(ATR)Founded in 2007, Peace and Sport strives for "sustainable peace" through sport in today’s modern world.
Peace and Sport makes it a priority to educate young generations in the practice of structured sport and sporting values. This, Peace and Sport tells Around the Rings, will "help foster social stability, reconciliation and dialogue between communities."
Joel Bouzou,Olympic medalist and president and founder of Peace and Sport, joins ATR to discuss the organization's current projects and the challenges it faces on the road ahead.
Bouzou also tells ATR that he is looking forward to the IOC's Extraordinary Session in Monaco this December and the discussion on Olympic Agenda 2020.
"Peace and Sport supports very much the 40 recommendations for the future of the Olympic Movement presented by the IOC."
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