Olympic Trials to be smoke free

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Olympic Trials to be smoke free

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:23 pm

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/displa ... p?id=20664

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, February 19, 2008


U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field
To Be A Tobacco-Free Event


EUGENE, Ore. – The Eugene 08 Local Organizing Committee, along with the University of Oregon and community health officials, have committed to making the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field a tobacco-free event. This commitment is in keeping with the tobacco-free policy of the International Olympic Committee and other international sports organizations.

In light of the findings by the U.S. Surgeon General that exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and use of tobacco are significant health hazards, all tobacco products will be prohibited during the 10 days of the event, both at Hayward Field and on the Eugene 08 Festival grounds. “Prohibiting tobacco in the ‘Superblock’ is consistent with the Eugene 08 commitment to promoting health and fitness,â€

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Unread postby ALYpolevault » Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:41 pm

im really happy about this.
noone wants to breath in smoke.
especially not athletes olympic or fans trying to compete or watch.
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Unread postby bambam » Thu May 08, 2008 9:33 am

What about 'smoking' the competition?
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