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Phoenix Cup Ground Golf Tournament, Kagoshima |
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53 teams (250 participants) gathered at the Ibusuki City's
Phoenix Hotel
Ground Golf Club for this year's event taking place from
6-7 May 2004. The
successful event was topped by the purple flowering of the
Sendan tree,
which brought the first hint of summer and a taste of the
tropics.
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Cup: F1 Festival (X-One’s Toshihiro Shimoda) |
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70 drivers took part in this cart-racing tournament. The
Ecoflag was flying
and those involved in the event expressed their desire to
see a more
environmentally friendly cart brought onto the market. This
report was
provided by Toshihiro Shimoda of X-One, an organization that
promotes a
range of environmentally friendly products and works to increase
environmental awareness among consumers.
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| *‘Local
Beach Global Garbage’ at the 2004 ISA World Surfing
Games |
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GSA partner ‘Local Beach Global Garbage’ was
at the 2004 ISA World Surfing Games (WSG), which took place
in Salinas, Ecuador from 21-29 March. 300 participants from
27 countries took part and Local Beach Global Garbage founder,
Fabiano Barretto, was there to ‘plant a seed’ of environmental
awareness among the many surfers and fans that attended the
event. A surfer himself from the age of nine,
Fabiano became increasingly concerned about the amount of
garbage that was washing up on Brazilian beaches and began
photographing and cataloguing the type and country of origin
of the garbage. This year Fabiano has also been flying the
Ecoflag, connecting beach sport enthusiasts in South America
with the ‘Ecoflag Movement’-a global drive by
environmentally awareness sports enthusiasts worldwide that
are working to increase environmental awareness and action
through sports.
http://www.globalgarbage.org/
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The Ecoflag was flying at the OUHS Sports Camp 2004, organized
by the Osaka University of Health and Sports Science student
committee.
The event was planned to promote regional sports, to develop
links with local residents and to enable local people to
develop a close affinity with sports.
This year’s event, the first of its
kind, saw a total of 150 children gathered for the event,
taking part in one
three sports; soccer, tennis or basketball. The smiles and
laughter of the children left a lasting impression, buoyed
by the perfect conditions. Guardians and spectators alike
were caught in the mood and through this event, all those
involved developed a closer connection with sport.
The event will continue to grow, attracting larger numbers
of people and offering a greater selection of sports.
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Four Junior Winter Camp |
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The Junior Winter Camp took place over five days (26-30 December
2003) at
the Inawashiro Ski Resort in Fukushima prefecture, with those taking
part in
the event that ranging from beginners to those wanting to improve
their skills. In addition to the ski programme, participants
got to experience the beauty of the natural surroundings
as well as make snow carvings, have snowball fights and eat oden and mochi inside the snow houses they
built.
This time participants also got involved in an Eco-discussion,
expressing opinions and resolving actions they can
take. They also broke into groups to
create original art made from recycled materials.
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