The International Fair Play Committee held its gala in Budapest on Monday after Hungary accomplished a world-renowned good fortune when, at the initiative of the federal government, the UN General Assembly unanimously declared May 19 as World Fair Play Day, introduced Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
“We managed to achieve unanimous approval of this resolution at a time when the world is divided into blocs and fragmentation is rife, yet here, with a unanimous vote, we have managed to bring a little unity into world politics through the language of sport,” he emphasised.
He then identified that a number of sports activities ministers from different international locations had additionally attended the development in particular person, together with Zoran Gajić, Serbian Minister of Youth and Sports, and Mikhail Degtyarev, Russian Minister of Sport, with whom Mr Szijjártó had held talks on Monday afternoon. “This also shows that there is a good chance that, in the face of global blocs, we can make an effort to achieve normal cooperation, as a total of 92 countries, from the United States to China and from Germany to Argentina, supported our proposal,” he underlined.
Péter Szijjártó welcomed the scoop that Hungarian Olympic champion Dániel Gyurta, head of the sports activities international relations division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, was once elected to the International Fair Play Committee on Monday.
We consider that blending game and geopolitics is destructive and will have to no longer be allowed, which is why now we have all the time believed {that a} festival is best whole if representatives of all international locations are allowed to compete,”
the Foreign Minister mentioned. “In line with this, Russian and Belarusian competitors were also present at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) at the end of last year. We hope that this year’s World Judo Championships will be no different. And we hope that world politics will develop in such a way that no one will be able to prevent the international sports movement and the international Olympic movement from finally spreading throughout the world, and that athletes from all over the world will be able to compete against each other,” he concluded.
In his speech on the Fair Play Awards Gala on Monday night time, the Minister emphasised that humanity goes thru a troublesome length, with wars and critical world conflicts raging around the globe and international safety at its worst because the Cold War. “We Hungarians are fighting against the re-bloc formation of the world. And we believe that sport itself is perhaps the best tool for this. Our best ally in this struggle is the world of sport,” he said.
Péter Szijjártó on the International Fair Play Committee’s gala. Photo: MTI/Lakatos Péter
Péter Szijjártó mentioned that
Hungarians are absolutely conscious about the significance of game, because it is among the maximum vital elements in our nation’s standing as a powerful and a hit country regardless of its small measurement.
“Here in Hungary, we are the true home of sport. Our capital, Budapest, is also the world capital of sport (…) And when we think about diplomacy, we consider sports diplomacy to be one of its most important pillars,” he emphasised.
He concluded through pronouncing that after folks of fine will stand at the back of excellent reasons with excellent proposals, even international locations which might be differently opposed to one another and in war with each and every different are able to representing a not unusual place. “I believe that the spirit of the Olympics is rooted here and is directed towards this goal”, he mentioned.
Fact
The Hungarian University of Sports Science, which celebrates its a hundredth anniversary this 12 months, gained the International Fair Play Award. Thomas Bach, the outgoing president of the International Olympic Committee, gained a life-time fulfillment award and expressed his gratitude in a video message. Stefano Domenicali, CEO of Formula 1, was once additionally known with a life-time fulfillment award, whilst FIFA was once venerated for selling honest play.
The committee additionally elected a brand new president on Monday. Jenő Kamuti was once changed through Sunil Sabharwal, who was once born to a Hindu father and a Hungarian mom.
Via MTI, Featured picture by means of MTI/Lakatos Péter
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