NMA’s Tebuteb named technical official in Oceania championships – Marianas Variety

13 Apr 2017

NORTHERN Marianas Athletics President Ramon A. Tebuteb was appointed as one of the technical officials in the Oceania Athletics Association Area Championships that will be held June 28 to July 1 in Suva, Fiji.

Tebuteb represents NMI in the group of call room judges tasked to see to it athletics are on their designated spots at least an hour prior to an event.

A former local lawmaker, Tebuteb is the first NMI athletics official appointed to position in such capacity. NMA Secretary General Robin Sapong was also appointed technical official in previous Oceania area championships, but as field officer.

Tebuteb submitted his intent to join the technical officials team and was approved by the organizing committee.

The other call room judges in the event are Fijis Christopher Semisi Bainivalu and Joey Kalouvou, and Australias Jeanette Richter.

Call room judges, Tebuteb said oversees the athletes punctuality. If the 100-meter sprint is about to start for example, the call room judges are the ones that call the athletes in. Normally, the athletes have to be at the starting line at least one hour prior to the event.

Calls are usually made three timesfirst call, second call, and final calland the athletes must be present. Failing to be at certain spot after the final call may lead to disqualification.

Tebuteb said his appointment in the technical officials team gets NMIs athletics community into deeper involvement in Oceania family.

This is normal for an individual involved in athletics to volunteer in such big event. It is a good opportunity for anyone in the local athletics community, Tebuteb said.

Nine NMI athletes are preparing for the event.

They are Beouch Ngirongchor, Zarinae Jones Sapong and Riella Ann Billy Ichiuo who complete in the open division of 100-meter and 200-meter dash; Traven Quitugua, Annalei Santos and Jamie Pangelinan in the 18-and-under sprints, and Jerald Castillo, Daniel Calvo III and Chloe Salvosa in the 20-and-under events. Salvosa will also do long jump and sprints; Santos, shot put and discus throw and Castillo in 100-meter sprint.

They will be leaving with Rangamar and Sapong.

Tebuteb will leave a week earlier for the IAAF Congress in which NMI is a voting member.

New Zealands Trevor Spittle will be the technical delegate; Fijis Selwyn Williams and OAAs Tom OShaughnessy, organizational delegates and OAAs Yvonne Mullins, administration.

Geoff Gardner and Australias Patricia Kinnane are the Jury of Appeal Chairpersons; New Zealands Jim McIlroy, international technical official; Australias Barry Mullins, competition director; Australias Fiona Brown and Kim Owens, meeting managers and Spittle, para-athletic event manager.

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