The Senate trophy

Paris, Senate - Wednesday May 21,2003.

Each year, sport and physical Senate activities issues review panel chaired by Jean Faure, Senator of the Isère, Quaestor Senate, organizes a valid and invalid sports illustrated in the year 2002 and the first months of 2003 and those contributing to the smooth functioning of the sporting world (adjudicator, coach, journalist) medal ceremony.

Thus, under the patronage of the President of the Senate, Christian Poncelet and in the presence of the Minister of sports, Jean-François Lamour, Henri Serandour, Chairman of national Olympic Committee and sport French, Jean-Claude Carle, Senator, Marc Francina, MPP and Mayor of Evian and Haute-Savoie, Special Senate Prize, designed to reward a sporting feat or one exceptional career was awarded this year to Félicia Ballanger, cyclist, throughout his career (three Olympic titles and ten titles of champion of the world), Fabien Galthié, French rugby team captain and winner of three major chelems tournament five and Six Nations, Didier Bovard, for his two crossings of the Atlantic to pedal boat. This event helps fulfill the best personalities.

Prize of the Senate awarded to Didier, for its two crossings of the Atlantic :