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Our Champion for Peace

BENJAMIN BOUKPETI

Sport is an excellent means of education. A good education changes our life and this is the reason why I think that sport really can change lives, especially the lives of children, therefore the whole of society.


August 12th 2008: Benjamin Boukpeti becomes the first Olympic medalist of his country, Togo.
Benjamin wants to share his experience and promote the true values of sport. He also wants to develop his sport in Africa and especially in Togo.

Country

Togo

sport

Canoe

Achievements

Olympian
Olympic Medalist
African Champion

Sport Workshops

Peace and Sport launches sport workshops to help young people integrate into the workplace

Peace and Sport is organizing a new round of their Sport Workshops in partnership with the French Judicial Youth Protection Service (PJJ) in Montauban, to help young people with no social or professional activity enter into the workplace.

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November 2015

SPEAKER FOR THE PEACE AND SPORT INTERNATIONAL FORUM

2006

Jury member for the UNFP Trophy