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February 18th, 2026 -- The Association of National Olympic Committees of the OECS (ANOCES) is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement with Panam Sports in respect of the Panam Sports NOC Strengthening Programme effective 2026.
ANOCES President, Ephraim Penn, has expressed his satisfaction with the work that his Executive has undertaken regarding the initiative that was paid before Panam Sports President, Mr Neven Ilic, last year. “We are confident that the initiative will redound to the benefit of the young people of the subregion and help shape successive generations who will represent our members at the regional and international level multisport Games and individual sport Championships of the respective International Federations”, Penn stated.
The three major Programmes are as follows:
1. Sports Competitions Programme
This programme supports the organization of sports competitions proposed by ANOCES for Athletics, 3 x 3 Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Swimming and Table Tennis.
2. Coaches, Referees, Technical Officials Education Courses Programme
This programme is focused on coaches’ education and development through training courses.
3. Methodologists Support Programme
This programme is designed to strengthen the work of the sport methodologists who are already assigned, actively supporting the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) within ANOCES, ensuring that they also provide dedicated assistance during regional and continental competitions.
The Executive Committee of ANOCES has agreed the allocation of the grant funds from Panam Sports for the aforementioned sport competitions. These allocations will be disbursed to the host National Olympic Committee to defray their competition organisational expenses for athletes and officials like accommodation and meals, ground transportation, trophies and medals, meals for competition officials, venue preparation/rental, and other related expenses/costs.
The ANOCES Competitions to which the grant funds will be applied for 2026 are:
| Competition |
Dates |
Location |
| ANOECS Athletics Championships |
4 – 5 July |
Basseterre, St Kitts/Nevis |
| ANOECS 3 x 3 Basketball |
23 – 24 May |
Tortola, BVI |
| ANOECS Beach Volleyball |
10 – 12 July |
Basseterre, St Kitts/Nevis |
| ANOECS Table Tennis |
6 – 8 December |
St Lucia |
| ANOECS Swimming |
6 – 8 November |
St Lucia |
ANOCES has expressed its most since gratitude to Panam Sports for the continued collaboration between the two organisations.
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