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Le Cèdre Bleu, Essonne
Adapted sport, every week
Since 2024, autistic adults have been training with us. Motor exercises, team games, then outings: equine therapy, mountain biking, ice skating.
Inclusion through sport, since 2022
The same court for everyone.
Au Cœur du Sport uses sport as a lever for the inclusion of people with disabilities. In France and in Senegal
Disability is not a fate
Sport can still change everything
Paris
Massy
Dakar
The same court for everyone
Sport is life. Yet for a person with a disability, living that passion remains difficult. Since 2022, we have been creating spaces where everyone reveals their abilities, builds connections and finds their place. Here, inclusion isn't something we talk about. We live it.
Bams Kanté
Founding president
Founding president
Since
2022
Regular, hands-on programmes, run with medico-social institutions. And figures that speak for themselves.
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countriesFrance and Senegal
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committed partnersinstitutions, clubs, companies
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impactful actionssince we started
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beneficiariessupported on a regular basis
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people made awareof disability
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people reachedthrough our programmes
Our
programmes
Adapted sport, every week, on the ground, with coaches trained in disability awareness. Coordination, confidence, social connection.
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Les Papillons Blancs de la Colline
Children aged 3 to 8
Motor skills courses, playful games, group activities. We work on balance, coordination and, above all, confidence.
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Corporate awareness
An immersion at Safran
Boccia initiation, testimonials, role play, discussion. A lively format that changes the way disability is seen at work.
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Inclusive Olympics
A day for all ages
Jean Jaurès stadium. Bouncy castle, food truck, accessible events. An intergenerational celebration where disability is at the centre of the game.
2024Paris Games
Major events
On the finest courts
Inclusive match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, access to Quai 54, Course des Héros, Wilson Tour, gala matches.
And in 2026, we go further.
See the eventsTwo
shows.
Two cities.
No stiff speeches. A big, popular, vibrant, inspiring moment. Paris in June, Dakar in July.
HandiStreetLeague
The first 100% inclusive, mixed street-basketball tournament. 8 teams from France, Europe and Africa, knockout format. DJ sets, showcases, hip-hop, skills contests, a disabled/able-bodied exhibition match. Over 1,000 people expected at PRISME, Bobigny's inclusive sports hub.
- Amara Sy
- Nadir Hifi
- Hammadoun Sidibé
- Yacouba Diawara
- Ronisia
- Naza
- Franglish
TerangaBasketShow
A big show at the Marius Ndiaye Stadium, the temple of basketball in Dakar. A basketball game, a wheelchair basketball demonstration at half-time, DJ sets and artists. Here, disability isn't set aside: it's at the heart of the show.
- Sport
- Music
- Urban culture
- Teranga
Hero of the Game, Paris Basketball
Bams
Kanté
Former professional basketball player turned social entrepreneur
Bams Kanté grew up alongside an autistic brother and sister. Their presence in the stands, amazed and joyful at every one of his games, deeply shaped his journey. Their tragic loss gave new meaning to his commitment. In 2022, he founded Au Cœur du Sport, an initiative born of a deep conviction: to make sport a right accessible to everyone, especially people with disabilities.
- Autonomy
- Confidence
- Taking part in social life
2017
First unifying tournaments for children in care homes.
2021
Young people with disabilities play at Quai 54.
2022
The association is founded. Wheelchair basketball tournament with Wilson.
2024
Inclusive match during the Paris Games. Le Cèdre Bleu, Les Papillons Blancs.
2025
Course des Héros, Safran, Paris Basketball's Wall of Heroes.
2026
Handi Street League in Paris. Teranga Basket Show in Dakar.
Six
values
This is what brings us together. Grab them, throw them, they always come back.
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motion
From Paris to Dakar, a few seconds say more than a long speech. Hover, then click to watch in full.
They play
with us
Institutions, clubs, companies, medico-social organisations. Seven committed partners, and room for you.
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Equipment, travel, coaching, access to facilities. Every euro and every helping hand becomes one more session.
Let's
talk?
Medico-social organisation, school, company, local authority, club: tell us what you want to do, we'll build it together.