Source: (BBC News) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7933706.stm
Two boys (aged 9 & 12yrs) have been exposed to chemicals after gaining access to a cordoned off area of Victoria Park, Portsmouth, where the council were building a new playground. After playing on the slide, the boy’s eyes started streaming. It is thought that Police in Calais had fired tear gas into the slide when it was being transported from the continent, in an attempt to remove illegal immigrants suspected to be hiding there. Neither the boys, nor the paramedics that treated them, are expected to suffer any long-term symptoms.
Kris is an Associate Professor of Sport Law, and Co-Director of the Centre for International Sports Law (CISL) at Staffordshire University, UK. He originally trained and competed as an elite gymnast until a shoulder injury at university forced him to retire as an active competitor. He now spends his spare time coaching Trampolining, Gymnastics, DMT, Cheerleading, Parkour and anything that involves throwing yourself through the air with various degrees of twist and rotation!
Jon is an Associate Professor, and Co-Director of the Centre for International Sports Law (CISL) at Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia. Jon worked as a climbing guide, trained and coordinated search and rescue, managed risk and sales in the United States with a European-based manufacturer of outdoor equipment and advised recreation programmes on their exposure to legal risk. His extra-curricular background is just as diverse and includes stints playing semi-pro volleyball in Brazil, researching wolves in the Canadian Rockies, climbing and leading expeditions from Alaska to Argentina, Tajikistan to the Tetons, and many points in between. He has been married to Wendy for 15 years and together they have 2 wonderful kids – Tegan (10) and Brock (8) – whom he continues to emotionally scar as their football coach!
The Sports Law Canary 
March 10, 2009
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