3/6/2010

Greetings from Petra Roth Mayor of Frankfurt

Dear colleagues and friends,

As the mayor of the city of Frankfurt, I cordially welcome all guests to MOVE 2010 European Congress on Sport for All and Health – A Strategic Partnership in our city.  I am delighted that the German Gymnastics Federation (DTB) is organizing this congress.

 

Frankfurt, as a sporting city, offers a large variety of excellent options for our citizens to participate in Sport for All activities.

 

Sport is a commonly accepted part of our lives, however doing sport and physical activity is not implicit.  Often, and unfortunately, work and other leisure activities don’t leave enough time for additional sports activities.  But sport is more than an leisure activity.  It is an important factor for personal well-being, physically, mentally and socially. Therefore it is critically important to continue to promote and increase health through sports.  I am delighted by the large number of initiatives from regional and national organisations aiming to promote and increase health through sport.

 

Both the Congress organisers and myself are certain that the Congress will be a success and will help to build a network between and profile the current status of the relationship between health and sport.

 

I wish all participants an enjoyable stay in our city, and a productive and informative Congress.

 

Your Mayor Petra Roth