Olympism365: Using sport to advance the education and development of young people in Latin America

The positive impact of sport and Olympism is being brought to young people and communities in Latin America. This is being made possible through a range of partners in the region that the International Olympic Committee – IOC is working with to deliver sport-based initiatives to increase young people’s access to quality education, employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, and to advance gender equality and inclusion.

On 21 October, an event co-organised by the IOC through Olympism365 and in collaboration with Panam Sports, portfolio lead Fundación SES - Solidaridad, Educación y Sustentabilidad and its local implementing entity ACHNU, demonstrated the concrete impact of this collective action, highlighting the transformative power of sport for sustainable development.

Attending the event, IOC President Thomas Bach further underlined the contribution of sport to achieving the SDGs, and the importance of this collaborative approach.

“Sport is much more than a goal in itself - it is a tool to achieve so many other goals,” said President Bach in his address to the gathering.

“And none of these goals can be attained by only one entity. In this, the Olympic motto is more relevant than ever: we can only achieve the SDGs faster, we can only aim higher with our contribution to reach these goals and we can only become stronger in this worldwide community that is striving to achieve these goals if we are standing together. Thank you for standing together and keep going strong.”