The Académie des Sportives returns for its eighth edition from March 30 to April 4, 2026, at CERS Capbreton, with a renewed ambition: to assert its European development.

 

For the first time, 16 elite athletes, eight French and eight Italian, will experience an immersive week dedicated to a clear goal: boosting their athletic and professional careers.

 

A week to turn a corner

Being a top-level athlete means performing well.
But it also means learning to manage your image, your partners, your communication, and your future.

For 6 days, participants will benefit from:

• Practical workshops to structure their careers (sponsorship & legal matters, skills development, personal branding, LinkedIn sponsorship profiles, press relations, public speaking, etc.)

• Highlights focusing on mental preparation and women's specific needs

• From a Sport & Business round table discussion on mental health and performance

• From a visit to the CERS in Capbreton

• A Dating Pact with the French Sports Foundation to create concrete opportunities

• Photo shoots and content creation

All punctuated by training sessions, sporting activities, and team-building moments, with expert contributors and sports personalities.

 

Why join the Académie des Sportives?

Because a career is not solely determined by athletic performance.
Because today, high-level performance also requires vision, networking, and strategy.
Because surrounding yourself with the right people, getting training, and planning for your future makes all the difference.

The Académie des Sportives provides a framework for structuring careers, developing personal image, and creating concrete connections with the business world.

The program is completely free for selected elite athletes who represent France, and now Europe, internationally.

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The Académie des Sportives is looking for committed partners

To support its European development and continue its work to promote the professionalization of female elite athletes, the Académie des Sportives is currently seeking partners who share its values of equality, inclusion, and responsible performance.

Several sectors are particularly sought after: insurance/mutual insurance, banking, optics, sunscreen/beauty care.

By getting involved with the Academy, you will be making a tangible contribution to the development of women's sport while associating your image with a project that has a national and now European impact.

Interested or have contacts to recommend? CONTACT THE ACADEMY OF WOMEN ATHLETES