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Commonwealth Sports Ministers' meetings

More information on the Commonwealth Sports Ministers' meetings

The Sports Ministers of the Commonwealth meet every two years in the margins of the Commonwealth Games and the Summer Olympic Games to discuss issues of mutual importance and the strategic application of sports programs in assisting the social and economic development of the countries and territories of the Commonwealth.

The 4th meeting of Commonwealth Sport Ministers examined the latest developments in sport and explored ways to work together to develop initiatives to improve society through sport. The meeting was chaired by the Australian Minister for Sport, the Hon Kate Ellis MP. A media release from the Minister can be obtained at the following link: http://www.kateellis.com.au/newsroom/64/

The Agenda for the meeting and links to presentations are provided below.

4th meeting of Commonwealth Sport Ministers, Beijing
9 August 2008

Agenda

1. Welcome by Australian Government Minister for Sport - Hon Kate Ellis MP
   http://www.kateellis.com.au/speeches/104/
2. Official Opening by Commonwealth Secretary-General - HE Kamalesh Sharma
   1. Integration of Sport into Commonwealth Secretariat programmes for Youth Development
3. Commonwealth Advisory Board on Sport (CABOS) report to the Commonwealth Sports Ministers, Beijing, 2008 - Development through Sport - Ms Sue Campbell, CABOS Chair
4. Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS) Update - Ms Sue Campbell
   1. Item One: Health benefits from sports participation - Lloyd Lazar, CABOS Member
      Healthy Lifestyles Project – Caribbean
   2. Item Two: Inclusive communities through sport - Low Beng Choo, CABOS Member
      Goal – India
   3. Item Three: Sustained participation in sport - Mark Peters, CABOS Member
      Active Community Clubs - South Africa
   4. Item Four: Sport & physical education - Sue Campbell
      The Sky Living for Sport Program - UK
5. Final Report of the Sport for Development and Peace International Working Group (SDP IWG) - Hon Helena Guergis MP, Secretary of State for Sport, Canada
6. Regional Anti-Doping Organisations - Mr David Howman, Director-General, World Anti-Doping Agency
   1. UNESCO Convention States/Parties.
7. Commonwealth Games Update – Pune 2008 & Delhi 2010 - Mr Michael Fennell President, Commonwealth Games Federation
8. Wrap Up / Concluding Remarks - Hon Kate Ellis MP
   Beijing Communiqué

The third Commonwealth Sports Ministers' meeting was held in Melbourne on 14 March 2006, just prior to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. The Melbourne Communiqué is available for download. Final communiqué for third CSMM (PDF 19 KB)

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