Tag: 2017 Friendship Games
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Peace and Sport’s Champions for Peace assemble on eve of 2017 Friendship Games in Burundi
By Tom Lloyd, Bujumbura, Burundi, 10 August 2017: Peace and Sport, the politically-neutral organisation dedicated to the development of peace through sport, is finalising preparation for the 2017 Friendship Games Burundi which begins in Bujumbura, Burundi tomorrow, August 11, in cooperation with the National Olympic Committee of Burundi and 9 International Federations. The event, which…
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Peace and Sport to promote peace in African Great Lakes region through 2017 Friendship Games
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Monaco July 25, 2017: As part of Peace and Sport’s ongoing efforts to use sport as a tool for peace around the world, the organisation is this year holding the 2017 Friendship Games in Bujumbura, Burundi from 11 to 13 August. Organised in association with the National Olympic Committee of Burundi, the…