The threat to the future of the Games of La Francophonie, after the withdrawal of New Brunswick from hosting the 2021 edition, has the effect of mobilizing some of the actors of the French-speaking sports movement. Already at the origin ofa Tribune calling to save the sporting and cultural event, Sylvie le Maux decided to create an influential club bringing together experts on the subject. The former advisor to the cabinet of the former Minister of Sports Laura Flessel, specialist in sports diplomacy and Francophonie, will chair “Sport and Francophonie”. This network of influence will bring together personalities from different backgrounds, all concerned by the place of sport in the French-speaking world.
