Inauguration of the 32nd But en Or center in Bondy!

On 19 November, Sport dans la Ville opened its 32nd soccer centre in Bondy (93), in the presence of young people, their families and the association's private and public partners. It was an opportunity for Sport dans la Ville to announce its support for the Paris 2024 bid. 

On the occasion of the opening of the 32nd "But en Or" centre of the association, all the partners, the young people, their families and the teams of Sport dans la Ville met in Bondy (93).

"We are very happy to inaugurate this field today, we have been preparing this project for 5 years".

Quentin Moreno, Director Ile-de-France, highlights the preparatory work carried out with all the partners who made the construction of the site possible: Bondy town hall, the Seine-Saint-Denis department, the Ile-de-France region, the Ile-de-France Prefecture, Claude Bartolone's Parliamentary Reserve, FIFA, the Paris Airport Foundation, the Fondation Agir sa Vie, the Air France Foundation, the Banque Populaire Foundation, the Motul Foundation, the Robert Abdessalam Foundation, the Decathlon Foundation, the Fondation de France and the Fonds Pour Eux.

The morning is festive, under a winter sun: the young people from Bondy sign up for the free weekly sports sessions and enjoy a demonstration of street workout, while the representatives of the Paris 2024 bid hand out goodies and bracelets.

This ceremony also marks the support of the young people of Sport dans la Ville for the candidature of Paris 2024. Souleymane Cissoko, Audrey Tcheuméo and Nordine Oubaali, Olympic athletes who wore the colours of France at the Rio Games, are present on the But en Or pitch and carry a message of the future to the young people of Sport dans la Ville :

"We are the present, but they are the future. 2024 is above all for them and we really hope that the Olympic Games will be hosted in the 93" Nordine Oubaali

Inaugurated by Sylvine Thomassin, Mayor of Bondy, and Claude Bartolone, President of the National Assembly, the association's 32nd pitch was immediately taken by the youngsters for a sports tournament, and soccer resumed its rights on this new lawn.

 Photo Credit: Charlotte du Genestoux