The Mauritius Sports Council in collaboration with Panagora Marketing Co. Ltd organised the Yoplait / Candia Sports Medicine Programme at Gris Gris Community Centre on Wednesday 26 October 2016 in the presence of:
- Staff of the Mauritius Sports Council;
- Mrs. Babita Ramgoolam, Community Support Officer.
The objectives of the talks are to make the public aware of the benefits of Sports, proper physical activities and a good nutrition for maintaining a healthy life style. An Ice Box was offered for use at the Community Centre and Booklets on Sports Medicine were offered to all participants. The Resource Persons proceeded with the talks as follows:
- Good nutrition, presented byMrs. Bina Coonjul, Nutritionist from the Ministry of Health & Quality of Life;
- The Importance of Physical Activities presented by Mr. Michel Chang Kye, Physiotherapist, Chairman Medical / Paramedical Committee of the Mauritius Sports Council.
97 participants attended the talks. A quiz was held with questions related to the talks on Sports Medicine at the end of the programme. Six participants namely Sila Appadu, Mariane Marie, Marie Lise Valayoodum, Francoise Delana, Vivi Mooneyan and Clairie Lacibe answered correctly the questions and were offered a T- shirt as prizes. At the end of the talk, Candia Milk was offered to all participants.