President Franck Riehm at the Élysée
By WBF In News On 23rd May 2025
Constructive meeting between Franck RIEHM, President of the World Bridge Federation, and William ELMAN, Sports, Solidarity and Community Life Advisor at the Élysée Palace.
William ELMAN, Sports, Solidarity and Community Life Advisor at the Élysée Palace and Franck RIEHM, President of the World Bridge Federation
In a political context marked by the National Great Cause 2025 for mental health, the “Ageing Well” law, and the educational emergency revealed by the 2024 TIMSS survey, bridge—and the French Bridge Federation in particular—has emerged as a key player in social cohesion, cognitive stimulation, and equal opportunity.
Once thought of merely as games, mind sports that complement physical activity have now become powerful public-policy tools. Inclusion, educational performance, intergenerational transmission: their impact is concrete, measurable—and steadily growing.
