TONY IROGA
Athletics has officially become the sixth sport federation to register with the National Sport Council (NSC) for 2026.
This marks another significant milestone in strengthening national sport governance and athletic development structures.
According to a recent press release issued by NSC, the Floorball Federation Solomon Islands (FFSI) became the first federation to complete its registration with NSC for 2026.
“Since then, cricket, football, hockey and tennis have followed, demonstrating a growing commitment to involved governance standards and structed athlete pathways,” the statement said.
The statement said the latest registration reflects NSC’s ongoing commitment to building sustainable athlete development pathways, strengthening governance structures and supporting federation to actively participate in regional and international sporting platforms.
“The support extended to Athletics and other registered federation forms part of the national sport council’s standard framework available to registered federation in 2026,” the statement said.
The NSC said this will allow access to facilities, High Performance (HP) centre services and government grants is provided consistently in line with NSC policy and remains subject to compliance requirements.
NSC statement said with this registration, Athletics federation is now eligible to book national sporting facilities at no cost for the training of national squads.
“Athletics can also apply for the NSC government grant of ten thousand dollars $10,000, provided there no outstanding dept to NSC,” NSC statement said.
The statement said this will allow athletes to access the high-performance centre and nominate one senior men’s squared, one women’s senior squad, one junior men’s squad and one junior women’s squad.
“The registered federation are therefore invited to select one team per gender as part of the national athlete pathway framework to ensure that up and coming talented athletes get access to the high-performance programs,” NSC said.
NSC added that it has also issued governance recognition certificates to acknowledge federations that meet and maintain required governance standards.
“By meeting governance standards, the federations not only meet the requirements of the NSC Act but also provide assurance to potential sponsors and the public that the federation operates on the basis of accountability and transparency,” the statement said.
The statement said the funding and other support is managed for the benefit of the federation and particularly its athletes.
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