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13th Edition – The Spirit of Sport

The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are on the horizon, a global celebration of sport, passion and personal achievement. This year’s theme – “The Spirit of Sport” – invites secondary school students to explore, capture and convey the synergy between effort, determination and the beauty of sport. The theme encourages them to think about how the values of sport can enhance the life in our communities. In a constantly changing world, where differences can sometimes divide, sport has the power to bring people together, inspire and forge unbreakable bonds. Outdoor sports are also an opportunity to reconnect with nature and today there are more and more ways of combining sport, our need for fresh air, and the discovery of our environment.

The Olympic movement, encapsulated in the motto “Faster, higher, stronger”, promotes universal values such as excellence, respect, solidarity and peace. These values underpin the Olympic spirit and have the potential to create a better world. We have set the students the task of capturing these values through their lens. The goal is to show how sport transcends language barriers, cultural differences and nationalities, but also how sport fosters inclusion, mutual understanding and social cohesion. We want the students to surprise us and to point the way to a brighter tomorrow for us all, to bring the spirit of sport to life. This 13th edition is an invitation to explore the positive impact that sport can have on society.

Supported by 7 professional photographers, the 16 public and private Morbihan colleges involved in the project work on the theme The Spirit of Sport throughout the 2023-2024 school year. Analysing the topic, creating the synopsis, shooting, editing and writing the captions: the college students will be the creators of an exhibit that is fully integrated into the programming of the 21st edition of the La Gacilly Photo Festival. Their works will be exhibited in Austria in 2025 during the La Gacilly-Baden photography festival, echoing the creations of young Austrians working on the same topic.

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