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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, as an Italian and an elected Member for Piedmont, I have recently taken part in numerous meetings and events in connection with the forthcoming Winter Olympics due to take place in Turin. On the third floor of our building at the moment an event is taking place to present the Olympic truce.
Much has been said about the economic and tourism benefits that the Olympics will bring to Turin, but not as much – or at any rate too little –about the social dimension and the role sport can play in promoting development, health, education and peace, as has been mentioned in this House.
Sport is a means of educating people and of setting up low-cost, high-impact projects, which should be vigorously supported and promoted. We must, however, remain vigilant that sport is not used as a vehicle for propaganda – I refer, for example, to Cuba and to totalitarian regimes in general – or for spreading hatred or racism – I refer to the recent unpleasant incidents we have seen in certain Italian stadiums or the instances when the fundamental values of sport and competition are betrayed by athletes who use performance-enhancing drugs."@en1
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