FRANCE, 2024 52min
Company: Cinétévé
Section: SPORT & YOUTH
Director: Pierre Emmanuel, Luneau DAURIGNAC
Editing: Cedric Harrang
Photo: Julien Mauranne
Producer: Cinétévé – Fabienne Servan Schreiber & Estelle Mauriac
CoProducer: Arte France
Synopsis:
Many athletes’ childhoods are sacrificed for elite sport. Children as young as ten suffer from recurring injuries, burnout, or eating disorders. Despite the outrage over their harsh training regimens, elite sports institutions have failed to learn from the mistakes of the past. On the contrary, exploiting the lack of legal protections, it appears the Western world has not only adopted the same practices, but has even refined them. This revealing international investigation shows just how widespread these inhumane methods are in elite sport.