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 Dear Friends,
The month of May was rich in news for the world of peace through sport, illustrating the great effort of members of our platform, notably Sports Federations, Governments, Champions for Peace and many others who work actively to put sport at the heart of their actions for peace.
Our sporting spirit drives us to meet new challenges each day and to go even further in our commitment. Peace and Sport wants to make sport a reality for all young people by developing the innovative concept of adapted practices and materials. Whatever your resources, regardless of the country you’re in, you should be able to play sport.
We therefore work with Federations and stakeholders on the ground to produce educational materials, pioneering technical tools that make use of local natural resources to make many sports available to a wider audience and so develop them in new regions of the world.
As you will read in this newsletter, sport is already a fantastic catalyst for change all over the globe:
- In East Timor, thousands of people of all ages took part in the second "Run for Peace" in Dili initiated by the former President of the Republic and Nobel Peace Prize-winner, H.E. José Ramos Horta.
- In Tehran, the Federation of Amateur Muaythai of Asia (FAMA) and the Iranian Association of Muaythai jointly organized the first "Peace and Sport through Muaythai President's Cup" finishing with the release of doves, the ultimate symbol of peace and freedom.
- We launched our first photo competition "Add your Peace" on Facebook, enabling Internet users to express their vision of peace through sport.
- Finally, we are expecting numerous people in Sochi, Russian Federation, for the 6th Peace and Sport International Forum, where they will debate the concrete contribution that sport can make to the peace process.
More than ever, we must together spread the message that sport is the right tool to lay the foundations for sustainable peace!
Thank you, happy reading!
Sportingly yours,
Joël Bouzou,
President and Founder of Peace and Sport
President of the World Olympians Association (WOA)
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Registration for the 6th Peace and Sport International Forum is open!
You can now register online for the Peace and Sport International Forum 2012 which will be held in Sochi, Russian Federation, from 31 October - 2 November, under the presidency of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.
Since 2007, the Peace and Sport International Forum has been a real platform bringing together senior representatives from Government, sports governance, the private sector, international and intergovernmental organizations, NGOs and the academic world to promote sport as a tool for peace in vulnerable areas across the world.
Once again this year, our goal is to forge partnerships and create synergies, leading to an effective platform for dialogue and coordination which has already generated numerous positive changes on all five continents.
Don't miss this incredible opportunity - register now to benefit from our special earlybird tariff!
For more information, please contact us: forum@peace-sport.org |
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Peace, Sport AND friendship through Muaythai!
The Muaythai President's Cup was held from 3 - 9 May 2012 in Tehran, welcoming over 500 athletes, coaches and officials of 58 different nationalities from across the globe. The event was organized by the Iranian Association of Muaythai in cooperation with the Federation of Amateur Muaythai of Asia (FAMA) and the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA).
Muaythai is a sport that is built on traditional values of respect, honour and friendship. At the end of the competition, 58 doves were released to celebrate the power of sport to unite nations and cultures, one dove representing each participating country.
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The Run for Peace is gaining momentum in Dili!
On 12 May, just after the start of the 3rd Dili International Marathon, over 6,000 runners set off for the 5 km race, and nearly 2,000 runners for the 10 km race in the second Run for Peace organized as part of the "Dili Cty of Peace" campaign initiated by the former President of Timor-Leste and Nobel Peace Prize Recipient, H.E. José Ramos-Horta.
The Run for Peace was held a week before the official celebration of Timor Leste’s 10 years of independence. For Floriano da Costa Carvahlo, event organizer "it was great to see all these people peacefully celebrate life together. This is the best race we have had so far and I hope that Taci Tolu (Independence) celebrations will be like this."
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Champions for Peace at the Abidjan Sports Exhibition
 The 3rd Sports and Recreation Exhibition in Côte d'Ivoire (SSLCI) was held from 8 to 12 May. This year the theme was: "Sport and Recreation: factors in social cohesion".
The 5000m Olympic champion and Champion for Peace Venuste Nyongabo was the sponsor of the 2012 Edition. He met up with Isaac Angbo, President of the Ivorian Judo Federation (FIJDA), member of the exhibition’s organizing committee, who is himself a Champion for Peace. |
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Kaveh Mehrabi has joined the team in Monaco
Kaveh is the first Western Asian Olympian in history.
A professional Badminton player for 10 years in the Danish League, he represented Iran in 6 World Championships and 250 international tournaments in more than 70 countries. He has been Chairman of the Badminton World Federation’s Athletes Commission (BWF) since 2010 as well as a Board Member of the World Federation.
Champion for Peace since the Club was launched in 2009, Kaveh has taken part in several field operations, notably in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, in New York where he ran the marathon for Peace and Sport in 2011, and in East Timor as Ambassador of the Badminton Ba Dame program.
He has now joined the Monaco team full-time, as Head of Programs for the Champions for Peace Department.
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.:. the video of Agitos Foundation Youth Workshop, Rwanda .:.
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Launched in 2008, the Peace and Sport Awards have become one of the highlights of the Peace and Sport International Forum. They bring to the forefront the best practices which use sport and sporting values as tools to foster peace, social stability, and dialogue between communities. 