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About the Division<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sports and Recreational Development Division leads sports governance, promotes healthy lifestyles through sport, manages national sports facilities, and distributes grants to sports federations and clubs. A major priority is preparing Tonga to successfully host the Pacific Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key Focus Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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  • Development and implementation of national sports policies and strategies <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Support for high-performance athletes and teams <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Community-based sports programs that promote health and participation <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Management and upgrading of sports facilities <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Grant funding and support for sports federations and clubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    How to get involved<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Apply for sports development grants <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Register your federation or club <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Participate in community sports programs <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Volunteer or coach in grassroots activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Our Facilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      The Ministry (SARD) manages and operates two sport facility complex, Teufaiva National Stadium and ‘Atele Indoor Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      Teufaiva National Stadium<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Hosts internatioal sporting events<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Hosts National Events<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Intercollege Sports Competition<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Intercollege Rugby Tournament<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • National Sporting events (rugby, rugby league, soccer, etc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          About the Division The Sports and Recreational Development Division leads sports governance, promotes healthy lifestyles through sport, manages national sports facilities, and distributes grants to sports federations and clubs. A major priority is preparing Tonga to successfully host the Pacific Games. Key Focus Areas How to get involved Our Facilities The Ministry (SARD) manages and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":212,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-186","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mia.gov.to\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mia.gov.to\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mia.gov.to\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mia.gov.to\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mia.gov.to\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mia.gov.to\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":255,"href":"https:\/\/mia.gov.to\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/186\/revisions\/255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mia.gov.to\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mia.gov.to\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}