Between Miramas and Kenya, it’s a great love story that has lasted for years. The story really began in 2014, when the Miramasséen Daniel Chirchiroriginally from Kenya, asks theAthletic Miramas club (ACM) permission to use the athletics track for training two top Kenyan athletes.
This partnership now goes well beyond the sole framework of Olympic Games and the reception of Kenyan athletes in the training center. After providing them with gymnasiums and the means to best train in the various Olympic disciplines, the town of Miramas invites its inhabitants to discover the cultural wealth of Kenya all summer long. 4 emblematic places in the city center will be open, in dialogue with the Maison du Kenya in Paris, located in the Marais, during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This is a unique cultural journey in Miramas!
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In particular, go and meet the 70 tribes et 3 different ethnicities at the Maison du Tourisme et du Commerce (11 avenue Charles-de-Gaulle), or at the Art Gallery (42 avenue Charles-de-Gaulle) where Kenyan artists will exhibit their artistic creativity! Also head to Micro-Folie (11 bis, boulevard Aristide-Briand) with immersive and modern programs. Finally, the Le Comédia cinema is offering a Kenyan week from July 3 to 9 with the screening of 4 films including “Maasai, the rain warriors”. Other highlights like the one at the Nuits Métis Festival can be found in the summer agenda of the town of Miramas!
And as a climax, the inauguration this June 26 of the Maison du Kénya which will open its doors to the general public at the beginning of July! This inauguration took place in the presence of the Secretaries of State for Culture and Youth of the Republic of Kenya and personalities from the world of culture, sport and tourism in Kenya. A showcase by Winyo and Edward Kamau, scheduled at the Festival ““Métis Nights” This evening, closed this inauguration.
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A base camp is set up in Miramas
Frédéric Vigouroux, the mayor of Miramas announced it himself: “From July 5 to 22, nearly 100 Olympic and Paralympic athletes will set up their base camp in Miramas to prepare for the Paris Games (…) More than a simple welcome, it will be about bringing the spirit of the Games to life by creating a dynamic around the region’s sporting culture, its quality of life and its local stakeholders. A lasting cooperation to leave a legacy of the Olympic Games to Miramasséans with a commitment to culture, the values of sport, youth, sport-health and even the economy“. What an honour to find these athletes and their coaches at the Stadium, at the stadium or even at the Molières swimming pool to train.
A medal ceremony will take place on August 12 from 6 p.m., at the Brand Village.
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