How sport transformed the lives of young Colombians

By Tegwen Gadais, Professor, Département des sciences de l'activité physique, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Mauricio Garzon, Associate Lecturer, Physical Activity Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Natalia Varela, Professor, Family and Childhood Studies, Universidad Externado de Colombia
Victoria Calzolari Soto, Ph.D. Candidate, Social Sciences, Deutsche Sporthochschule Koln

A Colombian program to help disadvantaged youth used sport to help them steer clear of the dangers they faced on a daily basis, including violence, prostitution, drug addiction, vandalism and gangs.

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