Less than twenty days before the opening of the Beijing Olympics, the opportunity has come to take stock of the athletes from the Alpes-Maritimes but also to explain the different actions carried out by the Departmental Olympic Sports Committee. The Beijing Olympics involve a small number of athletes from the Alpes-Maritimes, among them Alain Bernard, the pool rocket, to Valรฉrie Nicolas, the impenetrable wall of the French handball team, the latest arrival in the department. Let us not forget our Nice swimmers Camille Muffat, Clรฉment Lefert, as well as Antibes’ Boris Steimetz, Madeleine Mathieu, and Christophe Lebon for swimming. Sailing will be represented by Nicolas Charbonnier, weightlifting by Dabaya Tchientchen Vercelas, and in canoeing by Emilie Fer. For Jean-Paul Serra, the real chances for a medal lie at the end of the arm strokes of Alain Bernard and Camille Muffat.
But far from the world of elite athletes, the CDOS is present on many fronts. For youth, with the implementation of the “educational support” project, aimed at colleges placed in priority education zones. In terms of health prevention, the CDOS offers training sessions in first aid to leaders, coaches, referees, and players. The departmental sports body also conducts awareness campaigns about doping.
