FINA praises Beyond Sport
The Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), the international governing body of five major aquatic sports, announced its support for Beyond Sport this week.
President Mustapha Larfaoui praised Beyond Sport for striving to achieve the same goals as FINA, saying “Our Stars inspire new talents and enhance passion for our disciplines worldwide. That is why we are proud, as you are, to have an impact Beyond Sport.”
FINA encompasses swimming, water polo, open-water swimming, diving and synchronised swimming, and 2008 commemorates the organisation’s centenary as a world governing body for such disciplines. Larfaoui said FINA promotes “Fair play, education, citizenship, respect, friendship and protection of the environment (namely water, our natural element).” He added that these aspects make FINA proud to have an effect that is “Beyond Sport.”
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05 Jan 2009 -