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The value of the sample was absolute. That is the man even more. Venuste Niyongabo never stopped just after the finish line and won the Olympic gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in '96 in a race of the 5000-meter has passed into history, has more value over time, when it is finally released from the slopes. For his country, Burundi, is a national hero: he could live on an income of this glory, but transformed it in concrete actions to give a future to the children of Africa.
Venuste, who for years took root under the two towers, making Bologna and Italy his second home, a week ago he was in Monaco, the fourth forum organized by the International Foundation "Peace and Sport". Next to Prince Albert of Monaco, who opened the proceedings, and standards that have made sports history as Sergei Bubka, Paula Radcliffe, Christian Karembeu, Wilson Kipketer. Much more than tesimonial. This non-profit organization, created three years ago by Joel bouzou, Olympic and world champion in modern pentathlon, involved fifty stars of various sports that will undertake concrete steps to give children a future of their countries of origin.
"Each" champion of peace "has a specific mission, - says Venuste. - I, for example, I have the task of finding resources, including finances and interest in the land between Burundi, Tanzania, Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. Especially in border areas, to develop cooperation and integration. I'm trying to start a sports project that creates a library and study room for orphans in my country. I will go into the villages to try to pass on sports education to children living in difficult conditions, and in countries where a message of peace that is so ".
has clear ideas, Niyongabo. And is involved in the operation so the total. "For me it means a lot. Fourteen years after the victory at the Olympics, I have the chance and opportunity to serve the society. In life I was lucky enough to succeed in a sport that I love, finding myself in this new role is fantastic. It means having the opportunity to do something beyond the sporting gesture, and in some way beyond themselves. It is not only a history of sport, but also socialization, integration. In my country there is much to do: build a democracy is fine, but without literacy is a job left half. For this I am often in Africa, in 2011. Helping is great, be much more "
51 sports stars joined by a great idea
" Sport has this incredible ability to unite people, beyond ethnic, religious or social " Word of the Prince Albert of Monaco , which opened last December 2nd quarter Forum "Peace and Sport". Words that this foundation has chosen as its motto, because I'm the exact meaning of his existence. The organization was founded in 2007 by an idea of \u200b\u200b bouzou Joel (pictured), the world's modern pentathlon gold in 1987 in Moulins, who today is president. He immediately picked up the accession of 45 stars of world sport, which today have become 51. In addition to Niyongabo in the group of these "champions of peace" are Bubka, Capirossi, Chabal, El Guerroj, Lomu, Fosbury, Agenor, Fredericks, Freeman and among women, Isinbayeva, Perec, Radcliffe, Vlasic. A company with great emotions, convened to take measures to develop projects in those countries lagging behind in the race to develop, often due to long periods of war. Their message goes through sport, and is made of concrete actions related to the territory.
The Information of Bologna, December 9, 2010
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