In Malaysia

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Rio 2016 is at the 12th "Sport for All" conference, where more than 600 participants from around the world are gathered in Genting, Malaysia, from 3-6 November. The event focuses on the needs of young people and the challenges of aging populations, as well as sport’s contributions to social justice, the impact of new technologies and initiatives of the national Olympic committees.

On Tuesday, we had the great pleasure of presenting our School Olympics project, which is based on sport, education and culture as tools for social transformation. We raised awareness of the School Olympics with a specially-produced video and presentation. As we were trumpeting the first competition in Poços de Caldas (Minas Gerais), which involved than 2,800 athletes aged 12 to 14, the city of João Pessoa (Paraíba) was preparing to host more than 3,200 participants in the second event for 15 to 17 year olds.

The Rio 2016 commission is represented in Genting by Christiane Paquelet, Mario Cilenti, Edgar Hubner and Patrícia Kowalewiski.