Nearly 200 guests from different sporting circles, both professional and amateur, attended the first event of the Sports Meetings Series from the Club de la médaille d’or and d’Athletc.

(Translation by Google) Montreal, October 16, 2019 - (Sportcom) "We must seize opportunities. Go with your intuitions and dive. Richard Legendre's words resonated on Wednesday night, at the first event of the series Les Rencontres sportifs from the  Club de la médaille d’or and Athletc., Which was held at the National Bank Amphitheater at HEC Montréal.

This first meeting brought together nearly 200 guests from different sports circles, both professional and amateur, in addition to attracting the interest of the field of medical science, media and many other environments.

Director of the Sports Pole - HEC Montréal and Associate Professor in the Management Department at HEC Montréal, Éric Brunelle met with the former Executive Vice-President of the Montreal Impact and Saputo Stadium about the leadership and reflections that his career has inspired him to become a manager in sports.

Recently inducted into the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame as a builder, Richard Legendre shared many of his professional experiences.

"Sport is a beautiful school of life. That's what I would like people to remember, "said Richard Legendre, who is now a member of the Executive Committee of the Sports Cluster - HEC Montréal and Associate Professor at HEC Montréal. "The sports community seeks to learn and become professional. In a humble way, I hope to be able to share my experience and what I have had the privilege of living over the years to accelerate the learning of others. "

This collaboration between the Gold Medal Club and the Sports Pole - HEC Montréal, whose mission is to develop knowledge in sport management by conducting research projects and sharing knowledge with the scientific and practice communities, comes at a strategic moment when the implementation of initiatives that will increase the number of collaborations between key players in the Quebec sports industry is a real priority for the Club.

"We are the first in Quebec to create a body whose function is to bridge the gap between the academic world and the sports industry in the broadest sense. This will be implemented in the area of research, training and the transfer and sharing of information, "explained Éric Brunelle.

The initiative of the Gold Medal Club and Athletc., In collaboration with the Sports Pole - HEC Montréal and SPORTS QUÉBEC , aims to highlight the contribution of people who have marked the sports field. The next Sports Meeting will be announced in the coming weeks.

About:

The Gold Medal Club is a provincial multi-sport organization (NPO) that brings together businesses, community stakeholders and sports enthusiasts. While maintaining its social character today promoting networking, the Club now offers a multitude of activities, including popular sports appointments, cocktail dinners (5 to 7) or traditional dinners. The amount of money raised has made it possible to award dozens of scholarships to young emerging athletes, each year for more than fifty years.

Information: Samuel Ouellette
General manager 
Gold Medal Club
Tel: (514) 252-3048

(Photo Pierre Paradis / Gold Medal Club and Video by Sportcom)