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ROME WINS THE EUROPEAN ASSEMBLY FOR THE SPORT OF GAY 2008
Arcigay Group Fish and Rome, with the support dell'AgenSport - Lazio , they got the description of Rome as' s assembly dell'EGLSF of 2008 (European Federation of Gay Sports), with a unanimous vote of more than 100 delegates from all over Europe, meeting in Madrid in recent days. This meeting will consider the nominations for ' Gay Games' European of 2011, referred to as EuroGames , which are the Gay Olympics involving more than 40 countries and 8,000 athletes lesbians and gay men engaged in more than 20 different sports.
The EGLSF has a representative in the Council of Europe in an advisory capacity to projects aimed at combating discrimination and homophobia in sport. The EGLSF adheres In addition to the network " Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE), body created to combat racism and homophobia in football, recognized by FIFA , which in the last month according to the UEFA sent a brochure to all the clubs in Italian football, to suggest actions to combat homophobia in football stadiums.
"We are delighted with this victory, which for the first time in Italy will lead a debate on European anti-discrimination for lesbian and gay people, through sport - the promoters say Fabrizio Marrazzo , Head of Sport and Arcigay Sordini Paul, president of Gruppo Pesce Roma - and because it helps the sport, integration and to combat homophobia which is faced by many young lesbians and gay men that were close to the sport and are often removed from their peers. "
continues Marrazzo :" I call upon public and private entities to help Roma candidates for the 'Gay Games' European of 2011, which could contribute positively to the choice of Rome as the venue for the 2016 Olympics. This is one of the reasons that led us to launch the site www.arcigaysport.com "
" The Gruppo Pesce Roma ( www. gruppopesceroma.org ), organizer of the event along with Arcigay, swimming is an association formed by gay and lesbian sports and is the first reality GLBT officially established in Rome. The GPR, participating in national and international tournaments, it is proposed to disseminate, through sport, the integration of homosexuals in society, providing a positive model of vision, commitment and aggregation "
" We believe that the assembly of 2008 was assigned to Rome with the support of the Regione Lazio, Rhone said Giuliano, Department of Culture and Sport and Anna Paola Tanning, Agensport President of the Region of Lazio. "The Lazio Region is keen to support this type of events with increasing power and commitment because we believe the fight against discrimination a priority of our government action. In addition, we also support other institutions and agencies, to show gay clubs across Europe, that Italy is also ready to host international sports competitions to support the battle against discrimination, like other European nations. "
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ASSEMBLY SPORTS OF GAY
Arcigay Group Fish and Rome, backed by Agensport – Regione Lazio , have been successful in obtaining the appointment of Rome as the host city for the 2008 General Assembly of the EGLSF ( European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation ), with the unanimous vote of the 100 delegates from all over Europe that met at Madrid some days ago. The Assembly will be in charge of assessing the candidates to host the 2011 European ‘ Gay Games’, known as EUROGAMES . This event is a sort of Gay Olympics, involving 8000 Gay and Lesbian athletes from over 40 countries, participating in around 20 different sports.
The EGLSF has its own representative at the Council of Europe who holds an advisory role in projects aiming at fighting discrimination and homophobia in sport. Furthermore, the EGLSF is a member of the “ Football Against Racism in
“We are delighted about this victory, because it means that, for the first time, Italy will lead a European debate on the fight against discrimination against Gays and Lesbians through sport– stated Fabrizio Marrazzo, chairperson of Arcigay Sport and Paolo Sordini, president of Gruppo Pesce Roma, supporters of the Rome bid – because sport helps integration and also to fight homophobia that many gay and lesbian youths encounter when they start practising a sport and find they are often rejected by their fellows.”
Marrazzo adds : “I make a plea to public as well as private organisations to help us put forward Rome as a candidate to host the 2011 European ‘Gay Games’, since this could contribute positively to electing Rome as the host of the 2016 Olympic Games. This is one of the reasons for launching the www.arcigaysport.com website”
“The Gruppo Pesce Roma (www.gruppopesceroma.org), co-organiser of the event with Arcigay, is a Gay and Lesbian swimming Association and the first official GLBT sport Association created in
“We think it is important that the 2008 Assembly has been awarded to Rome also thanks to the support of the Government of the Latium Region”, stated Giulia Rodano, Adviser for Cultural and Sport issues and Anna Paola Concia, President of AgenSport for the Latium Region. “The government of the
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