THE SPORTS
wellness summit
Africa’s Athletes Deserve More Than Performance; They Deserve Support.
19-20 November 2026, The Cloud Hotel & Suites: Diamond Plaza, 3rd Parklands, Nairobi, Kenya.
Echoes of Resilience
Forging Mental Wellness
Pathways in African Sports
Moving Beyond the Scoreboard
The Sports Wellness Summit 2026 is where conversations become solutions. Bringing together athletes, sports leaders, health professionals, innovators, policymakers, and development partners, the summit focuses on advancing athlete wellbeing, mental health, inclusion, safeguarding, researchers, innovation, and sustainable sports development.
Together, we are building stronger support systems, healthier sporting environments, and sustainable pathways that enable athletes to thrive both in sport and in life.
🧠Four pillars for athlete wellbeing
From awareness to care pathways, policy and accountability
Resilient Masculinities
Addressing the “stigma-competence” paradox, the fear that seeking help for mental
health undermines athletic toughness (Castaldelli-Maia et al., 2023).
Girls & Women in Sport
Utilizing gender-responsive sports environments to combat the disproportionate impact
of social media scrutiny and body-image-related mental health issues (Vargas et al.,
2024).
Build healing pathways/Integrated Care Models
Shifting to Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) models where psychological support is
embedded directly into the coaching and medical workflow (Gouttebarge et al., 2023).
Sustainable Enterprise
Integrating ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) criteria into club management
(Babiak & Trendafilova, 2011)
Future Fit
Leveraging mHealth and AI to bridge the accessibility gap in remote areas (ITU, 2020)
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