[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 27 (Monday, March 5, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E274]
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                    2001 NATIONAL SPORTSMANSHIP DAY

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                           HON. JIM LANGEVIN

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 5, 2001

  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 2001 
National Sportsmanship Day. This program is designed to encourage 
students' sportsmanship and foster their leadership and academic 
skills. It teaches them the importance of honesty and fair play in both 
athletics and society as a whole.
  More than 12,000 schools from elementary through high school, along 
with colleges and universities in all 50 states and from over 101 
countries, are taking part. The eleventh annual National Sportsmanship 
Day includes student-athlete outreach programs, coaching forums, and 
writing and art contests, all geared to further the principles of 
sportsmanship and ethics.
  I am proud to represent the Institute for International Sport in 
Kingston, Rhode Island, the sponsor of this worldwide event. The group 
has been working since 1986 to spread the values learned through good 
sportsmanship around the world. They also hold the World Scholar-
Athlete Games, which gives high school students from around the world 
the opportunity to come together every four years to showcase their 
athletic or artistic abilities. The third World Scholar-Athlete Games 
will take place this summer in Rhode Island.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope you and our colleagues will join me in 
recognizing this program as an excellent way for us to teach our young 
citizens the value of teamwork and fair play through athletics.

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