INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE

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Reconciliation and co-existence
Sport has helped me to bring smiles on the faces of young girls and boys

Sport has helped me to bring smiles on the faces of young girls and boys

I am a Sports for Development and Peace practitioner and researcher from Pakistan. I lead Kafka Welfare Organization as an Executive Director here we use sports as a social tool to engage isolated young people. Otherwise, they would go to the negative side.

Muhammad Khalid Mahmood, Secretary General, Pakistan Olympic Association

Muhammad Khalid Mahmood, Secretary General, Pakistan Olympic Association

On April6 the International Sport community will once again celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP). Established by the United Nations General Assembly and the International Olympic Committee, April6 recognizes the role that sport...

Joël Bouzou, President and Founder of Peace and Sport: “Sport breaks down inherited prejudices and creates lasting bonds of friendship between individuals and peoples.”

Joël Bouzou, President and Founder of Peace and Sport: “Sport breaks down inherited prejudices and creates lasting bonds of friendship between individuals and peoples.”

From the age of 17, I took part in Franco-German sports exchanges, which have profoundly changed me. The two world wars had bruised many people in their bodies and hearts, and people still bore the scars of war. Thus, my two grandfathers continued to maintain a form...