The deputies from Alpes-Maritimes, Cédric Roussel, president of the “Sports Economy” study group of the National Assembly, and François Cormier-Bouligeon, president of the “Sports” study group, submitted 50 measures to Prime Minister Jean Castex to revive French sports.
The initiative, evocatively named “Save Sports,” is born from the necessary economic revival of the sports sector, which has been heavily impacted by the crisis.
However, the aim of the initiators is to give sports a central place in our society through the development of school sports, corporate sports, or health sports.
Their message is clear: do everything possible to ensure that sports and its values spread throughout our regions and enable France to shine at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The values of solidarity, hard work, respect for others, and team spirit conveyed by sports should be the foundation of the “France of tomorrow.”
During the spread of the epidemic, like many sectors, the sports industry made sacrifices and is now facing enormous challenges.
With the risk of declining registrations for licensed members at the start of the school year and the reduction in sponsorship spending from partner companies (often local SMEs), many associations could find themselves in significant financial difficulty by the end of the year.
Public subsidies towards them must be strengthened to help them overcome this ordeal. Associative models could also evolve towards new models of social and solidarity economy.
The losses for the entire sector are estimated at nearly 20 billion.
Sports are a tremendous vector of well-being. The benefits of practicing sports are scientifically proven for the prevention and treatment of certain increasing pathologies in our society (diabetes, cancers, hypertension, etc.).
Sports are also a significant social and economic activity.
The key figures speak for themselves:
17 million licensees, 360,000 clubs and associations, 112,000 companies, 450,000 jobs, €80 billion in turnover
The 360,000 clubs and associations spread across our entire territory employ 115,000 people and gather 17 million licensees.
The French sports sector itself includes 112,000 companies accounting for 333,000 jobs. It generates an annual turnover of nearly 80 billion euros.
