Fy nigwyddiad cyntaf oedd llofnodi Memorandwm Cyd-ddealltwriaeth gyda Phwyllgor Paralympaidd Oceania a gytunodd y byddai holl wledydd Paralympaidd Rhanbarth Oceania – Awstralia, Ffiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papwa Gini Newydd ac Ynysoedd Solomon – yn aros yng Nghaerdydd cyn Gemau Paralympaidd 2012. Daw hyn ar ben y cytundeb a lofnodwyd y llynedd gyda Paralympics New Zealand sy’n golygu y bydd tîm Paralympaidd Seland Newydd yn aros yn Abertawe. Roedd yn addas i hyn ddigwydd ar y Diwrnod Paralympaidd Rhyngwladol. Rwyf wrth fy modd hefyd i Athletics New Zealand gyhoeddi yn ystod fy ymweliad pum niwrnod y byddant yn sefydlu canolfan hyfforddi yng Nghaerdydd cyn Gemau Olympaidd Llundain 2012.
My first engagement involved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Oceania Paralympic Committee which agreed that all Oceania Region Paralympic countries – Australia, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands – will be based in Cardiff prior to the 2012 Paralympic Games.  This adds to the agreement signed last year with Paralympics New Zealand which will see the New Zealand Paralympic team being based in Swansea.  It was very fitting the event took place on International Paralympic Day.  I am also delighted to report that during my 5 day visit Athletics New Zealand announced that they will also be setting up their training camp in Cardiff prior to the London Olympics in 2012.