88 Malagasy athletes will this year be sent to train in China for five months, Malagasy sports minister said on Friday.
“Eighty-eight Malagasy athletes in five disciplines will be selected by Chinese experts and Malagasy technicians and will leave this year for five months of training in China,” Anicet Andriamosarisoa, Madagascar’s minister of sports, said during the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chinese ambassador to Madagascar Yang Xiaorong.
“These Malagasy athletes perform in swimming, athletics, ping pong, weightlifting and badminton,” the minister said.
The minister added that the Chinese government had sent a team to Madagascar for a study mission, to assess the needs of the Malagasy side and establish the sports cooperation program.
Andriamosarisoa also revealed that other sports disciplines will also be improved as part of this Sino-Malagasy sport cooperation program.
Chinese ambassador to Madagascar Yang Xiaorong said the aim of the program was to improve the performances and conditions of Training for the Malagasy athletes.
“The implementation of this project will reinforce the existing cooperation and will support the implementation of Madagascar’s national sports policy, increase the exchanges of young athletes from both countries,” Yang said.
