Thanks to sport, people have an opportunity to sit together and dialogue. People forget their differences and forge friendships. In the competition arena, there is no distinction between nationalities, religions or the colour of the skin among the athletes. Disagreements are no longer important.

Champion for Peace Guo Chuan has sadly been lost at sea during his attempt to beat the world record for a one-man crossing of the Pacific. Guo Chuan understood that our planet is small, small enough to sail around, and he wanted to use his fame to show everyone that in sailing round the world he saw no frontiers. He wanted to encourage mankind to better share the oceans of this small planet Earth and to live together in peace, looking beyond cultural divides, and enriched by the wealth of differences.