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| *Morgan
Foster - Beach Flag World Champion |
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Morgan Foster, the Beach Flag World Champion was at International
Volleyball 2003 in Odaiba, Tokyo on 1-3 August. He gave
a demonstration of the sport as part of a promotional
effort, and was interested to learn about the Ecoflag.
See his official website at
http://www.sportsman.ne.jp/morgan/index.asp |
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| *Japan
College Beach Volleyball PIA CUP in Kobe |
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| 1-3 August, Organized by the Japan Beach Volleyball Association,
Japan Beach Volleyball Federation, All Japan University
Beach Volleyball Federation, Kansai TV and Pia, the Japan
College Beach Volleyball PIA CUP took place on Tsuma
beach in Kobe, under the slogan ‘Keep the beach
clean-Think environment!’ |
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| *International
Beach Volleyball 2003 in Odaiba |
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| Fuji Television, the Japan Beach
Volleyball Federation and the Japan Volleyball Association
hosted ‘International
Beach Volleyball 2003’ in Odaiba, Tokyo. The Ecoflag
was flying officially at the event combined with the ‘Keep
the beach clean-Think environment!’ slogan, environmental
messages and beach clean ups.
On the final day of the event, the Ecoflag flew behind center
stage beside the national flags of the participating athletes.
About 5,000 spectators showed up over the three days to watch
the teams (two from Japan and four from Japan) compete.
Japan’s Mika Saeki and Seiko Urata won in the women’s
event, while Japan’s Beach Winds (Koichi Nishimura
and Kentaro Asahi) managed a respectable third, behind American
and three-time Olympic medallist, Karch Kirali. Beach winds
also took part in beach clean ups that accompanied the event
along with awareness raising messages given out by the DJ.
Interaction with the crowd was an important part of the event
with Karch Kirali giving a ‘one-point’ volleyball
lesson and all-comers taking on Beach Flag World Champion
Morgan Frazer.
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| *Beach
Volleyball World Tour |
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| Brazil's
Harley Marques Silva and Franco Jose Vieira winning their
first SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event. Their trophies have a
unique environmental feature - they're made of ice! |
| *Beach
Volleyball World Tour |
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| The
first event of the 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour took place
in Rhodes Greece, and coinciding with World Environment Day
(5 June), the Ecoflag was flown on center court in a special
ceremony. |
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