East-African Athletics & Social Sciences

Opening Speeches

› Welcoming Participants - Dr Admasu Tsegaye, President, Addis Ababa University 08:30-08:35 (05min)

› Welcoming Participants - Dr. Alain Borgel, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Representative 08:35-08:40 (05min)

› Welcoming Participants - H.E. Mrs Brigitte Collet, Ambassador of France in Ethiopia 08:40-08:45 (05min)

› Welcoming Participants - H.E. Abdissa Yadeta, Ethiopian Federal Sport Commissioner, Ethiopian Federal Sport Commission 08:45-08:50 (05min)

Interviews with Guests of Honor

› Interview with Haile Gebreselassie - Haile Gebreselassie, Olympic Champion 09:00-09:30 (30min)

› Interview with Derartu Tulu - Derartu Tulu, Olympic Champion 09:30-10:00 (30min)

› Interview with Meseret Defar - Meseret Defar, Olympic Champion 10:00-10:30 (30min)

Coffee break

East-African Runners: Socially-Constructed Sport Abilities

Dr. Benoit Gaudin, AAU-IRD

Lunch

Socio-Cultural Influences on Performance

Dr Benoit Gaudin, Dept of Sport Science, IRD/AAU

› The Social Milieu of Athletes and its Impact on Performance - Samuel Simiyu Mwanga, Maseno University 13:30-14:00 (30min)

› The Role of Family in Development of Athletic Ability among Junior Athletes in Kamariny Division - Diana Onyango, Maseno University 14:00-14:30 (30min)

› Reasons for Youth Athletes' Dropout from Organized Sport Involvement: the Case of National Youth Sports Academy Athlete Tirunsh Dibaba Sport Training Center - Leulseged Petros, Addis Ababa University 14:30-15:00 (30min)

› Socio-Cultural Determinants of Athletic Abilities among Kenyan Elite & Sub-Elite Middle and Long Distance Runners - Issah Wabuyabo, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology 15:00-15:30 (30min)

› Sociological Profile of Ethiopian First Division Athletics Clubs Distance Runners - Benoit Gaudin, Addis Ababa University / Institut de Recherche pour le Développement 15:30-16:00 (30min)

Coffee break

Confronting the Challenges of Doping in Sport in Kenya

Prof. Moni Wekesa, Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and Dean of School of Law, Mount Kenya University, Kenya

For a Better Understanding of Doping and its Fight in Athletics in 2015. A Sociological Study of Cycling in France in the 2000s.

Dr. Christophe Brissonneau, Sport Sociologist, Université Paris Descartes, France

Dinner