Quitting smoking is fashionable and is common to see people quitting smoking with nicotine patches or electronic cigarettes in his mouth. Barcelona joins this initiative and take advantage of the European Athletics Championship to be held in the Olympic Stadium of Montjuïc between 26 July and 1 August, and has been declared “smoke free” by the organizing committee of this competition thanks to the ban on smoking in the stadium.
The organization wants the initiative to raise awareness among fans of the problems associated with smoking by means of actions such as banning smoking in the stadium while athletics are conducted. The tests performed in this tournament are two marathons and three athletic gears that cover much of the city center and just above the Olympic Stadium.
Different groups have joined forces as Barcelona 2010 and the Ministry of Health of the Government which distributed 100,000 leaflets in Catalan, Castilian and English with the slogan “Smoke is fatal” to raise awareness among citizens who come to the competition. Poster will also be made inside the building, there will be people providing information throughout the site and use online media to reach as many people as possible. So it coul be a good momentum to quit smoking!
