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Robin E. MitchellRobin E. Mitchell (born 10 March 1946 in Levuka[1]) is a Fijian sports official. A practicing medical doctor since 1977, he obtained his medical degree at the University of Adelaide in Australia.[1] He was the team physician for Fijian athletes at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and South Pacific Games from 1984 to 1992.[1] In 1994, he was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and remains a member to this day.[1] He served as Chairman of the South Pacific Games Organising Committee from 1997 to 2003, and simultaneously as President of the Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee from 1997 to 2005. He was Vice-President (1989–1993) then Secretary General (1993–2009) of the Oceania National Olympic Committees, and has served as its President since 2009. He is also, since 2001, a member of the Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency.[1] References |