WOW! pleasure to facilitate the final panel @sportaccord @iccbirmingham hosted by @WMGrowth w/ excellent panelists Liz Nicholl, Neil Rami & Jason Williams talking about #sportsdiplomacy & the opportunity the 'network of evolving networks' to leverage a 'return on influence'.

📣 Fridays 👉#SportsDiplomacy Spotlight ...featuring my recent article w/@nyutischsports Dr Daniel G. Kelly, “An Inside Look at the French Football Federation’s Women’s Sports Diplomacy Project with Iraq: Inspiring Every Girl in Iraq to Play Football” https://t.co/RrgRsa21m0

Learn more about Ambassador @DucroquetSamuel and his #sportsdiplomacy work https://t.co/lINIINFqjP @GUDiplomacy @lempika7 @drjsimonrofe @GavinMPrice @DrSepinwall

In 1968, Sidney Poitier was at a press conference at the height of his career. He made it very clear how he felt about the press. Funny that I had to find this on a discarded film reel with 1000s of books, Microfiche and films. Now you can see it.

Just listened, Simon. Very interesting on the sport power diplomatic opps at the Olympics.

Great to chat with my @ISHumanities colleague @drjsimonrofe about “sports diplomacy” and the Paris Olympics - @UnffclPrtnr

@drjsimonrofe @BloomsburyHist @NewParisPodcast @FranceAndUS @Kasvilovic @JasonSteinhauer @aaronlevimiller @ErikRScott @terrylyons @danielgkelly2 My best guess is that it was likely written in 1958 with the advent of the Fifth Republic. This study analyzed 🇫🇷 place in postwar world & on the sporting scene. What is fascinating is that it advocates for where the country should invest its resources ahead of Rome 1960.

🎩 Wearing My Historian Chapeau 🎩 💡 One of my finds in the French Ministry of Youth & Sport archives was an undated report by an official at the Institute of Sport, produced after the 1956 Melbourne Games but ahead of 1960 Rome Games #sportsdiplomacy #BasketballEmpire 🧵👇

After a fantastic few months in France, here are a few field notes about the role(s) #sportsdiplomacy can play communicating within our #globalsports world #sportsbiz #storytelling #leadership #2 is relevant as #Paris2024 hoops tourney continues https://t.co/sd3COaNSQ4

A historical opening ceremony of @Paris2024 is just few hours away. Listen to this podcast where I discuss with colleagues how the Olympics has always been a space for #diplomacy https://t.co/xd3ahdDD9B @cornwell_hannah @lempika7 @drjsimonrofe @CAHA_UoB #Paris2024 @France24_en

@cornwell_hannah @drjsimonrofe @dikaiac 🎧 Then listen in to my recent chat with Drs @greencitizen @rowe_david on the Olympics, Inequality, Basketball, Football, Laicité, and Sex /fin https://t.co/MHllLK1ok2

J-2⃣ til #Paris2024 Opening Ceremony! Two enlightening episodes to help take your #Olympics savoir faire to the next level 🧵 🎧 I learned so much from this chat w/Drs @cornwell_hannah Will Mack @drjsimonrofe @dikaiac on links ancient Olympiads to today

With Paris 2024 just around the corner, it’s been fascinating to talk about the Olympics as a site of diplomacy with @drjsimonrofe and what Paris 2024 means for France and the world with @lempika7 https://t.co/Usp8otBeSA #Olympic2024 #Paris2024

With the Olympics starting this week it’s been great to learn from @dikaiac about the history of the modern Olympic Games and Olympism, and the development of the Games as a space for diplomacy from @drjsimonrofe https://t.co/Usp8otBeSA #Olympics2024 #ParisOlympics2024

Ever wondered about the similarities and differences between the ancient Olympic Games and the birth of the Modern Olympics? I chat with my @CAHA_UoB colleague, Will Mack and @dikaiac to learn more: https://t.co/Usp8otBeSA #Paris2024 #Olympic2024 #OlympicGames

What a treat to have been in conversation with @lempika7 , @drjsimonrofe , Dikaia Chatziefstathiou, and my colleague Will Mack (@CAHA_UoB) about the Olympics past & present as a form of diplomacy! https://t.co/Usp8otBeSA #ParisOlympics2024 #OlympicGames

Oh, and look out for episode two tomorrow: the Olympics (ancient & modern) as diplomacy 😉

@UNITAR @drjsimonrofe Great initiative!

"The 🇫🇷 are the most like 🇺🇸 in Europe. That’s not to say Americanized, but the most like the US...in terms of culture & style of play." 🏀🙏Merci @kolet_ink for the exchange on #BasketballEmpire and its relevance to #Paris2024 #NBA #WNBA via @csmonitor

@7uiceFoundation @FranceAndUS Organized by Agence Panagon, it illustrated a #sportsdiplomacy fundamental 👉 the network of networks per @drjsimonrofe It centered around sports diplomacy’s people project, an investment in individuals and communities. What a community built by @AllParisianGame cofounders!

Incredibly solid life advice from Roy Keane.