Posted: August 3, 2005

Athletics: IAAF And Helsinki 2005 Support Clean Environment

Helsinki - The IAAF and the local organising committee of the 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, which starts on Saturday in Helsinki, signed a joint declaration on sport and the environment last Sunday 31 July, in the city of Aichi, Japan, venue of the 2005 World Expo.

The declaration was signed on the occasion of the sport summit for the environment:

IAAF President Lamine Diack said: "with this declaration, we recognise that a healthy environment, with clean air and water, is a product of natural ecosystems and essential for those who practise sports. For this reason, I am pleased to declare that the IAAF, and the local organising committee of Helsinki 2005, are committed to reducing pollution and enriching the natural environment so that future generations can continue to enjoy sports as we do now."