Conférence de presse sur la Livestrong foundation

Press Conference

Lance Armstrong and the Livestrong Foundation

Company

 The "Livestrong Foundation" formerly known as "Lance Armstrong Foundation", was founded in 1997 by the cyclist Lance Armstrong following his remission after cancer. Is headquartered in Austin, Texas (United States), so it's an American Foundation.

 The "Livestrong Foundation" is a charity, she fights for more than 32.6 million people affected worldwide by the cancer. For this association patients must have a life after cancer, so it's for that provided direct services has any people with cancer, that patients are related to the care they need. The fact L.F calls for national and global leaders to help fight this disease.

The L.F. is official intended to inspire and make stronger patients with cancer and their families in order to facilitate the chances of recovery. It also provides information and practical fundraising campaigns to finance its programs, aid to the sick, and research in the fight against cancer.

Its slogan is "unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything" that is to say: l'unité est la force, la connaissance est le pouvoir et l'attitude est tout.

• October 17, 2012, Lance Armstrong resigned from the Presidency of the Foundation to become counsel to the association, following the revelations of the American Agency Anti Doping (USADA) denouncing his system of doping during his career.

• November 4, 2012, leaving the Board of Directors

• November 12, 2012, it dissociates completely from the association. The official name of the association is then changed to "Livestrong Foundation"

Scandal

Lance Armstrong, founder and president of the association, acknowledged during his legendary career as a cyclist guilty.

Défense

 Following article suspecting Lance Armstrong of doping, it was preferable that a new president be appointed. The statement made by Lance Armstrong on his innocence, all members of the homegrown company. If we saw planes that violated the contracts, rules on doping, we would not continue to support it and would have fired the company.

 The 'Livestrong Foundation", as no report with the Lance Armstrong doping, is not in our interest that our athletes dope, because subsequently a bad image of our society would be made if this were to be discovered.

 The 'Livestrong Foundation” would see no interest in boosting its candidates, because in the end if all their athletes are doped, they get in the end the same physical capabilities.

 Lance Armstrong was already an icon. His participation despite the disease would have been enough to show his courage and prove that we can do in the sport despite the disease. He would therefore not need to win and even less of doping.

 This association focuses on the survivors and sick with cancer, sport is a kind of outcome, and way to give hope and self-confidence. We only provide assistance to the sick. That's just what the Foundation is doing, what Lance Armstrong to fact is that of his desires, he

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