Molen appointed as new chairman for Athletes Commission

THE Papua New Guinea Athletes Commission has appointed Andrew Molen as its new chair at a recent Team PNG games review workshop led by the PNG Olympic Committee over the weekend.
Molen, who is from the sport of karate and kungfu wushu, was appointed as the new PNG athletes commission chair for the next four years by the members of the commission in place of the outgoing Ryan Pini, with Lua Rikis (netball) re-elected as deputy chair.
Both candidates will serve a term of four years concluding at the next Pacific Games in 2027 in Tahiti where the next athlete commission elections will be held. The purpose of the PNG Athlete’s Commission is to advise the PNGOC executives on all athlete matters that involve the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, the Pacific Mini Games, and the Pacific Games.
Molen expressed gratitude saying “this is such a big honour and responsibility and I am privileged to be given this role.
“Ryan Pini has done remarkable work and I am confident in his guidance to help us through. It’s also great to have Lua Rikis back.
PNGOC secretary general Desmond Kaviagu thanked Pini for his exemplary leadership in his term.