Lucienne Roques: "Faster, higher, stronger, together"!
On January 20, at the Pôle culturel, it was the final New Year ceremony for Lucienne Roques as president of the Comité Départemental Olympique et...
On January 20, at the Pôle culturel, it was the final New Year wishes ceremony for Lucienne Roques as president of the Comité Départemental Olympique et Sportif du Var, ahead of the elective general assembly on March 22.
For the New Year wishes ceremony is an opportunity to review the past year's activities and present future actions. Following successful Olympic and Paralympic Games, Lucienne Roques looked at what is known as 'the Legacy', linking the sport's past, present, and future, with reference to societal issues aimed at living well together (...)
commitments made in social and environmental areas. But what can remain of it? These popular, highly visible media results are not born from spontaneous generation, but from several years of meticulous, structured, daily work across the entire country, through various awareness campaigns and mass events.
And we fully played our part,' recalled the president of the CDOS du Var. THE LEGACY OF THE 2024 OLYMPICS 'Because it is interesting to note that municipal leaders all care about the well-being of their citizens, notably with the implementation of numerous works (various constructions, roadworks, city beautification, respect for the environment...)
, the search for suitable solutions to offer a pleasant living environment where life is good, in the most beautiful département of France! But what would a beautiful setting be without life, without entertainment, without human relationships, without social bonds, without solidarity and fraternity? And it is to these questions that sporting, cultural, and charitable activities respond, by helping to give meaning,' said Lucienne Roques.
In terms of the Games' Legacy, she did not mention the medals or the champions, who already received plenty of media coverage, nor the star sports disciplines, but rather the conclusions that can be drawn from the demonstration made by the COJO that everything could be possible.
but who remained speechless before these results. A fine demonstration that achieving a shared project creates motivation, removes many barriers, and encourages moving forward together. The CIO validated this concept, enriching the formula initiated by Coubertin, via Father Didon: 'Faster, higher, stronger, together'!
THOROUGH WORK She highlighted her commitment and the kilometers traveled to achieve these results: 'Let us mention the 100 'Terre de Jeux 2024' labels awarded to local authorities, the 110 'Génération 2024' labels and Olympic classes in schools, the cultural olympiads, and mass events (Semaine Olympique et Paralympique, the international day of June 23 when we were able to distribute 15,000 certificates of participation).
Without forgetting the Olympic Torch relay on May 10, coordinated by the services of the Département, under the leadership of Laurent Bonnet, with the collaboration of many partners, notably security services and law enforcement. A big thank you to everyone for the numerous meetings we took part in.' Lucienne Roques continued: 'All this thorough work, in which Communes, Département, State services, sports committees, and clubs invested, was indeed ignored by some grumblers, always ready to think negatively about several files around various specific projects with a view to the 'Legacy'.
A legacy must be prepared!
Let us cite the importance of volunteering through the 40,000 volunteers honored,' said the president of the CDOS. She also wondered: 'What will remain of this temporary media coverage?
A number of measures, which have been talked about for a long time, were brought up in the heat of the moment (VAE, pension points, granted hours...)
Even if the many volunteers, already committed, are not waiting for these measures, we recalled the essential role they play in clubs, the foundation of sport in France.
And the actions we carry out to help and support them. I would like to take this opportunity to remind mayors and elected officials that we can organize 'Matinales du Bénévolat' in their municipalities with these goals in mind. Second benefit of these Games: the changing perception of disability with equal media coverage for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Thus, the public became aware that people with disabilities are full-fledged athletes. Conversely, this may have allowed anyone in this situation to dare to practice adapted physical activities, for the purpose of physical and mental health. As we have been striving to do for several years by funding, with the help of the CAF, club registrations, but also by raising awareness among managers and training educators, we hope that this message will produce tangible results,' concluded Lucienne Roques with optimism.
THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS 'This allowed us to develop and strengthen partnerships with very many municipalities, work with the Éducation nationale and various partners and administrations, follow
Photos Alain BLANCHOT.