Land: 2,040km² Population: 1,057,000

　

　Casse cote: two teams attempting to hit their opponents with an elastic ball.

　Sapsiwai: a bunch of elastics and trying to keep it in the air the longer possible.

　

　1) Football (30,000)

　2) Athletics (4,000)

　3) Volleyball (1,500)

　4) Swimming (1,000)

　5) Basketball (600)

　

　1) Football

　2) Volleyball

　3) Athletics

　4) Basketball

　5) Swimming

　

　Sport Act (1984)

　

　The Sports Documentation and Information Centre c/o Mauritius Sports Council

　Tel:(230)454.1008 Fax:(230)464.2991

　e-mail: k_Jolicoe @hotmail.com

　

　NA

　

　Approx. 400 to 500 with average membership of 30 to 50 per club.

　

　NA

　

Address: Royal Road, Belle Rose

Tel: (230)4541009 Fax: (230)4543471

e-mail: mauritiussportsc @intnet.mu

　

　April, 1986

　

　Mr.Raj Gaya

　Title: Chairman

　

　Governmental organization

　

　To encourage the practice of sport activities by all citizens of the country.

　

　Full-time staff: 185 Part-time staff: 40

　Board Members: 12

　

　Approx. US$380,000 (2000)

　Approx. US$424,000 (2001)

　

　'Fete du Sport'-(Sport Festival-a five day sport for all event organized twice yearly)

　Leisure Swimming Sessions (daily at all our swimming pools)

　

　1) School children (Age 6 to 12), Adolescents (Age 13 to 16) : Fete du Sport

　2) Adult women : all year round sport activities organized by the National Women Sports Commission

　3) Employees at work-sites : organized by the Corporate Sports Association

　4) General people in the community : organized by each municipal and district council for its locality

　

　NA

　

　The Ministry of Youth & Sports

　Local Sports Associations

　Sponsors

　

　TAFISA, IASI

　

　1) Absence of a specialized association to cater for Sport for All exclusively.

　2) Reluctance of National Sport Governing Bodies to cooperate in the field

of Sport for All.