New role as an ambassador of African sport for Benjamin Boukpeti. The Togolese Olympic champion became this weekend officially a member of the African Olympic Committee in Dakar, Senegal. He integrates the Olympic movement as an athlete representative.

Boukpeti will be responsible for “Zone 3 (West Africa) and became one of the seven representatives of the athletes in Africa among others the Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj (world record 1500) and the Zimbabwean Coventry Kristi (Olympic swimming Champion). “

Only Togolese Olympic medalist (bronze in canoeing in the Olympics of Beijing 2008), Boukpeti is very involved in the development of sport in Togo and Africa. Especially through hiss Amadonsa structure. This is a new challenge for the champion!