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1993 Inaugural World Scholar-Athlete Games

Date:
The Inaugural Games were held June 20-July 1, 1993

Location:
The University of Rhode Island and Newport, RI, USA

Mission:

To promote understanding, acceptance and friendship among the youth of the world;

To establish open, non-political, long-standing relationships among tomorrow's world leaders;

To utilize sports and the arts as means of communication and learning rather than competition among nations;

To identify and train young people to develop leadership skills and networking strategies as they pursue positions of leadership in government, education and other professional fields.

Concept:
There are no national teams at the Games. Instead, all scholar-athletes are divided into ethnically- and culturally-diverse groups that take part in either athletic competition or cultural pursuits. For example, a soccer team or writing group may be comprised of individuals from 10 or more countries.

Participants:
1,600 scholar-athletes ages 16-19

Countries:
108 countries and all 50 states represented

Athletic Events:
Basketball, sailing, soccer, tennis doubles, volleyball

Cultural Events:
Art, choir, creative writing and poetry

Theme Days:
Theme Days serve as a forum for all participants to discuss issues of national importance with small groups of their peers. Keynote addresses on each topic are given by nationally known experts. The Theme Day topics are:

"Ethics & Sportsmanship"
"International Commerce"
"Substance Abuse"
"World Environment"
"World Peace"

Guest Speakers Included:
Jack Healy- Executive Director, Human Rights Action Center
Rush Kidder- President, Institute for Global Ethics
Ralph Nader- 2000 Presidential Candidate, consumer advocate, lawyer, and author
Dick Schaap- ESPN commentator/analyst (deceased - December 21, 2001)
Steve Tshwete- National Executive Committee, African National Congress (deceased - April 26, 2002)

Special Events:

Opening Ceremonies featured Dionne Warwick and The Drifters

United Nations Day

Family Day & Peace Run

Closing Ceremonies featured Aretha Franklin in concert at the Providence Civic Center with performance by Games choir, symphony and theater.

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