{"id":410207,"date":"2024-06-18T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=410207"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Team-NMI-settling-in-Marshalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Team-NMI-settling-in-Marshalls\/","title":{"rendered":"Team NMI settling in Marshalls"},"content":{"rendered":"

MAJURO, Marshall Islands\u2014<\/strong>Chef de mission Valerie Hofschneider welcomed the athletics and basketball teams Sunday night as the rest of Team NMI settles in Majuro, Marshall Islands for the 2024 Micronesian Games.<\/p>\n

They join the other NMI athletes already there as they settle in for the first few days of games. The wrestling team will make their way to Majuro on the June 20.<\/p>\n

The opening ceremony was held last Saturday and was led by NMI flag bearer Antonette Labausa and Hofschneider. Other Micronesian Islands joined in the festivities including host Marshall Islands, Guam, Kiribati, Palau, Nauru, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Kosrae, and Yap.<\/p>\n

Hofschneider said that, so far, the team is settling in nicely. \u201cThe team is doing well. Everything is provided. There\u2019s some getting used to like the facilities. The showers and restrooms are separate, but so far overall, there hasn\u2019t been any complaints. It\u2019s just taking some getting used to,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a different country so it\u2019s a different lifestyle, which is fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the only thing they had trouble with so far is transportation.<\/p>\n

As for the swim team that medaled, she said, \u201cit\u2019s really fantastic. What a way to start the Games for us. Swimming has always been one of the strongest sports for us including beach volleyball.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said of the women\u2019s volleyball team that competed the past couple of days, \u201cthis is the first time I\u2019ve seen the team perform. Today, (Sunday) they performed pretty strong so hopefully tomorrow (yesterday) they show the same energy as they did.<\/p>\n

As for her end as the chef de mission, she said, \u201cthe only stressful thing is transportation. I just need to be where all teams are playing to support everybody, but other than that, if I\u2019m able to go where I need to go, then I\u2019m happy and less stressed out. I\u2019ll be able to just show our athletes that there\u2019s somebody there for them and supporting them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Team NMI chef de mission Valerie Hofschneider, right, and deputy chef de mission James Lee pose for a photo at the arrival area of the Amata Kabua International Airport in Majuro, Marshall Islands last Sunday night.<\/p>\n

-LEIGH GASES
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