Academy of Sport (aos): the mixed multisport Olympic academy of Mauritius

AFD’s support comprises two components:  Financing for the construction of 14 accommodation places for athletes and common living areas, available to the young girl and boy athletes from the inclusion program, respecting their privacy and geared to their well-being and specific needs. The Life Base facility also has a system designed to receive girls in complete safety Financing for the program to support educational and sports academies promoting inclusion and gender equality and based on viable socioeconomic models  The sports excellence section has had three classes since September 2023, with the 2008 generation having joined the system at the beginning of the current school year. An additional “Junior Sports Course” is in preparation to offer a reduced curriculum geared to young athletes aged between 10 and 14. Its roll-out started in 2023 in two Mauritian schools. The planned limit of 90 athletes has been reached with the arrival in January 2024 of students from the 4-year preparatory program for the Baccalaureate exams (+/- 10%).The Life Base was opened in November 2023 to enable athletes in need from Rodrigues and Mauritius to join the training as of 2024. The AOS wishes to give the most talented athletes in their disciplines the means to qualify for the Olympic trials of 2024 and 2028.