"Gold Medal" for an Agent of Peace
Irving Saladino won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Panama was filled with pride on Monday, August 18 when the Agent of Peace, Irving Saladino, won a gold medal in long jump with 8.34m at the Olympic Games of Beijing.
Irving Saladino was registered as an Agent of Peace in 2007 in a ceremony where he was awarded the Justo Arosemena medal by the National Assembly in recognition of his outstanding performance in the field of sport. At the ceremony Saladino encouraged youth to engage in sports, stressing that it is the best way to stay away from drugs and addiction, which hurt society.
The arrival of Saladino to Panama on Thursday, August 21 brought an atmosphere of celebration leaving behind social conflicts and differences uniting everyone in one celebration, because after 60 years Panama won an Olympic Gold Medal.
Irving Saladino, won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
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The importance of sport in the formation of a culture of peace is being increasingly recognized worldwide by international organizations, governments, academic authorities and society. On November 3, 2003, the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted the UN Resolution entitled "Building a Peaceful and better world through Sport and the Olympic ideals.”
The purpose of this resolution is to urge state members to encourage sport as a tool to promote peace, dialogue and reconciliation in conflict situations during and after the Olympics.
Irving Saladino is an outstanding Agent of Peace!
AMISRAEL Panama
By: Gabriela Lara
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