by Peace and Sport | Aug 22, 2018 | Watch
Was I born in the right place at the right time? Am I just lucky? As I look back, I think I can answer these two questions positively. I was born in Czechoslovakia in 1965. My mother was playing on the international tennis circuit and was single finalist at Wimbledon...
by Peace and Sport | Jul 18, 2018 | Watch
“The curtain has now fallen on the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Over a four-week period, the tournament celebrated football: Its magic, its universality and its power to captivate the public. But once again it also illustrated its ability to unite people over and...
by Peace and Sport | Jul 9, 2018 | Watch
“No other sport is quite like Football. It undoubtedly has the capacity to break down barriers more than any other sporting discipline. Between peoples, between nations and between communities. I experienced this during my playing career, first in Britain – my...
by Peace and Sport | Jun 27, 2018 | Watch
We live in a violent world where, even though diplomacy plays its part, a pervasive element is omnipresent. Every day, news reporters tell us about the horror of conflicts erupting everywhere in the world. When you play sport, friendly confrontation replaces armed or...
by Peace and Sport | Jun 19, 2018 | Watch
Since 2007, when I created the ‘Judo For Peace’ commission within the International Judo Federation, our organization, alone or in association with other structures, has been carrying out many projects with the aim to build a lasting peace in conflict...
by Peace and Sport | Jun 13, 2018 | Watch
What a year! Less than four months have gone by since the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games, but the world has already fixed its attention on another global sporting event. The Football World Cup in Russia gives sport another occasion to show its strength and its...