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At the margins of the TICAD7 conference, JICA, World Bank, and French Development Agency (AFD) hosted a TICAD7 Official Side Event ¡°Sports for Africa¡± on August 27.

The important role that sport can play is getting more attention in the field of sustainable development. In Africa, many countries together with development partners have started to utilize sport as a tool to address a range of social problems such as education, health, peace-building and social inclusion. This side event invited top athletes to discuss the roles and the potential of sport for development in Africa.

Program

Opening remarks

Laetitia Habchi
Head of Sport and Development, AFD

Daichi Suzuki
Commissioner, Japan Sports Agency

Panel discussion

Panelist:

George Weah
President, Liberia (TBC)

Tegla Loroupe
President, Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation (Former world record holder in women¡¯s marathon)

Naoko Takahashi
JICA official supporter (Sydney Olympic Gold medalist in women¡¯s marathon)

Hiroshi Kato
Senior Vice President, JICA

Moderator:

Robin Harding
Tokyo Bureau Chief, Financial Times

Closing remarks

Hafez Ghanem
Vice President for Africa, World Bank

Related

TICAD7 Official Side Events Organized by World Bank