【France】Japan x France Judo Exchange Programme in Paris
- Time Period
- March 15, 2015
- Region
- Paris, France
- Sport/Programme Category
- Judo
- Implementer
- JAPAN SPORT COUNCIL
- Co-Implementer
- Japanese Embassy in France、INSEP
- Number of Individual Beneficiaries
- 250
JAPAN SPORT COUNCIL carried out an event for people to experience the benefits of sport through Judo, a sport enjoyed by many in France, and welcomed two time gold medalist (Athens, Beijing) and JSC SPORTS JAPAN Ambassador Ayumi Tanimoto and London Olympics gold medalist, Lucie Décosse and other Paralympians etc. as speakers.
JAPAN SPORT COUNCIL (JSC) held the “JapanxFrance Judo Exchange Programme” together with the Japanese Embassy in France. Among the speakers were JSC SPORTS JAPAN Ambassador Ayumi Tanimoto and London Olympic gold medalist Lucie Décosse and other Paralympians etc. using the National Institute of Sport and Physical Education (INSEP), joined together by the JSN and MOU, as a venue. The exchange through judo went ahead with a wide range of participants from different ethnicities within France as well as participants with disabilities.Feedback from :
I was glad of the opportunity to bring together a large group of both Japanese and French children at INSEP where usually the top athletes of France train for this Sports For Tomorrow Event. I am sure it was a very valuable experience for all the children who participated. I was able to see that there is a special kind of power in judo and in sports.