Sport is a Refuge for Arash Arian

Sport is a Refuge for Arash Arian

Thomas Bach made the announcement at the beginning of March: a team of refugees will participate in the Rio Games in August 2016, made up of between 5 and 10 athletes. They will compete under the Olympic flag, be housed in the village, and the IOC will provide them...
Sport is a Refuge for Arash Arian

Novak Djokovic, the Art of Good Timing

Novak Djokovic is a Champion for Peace. The Serbian tennis player joined Peace and Sport in April 2011 and, with conviction, commitment and humility, became part of a group of ambassadors that now proudly counts over 80 members. He is profoundly invested in our cause...
Sport is a Refuge for Arash Arian

A Legacy for the City and for Peace

The Olympic race has started in earnest for the four bidding cities for the 2024 summer Olympics. Budapest, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome presented their initial candidate files to the IOC on Wednesday 17 February. This entailed submitting a sixty-page document in which...
Sport is a Refuge for Arash Arian

A Rainbow Showcase

Twenty-four goals were scored in French Premier League matches between 29 and 31 January 2016 on the 23rd day of the championship. Nine victories, of which four were away matches, and one draw. Of course, there were some surprises. But away from score-boards, and...
Sport is a Refuge for Arash Arian

It’s Time for Olympians to Get Involved

The sign is strong and the message eloquent. And the sight will be amazing. In April 2016, the Olympic flame will be lit in Olympia in Greece, less than four months before the opening of the Rio de Janeiro Games. It will begin its course in Athens and its outlying...