The 10th International Tennis Tournament
of Journalists of Visegrad Four Countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovak
Republic and Hungary) was organised between 23 - 27 April 2003 in Bratislava
/ SLOVAK REPUBLIC (SR). The cooperation of the 4 countries is actualised
significantly through the coming integration into the European Union.
Thus, these countries are interconnected in their endeavour to reach
the same goals - the accession to the EU.

Main patrons of the event were His Excellency Rudolf SCHUSTER - President
of the Slovak Republic and Mr. Alexander KWASNIEWSKI - President of the
Republic of Poland. Among the patrons were ambassadors of the concerned
countries - such as Mr. Rudolf SLÁNSKY Ambassador of the Czech
Republic in the SR, Mr. Csaba GYORFFY Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary
in the SR, Mr. Jan KOMORNICKI Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in
the SR - and numerous high-ranking officials.

His Excellency President Rudolf SCHUSTER gave an official reception
in honour of the participants in his residency and on the 26th April
he honoured the Tennis Championship with his active presence. The 70
year-old President and his permanent tennis partner - the well known
heart specialist head surgeon - played two-way competition with the Polis
- Hungarian journalist team. The match lasted more than an hour and the
President with his tennis - mate defeated the mixed journalist team in
a very close fight. The periodic heavy wind just made the contest harder.

Sporting events organised by the WORT Agency have already turned into
tradition and they became an inseparable part of the efforts aiming at
establishing close relations among the natural cultures of the 4 countries.
Mr. Kamil KRIZAN - Leader of the WORT Agency, and Chief Organiser of
the Tennis Tournament invited Prof. George POPPER, GCKM - Executive President
of IBSSA to participate at this event as honorary guest.

During the program the Executive President of IBSSA introduced the activities
of the association to President Rudolf SCHUSTER, who expressed his satisfaction
with the high level of the Italian Sportivo and security Magazine. His
Excellency Rudolf SCHUSTER handed over a presidential silver plaque to
Prof. George POPPER and to those, who played tennis with him.