Guam's Ricardo Blas is ONOC's Vice President

April 1, 2005
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The General Assembly of the Oceania National Olympic Committee met in Brisbane, Australia, this past week for their annual meeting and election of Officers and Executive Committee Members.

Kevan Gosper, (Aus) ONOC's four-term President was reelected to another four-year-term. Also retaining his seat as secretary general was Dr. Robin Mitchell (FIJ). 

The General Assembly supported Guam in a big way this election as Ricardo Blas was successful in regaining the position of vice president after losing to Sir John Dawanincura (PNG) four years ago. Dawanincura lost his bid for ONOC's president to Gosper this year. In the 2001 election Guam held on to a position on the Executive Committee when Blas was elected a member. 

Mitchell and Blas ran unopposed in this year's election.

Baklai Temengil (Palau) ONOC Executive Committee Member & Secretary General Palau National Olympic Committee

The General Assembly also elected to their Executive Committee Vanuatu's Joe Carlo, New Zealand's Barry Maister, Tonga's Tevita (David) Tupou, and Palau's Baklai Temengil, (only woman elected to the Committee) . IOC Members Phil Coles (AUS), John Coates (AUS) and Tay Wilson (NZL) remain as Executive Committee members.

A dinner reception was scheduled later that evening hosted by Australia's Olympic Committee President, John Coates. 

The delegation stayed at the Stamford Plaza Hotel in Brisbane since Monday. President Jacques Rogge addressed the General Assemble and presented Olympic pins at the welcoming function held at the Speaker's Green, Parliament House.