Sport is emerging as a powerful catalyst for development, transcending cultural and national boundaries to become a vehicle for inclusion, peace, equality and empowerment.
It is a tool that transcends stadiums and fields to directly impact the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the United Nations 2030 Agenda. Sport, much more than a physical activity, embodies universal values and acts as a powerful lever for sustainable development.
As Paris prepared to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the world’s biggest sporting event with an audience of over 4 billion people, our panel of experts looked at the issue of sport and development.
- What role does sport really play in meeting development challenges?
- How can sport be better used as a lever for social impact?
(Re)discover the replay of these fascinating exchanges!
AFD Group projects related to development through sport
AFD Group projects related to development through sport
Speakers
Introduction
Jérémie PELLET
Managing Director, Expertise France
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Sport, an instrument with social impact
David Blough
Founder of 10, expert in the field of social impact through sport
Ibrahima Wade
Coordinator of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee
Laurence Fischer
Three-time world karate champion and founder of the “Fight For Dignity” association
Viknesh Anbarasan
French blind football team player, journalist and disabled consultant
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Voices from the field: inspiring experiences of development through sport
Guillemette PETIT
General Manager, PLAY international
Jérôme ROUSSEAU
General Manager, Novosports
Aby GAYE
Professional basketball player and president of the Terang'Aby association
Chenfa DOMBIN
General Manager, Dream Sports Africa
Nouveau Regard
BoxGirls Kenya
Perspectives
Sophie LORANT
Senior Director of International Relations for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Organizing Committee
Moderation
Gallagher Fenwick
Moderator