FIA President Jean Todt and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach have today, 4 October, officially opened the FIA Road Safety Exhibition taking place at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Together with fellow IOC Members, city representatives and international media, they were the first to experience the various interactive displays at the FIA event space, which feature the #3500LIVES Global Road Safety Campaign.
The second part of the Exhibition features an Electric Karting Experience. The track, which runs alongside the main Road Safety event space in Green Park, was opened with a demonstration from eight young karters from the local area.
Following the initial demonstration by the bright young boys and girls of Buenos Aires, guests including IOC President Bach then had a chance to try the E-Karts for themselves.
The Exhibition and E-Karting Experience will be open to all visitors to Green Park throughout the Games from 7-17 October.
FIA President, Jean Todt, said: “This is a very important moment for the FIA, and I would like to thank my friends Thomas Bach and Gerardo Werthein, together with the whole Olympic Community for a warm welcome as we join in one of their events for the first time. For me it is essential to continue this work with the Youth Olympic Games to raise awareness and encourage safer mobility. It is also exciting to be able to complement this with an Electric Karting Experience. This is something which I think will become increasingly popular in the coming years and will be a fun way for people to engage with what they learn from our Exhibition and to introduce them to motor sport in a safe and sustainable environment.”
IOC President, Thomas Bach, said: “The IOC is supporting the FIA’s #3500LIVES campaign because we have a shared concern for the wellbeing and safety of young people around the world. Through its universal appeal and global reach, sport is in a unique position to raise awareness on this important issue. This is why the Youth Olympic Games are a perfect occasion to reach young people and teach them about the importance of road safety.”
Read the press release here.
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