Ice Hockey Team GBR Receives International Fair Play Award
February 6th, 2007
The British delegation posing with the Fair Play Award whic was given to their ice hockey team
For the third time in FISU history and the first time at the Winter Universiade, a Fair Play Award was presented. Dr. Jeno Kamuti, President of the International Fair Play Committee and former Olympian and Universiade participant (fencing), presented a Fair Play Award to the Ice Hockey team of Great Britain for their great sportsmanship, determination and their ability to embody the true Universiade spirit. Great Britain participated for the very first time with a team in the ice hockey tournament. Although the team lost all its matches, the players kept playing every game with a lot of zeal and sportmanship, proud presenting their country and their universities at the Winter Universiade. 'This is fantastic', Simon Hopkins, team manager and co-founder of the British University Ice Hockey Association (BUIHA), said to FISU Media. 'This Award is a great motivator to continue our efforts. We are determined to continue the program and we want to be present again in Harbin, China for the next Winter Universiade in 2009.'
About the International Committee for Fair Play
The goal of the International Committee for Fair Play (CIFP) is the world-wide defence and promotion of fair play. The activity of CIFP focuses on national and international organizations working for sport and education, on high level athletes, and very emphatically on children, adolescents and on those in charge of training them - on coaches and trainers. The CIFP's main objective is to decide about the awarding of International fair play prizes every year on the basis of the nominations filed to the CIFP by different organisations and private people. Any organisation and private person is entitled without restriction to nominate someone for a fair play prize.
Team GBR Captain Cannon and Team Manager Hopkins receive the Fair Play Award from Dr. Kamuti (r), flanked by FISU Secreatry-General Campana
