Whether out of opportunism or a genuine sense of patriotism, many sportsmen and women opt for a change of homeland during the course of their careers. The practice is authorized and widespread, but critics abound. Let's take a look at the reality in Africa.
Over the last few years, sport has repeatedly shown that less tolerance for the lottery of individuals can lead to greater fairness. A position based on merit that contradicts fashionable theories. Here's a look back at the most high-profile case of the decade.
With the Paris Olympics just over a year away, we take a look at one of Normandy's most renowned preparation centers, which has been hosting Olympic solidarity for almost ten years. A program which, despite its name, is above all based on merit.
At the age of 21, Rukundo Sala is already a major figure in Rwanda's international image. Director of Development for the Rwandan Judo Federation, he travels to the continent's biggest tournaments in a bid to raise his country's flag.
Physical education in Finnish schools is often regarded as a model in Europe. While several postulates on the subject have been submitted to the Vaud Grand Council in recent years, we take a look at the reality of schools in Lapland.
Where does the Polynesian atoll and American state of Hawaii get its image as a paradise on Earth? The writer Mark Twain and the creation of the first Ironman World Championships in 1978 helped make the archipelago a dream destination for Western travellers.
To better understand the phenomenon of hyperquantified athletes, in other words, guided and monitored year-round by new technologies, we took another trip across the Atlantic to Portland, Oregon.
Hosting national sports delegations, a region awarded the label of the Organizing Committee, a race for private security guards and public opinion polls: how is the Grand-Est region taking on part of the preparations for the upcoming Paris 2024 Summer Olympics? «Between economic spin-offs and performance objectives for our athletes, the stakes are multifaceted,» explains François Werner, the region's vice-president in charge of Sport and Youth.
The irrigation of greens on golf estates is at the heart of a lively debate in France and Great Britain, against a backdrop of energy shortages and water conservation. Faced with vandals, golf clubs across Europe are taking precautions. In their own way, they are fighting against the waste of resources. At Crans-sur-Sierre, in the Valais, the press was summoned on a Thursday morning. But for what announcements?