international urban youth games

The International Urban Youth Games will be organized in June 2019. With the support of the IOC, the National Olympic Committees, the Belgian Prime Minister and many others, 1000 boys and girls 10- to 12-year-old from 10 different countries will come together to contest in 8 disciplines. Molenbeek will host and will be represented by it's own young team. --------------------------------------------- Following the traumatic events of March 2016 in Brussels, we came up with the initiative to call for a gathering with friendly sports competitions. This sporting event will unite young children originating from different neighbourhoods from all around the world. Our objective is to inspire excellence but also for international youth to rally around sport. This cultural exchange will enable breaking down barriers and encountering each other. This force of excellence is the source of success. Open-mindedness which is so much the origin of enthusiasm gives the ability to surpass oneself and to understand sublimation phenomena. Hope is the source of involvement. We set to enact a better world and enforce positiveness, action, getting together, and surpassing oneself through the values of sport. Molenbeek will soon be source of hope thanks to you, thanks to sport, thanks to the involvement of 10 neighbourhoods wishing to go beyond stereotypes. With our young and dynamic team, we aim at making sure that these youngsters will get passionate and proud of themselves with what they are about to accomplish. It is in the values of sport to respect ones body and mind. We hope to pass on this message through the sports competition but also through the connected opening ceremony which will thrill the participants as well as the spectators.