Organizing the Indian Ocean Island Games in August and September would collide with the African Games and the start of the school year in participating countries. the final dates should be decided after a final meeting in December.
The dates proposed by the Malagasy authorities do not help anyone. The big island will host the games from August 23 to September 3. If the announcement of the organizing committee has reassured the many skeptics about the holding of the Games of the Indian Ocean islands next year, for many delegations, the dates, they pose problems.
The president of the regional Olympic sports committee of Mayotte recalls that the dates of the Games of the islands of the Indian Ocean are fixed taking into account another important sporting event, in this case, the African Games of the independent countries: Madagascar , Seychelles, Mauritius and the Union of the Comoros are concerned.
The COJI, the organizing committee of the games of the islands of the Indian Ocean has always been able to demonstrate realism and flexibility.
The Indian Ocean Island Games are competitions aimed at young people and amateurs. The athletes who participate are pupils, students and workers. the organization of the Games in July, during the holidays therefore, is a good thing.
The Malagasy are not firm on these dates from August 23 to September 3, according to Madi Vita, the president of the regional Olympic and sports committee of Mayotte: “They propose that everything be calmly reviewed during the meeting of the International Games Committee, face-to-face on December 14, 15 and 16 in Antananarivo. »
The other points on the agenda of this last meeting before the games are the validation of the general and technical regulations, the financial aspect, the sites, the sports infrastructures and the question of the accommodation of the delegations.
23 disciplines will be represented, athletics (including disabled sports), badminton, 3×3 and 5×5 basketball, boxing, cycling, horse riding, football, beach soccer, weightlifting, handball, judo, karate, kickboxing, wrestling, swimming ( including disabled sports), petanque, taekwondo, archery, tennis, table tennis, sailing, volleyball, beach volleyball and surfing.
In Mauritius in 2019, handball and women’s football were not retained, to the chagrin of the Mahorais.
