiled the medals for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games. These medals encapsulate the creativity of Paris 2024 through an […]
17/01/2024

Mauritius Olympic Committee President Distributes Notebooks to APEIM NGO Children

Date: January 17, 2024 In a heartwarming initiative to support education and empower the future generation, the President of the Mauritius Olympic Committee, Mr. Philippe Hao […]
22/11/2023

MOC – Tavishee Veerasamy and Nivriti Kokil win the Olympic Debate Competition.

The Olympic Debate Competition, organized by the Mauritius Olympic Committee in collaboration with the Olympic Solidarity and the National Olympic Academy has concluded on Sunday 19, […]
17/11/2023

MOC – 18 finalists to contest for Olympic Debate Competition

The final teams for the Olympic Debate Competition have been unveiled. Following the preliminary phase of the competition, which consisted of two rounds and gathered a […]
17/11/2023

The new President Chris Jenkins OBE advocates a vision for a Sustainable Future

Chris Jenkins OBE has been elected as the President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) during its General Assembly in Singapore. Jenkins secured 64 votes from […]
01/11/2023

Olympic Solidarity Finance Forum and 40th Secretaries General Seminar in Kenya!

The Secretary General of the Mauritius Olympic Committee, Mr. Hedley Han Mui, and Finance Officer, Mr. Yohan Toocaram, are currently representing Mauritius at the Olympic Solidarity […]
01/11/2023

Empowering the Future: Women Leadership and Development Program 2023!

On Saturday, October 14 and October 28, 2023, the Mauritius Olympic Committee hosted the Women Leadership and Development Program. This inspiring initiative is all about nurturing […]
01/11/2023

Exciting Update from the eqUIP Internship Programme!

From October 8 to October 11, the Commonwealth Games Association Mauritius proudly participated in the eqUIP Internship Programme Orientation/Midterm Workshop that was held in Botswana! Our […]
01/11/2023

ANOCA Gender Equality Forum

The ANOCA Gender Equality Forum is taking place in Sal Island, Cabo Verde on October 2nd and 3rd, 2023! The forum is bringing together key decision […]
01/11/2023

Mauritius at the 11th International Athletes’ Forum

On October 1st, over 400 athlete representatives from the global network of Athletes’ Commissions gathered in Lausanne for the first day of the 11th International Athletes’ […]
01/11/2023

Newsletter September 2023

01/11/2023

Indian Ocean Island Games 2023 – A Spectacular Showcase of Talent

The Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) 2023, held in Madagascar from August 23 to September 3, were nothing short of spectacular for Team Mauritius. Our athletes […]
01/11/2023

Olympic Day Run and Indian Ocean Island Games 2023 Pre-Selected Athletes Gathering: A Celebration of Excellence and Unity

On July 8, 2023, the Mauritian sporting community came together for an exhilarating celebration of athleticism, unity, and the Olympic spirit during the Olympic Day Run […]
01/11/2023

Mauritius Olympic Committee’s Commitment to the Development Of Sports: Sport Administrators Course

Under the aegis of the Mauritius Olympic Committee and the invaluable support of the Olympic Solidarity, the Sport Administration Course (SAC) took place in Rodrigues Island […]
01/11/2023

Celebrating Commonwealth Day

On the 13th of March 2023, the Commonwealth Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm. The theme for this year was “Forging a Sustainable and Peaceful Common […]
01/11/2023

Celebrating Excellence: 15 Graduates from the Advanced Sport Management Course 2022 – 2023

The Mauritius Olympic Committee hosted a momentous ceremony to honor the accomplishments of 15 exceptional individuals who successfully completed the Advanced Sport Management Course for the […]
03/02/2023

Olympic and Paralympic Games: HOPE, the new support structure for athletes

About a year and a half before the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a new structure called “Horizon Olympique Paralympique de l’Élite” (HOPE) has been […]
03/02/2023

51 Years of the Mauritius Olympic Committee in 2023

Founded in 1971 by the late Ram Ruhee, the Mauritius Olympic Committee gained recognition from the International Olympic Committee the following year. What a long way […]
03/02/2023

MOC celebrated the Children Olympic Fun Day

The Children’s Olympic Fun Day was part of the Olympism 365 initiative of the National Olympic Academy of Mauritius to promote Olympic values and propagate Olympic […]
03/02/2023

IOIG 2023: CIJ Meeting was held in Madagascar from the 14th to 16th December.

Further to the Indian Ocean Island Games 2023, scheduled to be held from 25 August to 3 September 2023, a CIJ Meeting was held in Madagascar […]
03/02/2023

The President of the MOC met the Sports Commissioner of Rodrigues

A friendly meeting was held on 5 December 2022, with the Sports Commissioner of Rodrigues Mr. Joseph Varok Ravina who was accompanied by his officers. The […]
03/02/2023

The Secretary General and Finance Officer attended the 39th Seminar for Secretaries General.

The Association of the National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) has welcomed African NOCs from the Olympic Movement for the 39th Seminar for Secretaries General in […]
03/02/2023

The Commonwealth Games Federation hosted the eqUIP workshop in Botswana

The Commonwealth Games Association Mauritius joined 19 other Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) from Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean for the eqUIP Orientation/Midterm Workshop held in Lobatse, […]
03/02/2023

Commonwealth Games: Mr. Philippe Hao Thyn Voon received the CGF Order of Merit Award.

Mr. Philippe Hao Thyn Voon, President of the Commonwealth Games Association Mauritius and the Mauritius Olympic Committee, was awarded the GCF Order of Merit in recognition […]
14/09/2022

African Championships: The adventure ends in the quarter-finals for the Mauritian boxer Ziggy Agathe.

Ziggy Agathe was beaten by the Kenyan Nicholas Okongo Okoth on Tuesday night in the quarter-finals of the African Elite Championships. The 21-year-old Mauritian boxer was […]
13/09/2022

Boxing : The MOC sponsors Clair and Agathe for the African Championships

Boxers Merven Clair, Ziggy Agathe and Richarno Colin are actually competing at the Elite African Championships, currently taking place in Maputo, Mozambique. The Mauritius Olympic Committee […]
07/09/2022

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06/09/2022

Table tennis: The Mauritius Women Team wins bronze at the African Championships

The goal to obtain a podium has been achieved for Mauritius at the Senior African Championships, in Algeria. The Mauritius team comprised of Prathna Jalim, Oumehani […]
27/07/2022

Commonwealth Games: Team Mauritius well settled in Birmingham

The Mauritian delegation is almost complete in Birmingham. The last athletes are expected this Thursday. While waiting for the start of the 22nd edition of the […]
15/07/2022

Commonwealth Games: Mr. Philippe Hao Thyn Voon to the athletes: ” It’s your time to shine “

The President of the Mauritius Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Association Mauritius reiterated his confidence in the athletes and Team officials who will be part […]
14/07/2022

Birmingham 2022: Honourable Pravind Jugnauth to the athletes: “Let’s raise the Mauritian Flag high at the Commonwealth Games”

The Prime Minister, Hon. Pravind Jugnauth was present at the gathering of the Mauritian delegation for the Commonwealth Games (July 28-August 8), which was held on […]
14/07/2022

Commonwealth Games: Ranaivosoa and Chan Yook Foo captains of Team Mauritius

The Weightlifter Roilya Ranaivosoa and table tennis player Brian Chan Yook Fo have been given the roles of men’s and women’s team captains respectively for the […]
14/07/2022

Commonwealth Games: Morand, Clair and Alphonse designated flag bearers

Unlike previous editions of the Commonwealth Games, the Republic of Mauritius will have three flag bearers in Birmingham this month. The goal is to promote parity […]
11/07/2022

Forum in Uganda : A preview of the organisation and Preparation for Paris 2024

Participating in a forum in Uganda on the theme ‘NOC Games Preparation – Regional Forums for NOCs of Africa’ in Uganda, the Secretary General of the […]
02/07/2022

Commonwealth Games – Awareness Session on the fight against doping for athletes and coaches

As the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games approaches (July 28 to August 8), the Commonwealth Games Association Mauritius (CGA), in partnership with the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, […]
27/06/2022

Commonwealth Games: Team officials of Mauritius gathered on Saturday

The countdown has started. One month before the kick-off of the 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, the Commonwealth Games Association Mauritius brought […]
19/06/2022

Tejraj Pultoo : «Let’s embrace the olympic values»

The National Badminton Team Player has a message for the Olympic Day, which will be celebrated on June 23. “Let’s embrace the Olympic values, that are […]
18/06/2022

Priscilla Morand: “ I experienced great emotions through sport”

June 23 is the celebration day for sport and the Olympic movement. Like every year, the Mauritius Olympic Committee celebrates Olympic week in its own way […]
18/06/2022

Olympic Week 2022 – Solidarity, hope and optimism- This is what the power of sport is all about.

Dear Olympic Friends, Celebrated every year on the 23rd of June, the Olympic Day was introduced in 1948 to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on […]
13/06/2022

MOC : 17 new graduates in Advanced Sport Management

The Mauritian sports community has 17 new recipients in Advanced Sport Management. The students of the year 2021-2022 received their certificates on Saturday during a formal […]
12/06/2022

Triathlon – Africa Cup: Mauritian Julie Staub won the bronze medal

Good performance from Julie Staub in Ghana. The Mauritian won the bronze medal at the Africa Cup on Saturday in Accra. In the Elite category, Julie […]
11/06/2022

Athletics – The Mauritian Jérémie Lararaudeuse claims the title of vice champion of Africa in the 110m hurdles.

He took the second place of the final behind the Algerian, Bouanani Amine, with a time of 13’55.This silver medal, won by the Mauritian hurdler, is […]
07/06/2022

Mauritian boxers Colin and Clair win gold in Netherlands

The three Mauritian boxers engaged in the Eindhoven Box Cup in the Netherlands have all won medals. Richarno Colin and Merven Clair won gold in their […]
30/05/2022

Judo: Mauritian Rémi Feuillet wins the bronze medal at the African Championships

Rémi Feuillet took the third place in the under 90 kg category at the Senior African Judo Championships on Saturday in Algeria. The Mauritian signed two […]
27/05/2022

Christianne Legentil, Vice-champion of Africa

Great performance by Christianne Legentil in Oran, Algeria. In this new category (-57kg), she came vey close to gold by falling against the Algerian Yamina Halata […]
27/05/2022

African Championships: Morand grabs a gold medal for Mauritius 24 years after Raphaël and St-Louis.

The Mauritian judoka Priscilla Morand was crowned African champion on Thursday in Algeria after her victory over the Tunisian Oumaima Bedioui in the final (-48 kg). […]
26/05/2022

Hao Thyn Voon: “We are working with the International Federation to bring together the entire Mauritian gymnastics family”

Suspended since 2015 after irregularities were detected in the finance of the Mauritian Gymnastics Federation, the Mauritius Olympic Committee wants to revive this discipline. “We are […]
26/05/2022

Shortlisted Athletes by National Federations for the Commonwealth Games 2022

Para-Athletics ALPHONSE Noemi ANGELINE Anais RAVET Cedric Athletics BIBI Gary Noa Jerrel LARARAUDEUSE Jeremie MAUTHOOR Katie POTIRON Liliane Badminton BODHA Lorna Tara Jinee BONGOUT Alexandre Jean […]
23/05/2022

Wrestling: Mauritian David Ste Marie wins a bronze medal at the African Championships.

David Ste Marie, won the bronze medal in the 79 kg category. The Mauritian wrestler secured his place on the podium after his victory against the […]
20/05/2022

Roilya Ranaivosoa, Olympic scholarship: “The race for Paris 2024 begins with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham”

The Weightlifter Roilya Ranaivosoa is preparing herself in Qatar for the Commonwealth Games scheduled for July 28-August 8 in Birmingham, England. The Olympic scholarship holder, the […]
10/05/2022

Table Tennis : Two gold medals for Mauritius at the East African Championships

Great performance by our table tennis players at the East African Championships which ended on Sunday in Ethiopia. Two gold medals and two silver fell into […]
02/05/2022

Fayzal Bundhun: “Train competent coaches to achieve the objectives of local volley-ball”

32 aspiring coaches had the opportunity to participate in the FIVB Coaches Course level 1, conducted by French instructor André Glaive, at the Pandit Sahadeo gymnasium […]
22/04/2022

Richard Papie: “A privilege for Mauritian Wrestling to host this major project”

Mauritius is hosting the first edition of the Regional Educational Development Training and Tournaments at the National Sports Complex in Côte d’Or since Monday. An international […]
14/04/2022

MOC : Financial aid granted to the Mauritius Cycling Federation.

The Mauritius Olympic Committee through the Olympic Solidarity made a financial contribution to the Mauritius Cycling Federation as part of the participation of local riders at […]
13/04/2022

MOC provides financial support to the rugby team

The National Rugby Sevens Team has received financial support from the Mauritian Olympic Committee and Olympic Solidarity for its participation in the Africa Cup of Nations, […]
09/04/2022

Boxer Richarno Colin Wins Gold Medal at Zone 3 African Championships

Mauritius won three medals, one gold and two bronze, at the African Zone 3 Championships in Congo Kinshasa. Richarno Colin stepped on the top of the […]
31/03/2022

Richard Papie and Hedley Han on mission in Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games

Two representatives of the Commonwealth Games Mauritius, namely Mr. Richard Papie and Mr. Hedley Han, are currently on mission in Birmingham, relating to the holding of […]
30/03/2022

Weightlifter Alison Sunee gets an invitation for the Commonwealth Games

Mauritian weightlifting will have a fifth representative at the Commonwealth Games (July 28-August) in Birmingham, England. Alison Sunee received an invitation from the Commonwealth Games Federation. […]
30/03/2022

Commonwealth Games: The COM request an invitation for beach volleyball

Mauritian beach volleyball players Lisa Bonne and Natacha Rigobert narrowly missed qualifying for the Commonwealth Games scheduled for July 28 to August 8 in Birmingham, England. […]
16/03/2022

Mauritian Olympic Committee…50 years of history  

A half-century. This is the course of the Mauritian Olympic Committee. Founded in 1971 by the late Ram Ruhee, the Mauritius Olympic Committee gained recognition from […]
28/02/2022

Women and Sports Commission Seminar 2022

As the leader of the Olympic Movement, the International Olympic Committee is taking continuous action to advance gender equality. The IOC has been encouraging and working […]
23/02/2022

The President of the MOC attends the YOP Athlete Award of the Month

Organized by the Mauritius Sports Council, the ‘YOP Athlete of the Month Award’aims to recognize athletes that have brilliantly succeeded at competitions organizednationally, regionally and internationally.This […]
23/02/2022

Advanced Sports Management Course

The Advanced Sport Management Course (ASMC) is a Professional Diploma Course in Advanced Sport Management. The ASMC is being jointly offered by the Olympic Solidarity and […]
23/02/2022

MOC Secretary General at the XXV ANOC General Assembly and Awards 2021

The XXV Association of National Olympic Committees General Assembly and ANOC Awards 2021 was held in Crete,Greece to celebrate the outstanding achievements of athletes from the […]
23/02/2022

Mauritius Clean Seas Campaign

Launched by the United Nations Environment Programme in 2017, the Clean Seas Campaign aims to engagegovernment, the general public, civil society and the private sector in […]
23/02/2022

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay

On Friday 26th November 2021, the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay arrived in Mauritius, reaching the 15thdestination out of the 72 Commonwealth nations and territories it […]
17/06/2021

Olympic Week 2021

The Olympic Day is celebrated every year on June 23. This year the MOC has decided to extend the celebrations of this day to a whole […]
20/10/2020

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee (Tokyo 2020) published the first playbook to ensure a safe […]
Tokyo 2020