2023-10-30 14:56:38
Published on October 30, 2023 at 3:56 p.m. – updated on October 30, 2023 at 6:31 p.m. Sport365 Editorial
Like every year since 2002, a new edition of the Etoiles du sport will soon take place. In 2023, this event will take place in Tignes from November 20 to 26.
Using the experience of champions to support athletes of the future is the ambition of the Etoiles du sport. Created in 2002 by the Alizeum agency and its founders Benoit Eycken and Sébastien Foucras, this sponsorship program aims to bring together former champions and young hopefuls. Chosen by an ethics committee and champions who decided to sponsor them, they can thus benefit from the help of the big names in French sport, such as Stéphane Diagana and Laura Flessel. For this, there are 20 sponsors from different able-bodied and disabled sports disciplines. In the past, the Etoiles du sport have notably helped hopefuls who have become great champions, such as Martin Fourcade, Kévin Mayer and Mathilde Gros. The idea, thanks in particular to testimonies and feedback, is to support young French hopefuls as best as possible. “The Stars of Sport program is so important. I think that great athletes like us have a role to play in society », explains Marie-José Pérec, one of the ambassadors.
“Champion, it’s a profession”
“We are examples, it’s normal for me to support, to pass on my experience to all these young people who are arriving. An experience that is not transmitted is an experience that is lost. I would have liked (in my time) to have former champions who explain a little bit about what they experienced or how the high-level world really works,” adds the former champion of French athletics. “ We are going to work on being champions. Champion is a profession. You have to be good physically, technically and mentally, but not only that, recognizes Foucras, the former freestyle skier and co-founder of this program. We must anticipate retraining and know how to find partners. You have to know how to express yourself and communicate, especially on social networks. ” This year, The Stars of Sport will meet in Tignes from November 20 to 26 to designate the Star of the best French sporting hope of 2023.
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