Froome and Gilbert join 'Peace and Sport' walk in Monaco
Tour de France champion Chris Froome joined Philippe Gilbert and other athletes and political leaders Wednesday in Monaco for the 'Peace and Sport' walk as part of the Peace and Sport international Forum taking place through Friday.
The 8th edition of the Peace and Sport international Forum brings together people from all aspects of athletics to discuss what sport can offer in the face of new threats to peace. Monaco's Prince Albert II led Wednesday's walk, saying sport has the unique and extraordinary capacity to unite people.
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“This power, which I have witnessed many times, occurs across all levels of society. Because of its intrinsic values, sport contributes also to establishing and maintaining peace in some regions of the world," he said. "Each year, we see sport helping to build bridges between nations where traditional diplomacy has failed. We see it contributing to a restoration of dialogue where political pressure has proved ineffective.”
Chris Froome speaks to the press before the start of the 'Peace and Sport' walk. (Getty Images Sport)
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