The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were a very special edition. Postponed, then on the verge of cancellation, the Games were finally maintained with a limited number of spectators. The President and Founder of Peace and Sport, Joël Bouzou, reflects on these extraordinary...
The story of COP (Constructors of Peace) Colombia started when my son, Gerson Florez, became the spokeperson of children affected by antipersonnel mines. He was then internationally recognized for its advocacy role. After more than 50 years of internal armed conflict,...
I have personally experienced the power of sport and suffered the harmful effects of not practicing sport. I was 13 years old when my coach forbade me to play matches. As I had built all my childhood on the values of rugby, my world fell apart. I was then out of...
Felicite Rwemarika was born in Rwanda, and she was forced to flee the country with her family due to the first massacre against the Tutsis in 1959. She stayed in Uganda until 1994, where she worked as a nurse. Founder and Executive Director of the Organization of...
“Athletes and coaches know - often from experience - that the best careers are built and developed by meeting the right people. The case is sometimes the same for sports organizations. At WAKO (World Association of Kickboxing Organizations), our ambition to go beyond...
“Sport is everywhere today. It has gained ground in all areas of private and public life across the globe. Sport for all and elite sport. Sport played by multitudes, and sport at the highest level. It has become a business, a public health tool, and a political issue....
"The timing is no coincidence. On Monday 21st September 2020, The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) launched its new online platform, called "Sport en Commun". The launch coincided with the International Day of Peace, which has been celebrated on this date every...
“All over the world, the health crisis put a stop to sport: gyms were closed, playing fields left deserted and very few games played. The international sporting calendar was shaken as never before, to the point where the majority of large events had to be postponed or...
“Judo is not just a sport. It is much more. It's impossible to reduce it purely to its sporting dimension. This has always been the case, going back to the origins of the sport. Its Japanese inventor, Jigoro Kano, created judo in 1882 as a sports discipline, but he...
"In Monaco, women's football has never been a fad. Our club, the Monaco Women's Football Sports Association (ASM FF), was founded in the 1970s. At the time, it was known by another name, the Monaco Sports Omnium. Under its colours, the girls reached the highest French...
“My life and my career have always been paced by sport. My sport is judo, and I'm the Secretary General of the Burundi Judo Federation. I also worked for a long time with the National Olympic Committee of Burundi, as Course Director. But my life and sporting journey...
I started basketball at the age of 14 with the UNSS (School Sports Union) at school, in Paris’ 18th arrondissement, and then I continued in a club. I have an atypical background because I didn't go through a sports federation or a training centre, so I had to fight to...