Referring to the initiative in his home country that made 30 minutes of compulsory sports in a day for primary school kids, Petrynka said that the ISF Gymnasiade in Normandy in 2022 added to the development of school sports in France.

He hopes that all members of ISF and Gymnasiade host cities follow a similar model for school sports.

"It is clear that the goal of ISF is not just to provide an event and a lifetime experience for the kids," Petrynka said.

"We also have a strategy.

"We wish to reinforce the link between the world of sport and the world of school.

"We are recognised by the IOC [International Olympic Committee] because they pay particular attention to the school system.

"Not just because we are another sports federation.

"Normandy organising the Gymnasiade in 2022 was our way of showing the IOC what we can do.

"We did it two years before the Olympics so we can highlight what we can do.

"This is why I call on Governments all around the world to improve the quantity and quality of school sport."

Here at the ISF U15 Gymnasiade 2023, the IOC Olympic Education Commission member said that the Union Nationale du Sport Scolaire (UNSS) is continuing the legacy of the 2022 edition by hosting a national event next June.

"Our member UNSS is involved with the evolution of school sport in the country.

"The influence of the Games on the school system is very important.

"They are organising an event next June before Paris 2024 to promote sport culture in school and make sure kids are active.

"The Games can help change school sport system."

In Rio, International Federations like United World Wrestling, Badminton World Federation, and International Basketball Federation conducted coaching workshops for physical education teachers.

According to Petrynka, teachers need education from "experts" so they can pass it on to children.

Highlighting the various partnerships the organisation has with International Federations, Petrynka said that interest in coaching courses, in collaboration with the ISF Academy, has increased.

"Teachers are the key to our courses and they should learn from the experts so they can transfer the knowledge to the kids.

"Our future event hosts have asked us about the possibility of hosting bigger numbers.

"This is what we wanted to do achieve the Academy was started."