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TCI Minister attends 9th Commonwealth Sports Ministers meeting on the Gold Coast
#GoldCoast, Queensland, Australia – April 9, 2018 – Minister of Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services, Hon. Edwin Astwood, attended the 9th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting (9th CSMM) 2 – 3 April, 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia. 
The Meeting was held directly before the commencement of the Commonwealth Games – Gold Coast 2018 – and welcomed Sports Ministers and delegates from 71 Commonwealth nations and territories. The Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Right Hon. Patricia Scotland, Q.C. opened the meeting and introduced the chair of the meeting, Australian Minister for Sports, Senator the Hon. Bridget McKenzie.
The role of this year’s 9th CSMM was underpinned by three key themes:
Strengthening the value and integrity of sport through policy coherence;
Leveraging sport investment as a contributor to the Sustainable Development Goals and human rights; and
Enhancing Commonwealth cooperation to promote a cohesive sport policy agenda. 
Following the Sports Ministers Meeting, the Commonwealth Secretariat released a communique which captures the joint strategies and collective action of the Commonwealth Sports Ministers. 
Sports Minister, Hon. Edwin Astwood, was accompanied by Deputy Secretary, Tamera Howell-Robinson and Director of Sports, Jarrett Forbes. Minister Astwood shared; “This meeting of Sports Ministers highlighted that sports should not only be viewed as a sector but as an industry.” He further noted; “The objectives of the meeting ties in with what we want to do with Sports as it is a contributor to national development some key areas of development include sports tourism, health and well being, and enhancing the longevity of our population.”
Minister Astwood, while on the Gold Coast, also visited with the athletes and officials of Team TCI at Village 2018 and attended the Opening Ceremony of the Games.
Team TCI includes athletes participating in two sporting areas – Shooting and Athletics.
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