Modern forms of sporting activity developed in the early twentieth century, but they were reserved for the social elite and bore the name of amateur sport. The definition of amateur specified that workers, peasants, day laborers—all those who received a salary—could not be considered as such. Sport was therefore unknown and forbidden for working people. ASG Bagnolet traces its origins to this history even before its first legal registration on January 29, 1924 under the name Socialist Olympic Circle of the Seine and under the prefectural number 1924-00059. It received its Youth and Sports accreditation on April 4, 1949 under the number 3428. Its current bylaws were adopted at Extraordinary General Assemblies on February 12, 2016. It receives public funding from the city, department, and state, and uses municipal sports facilities free of charge. Its headquarters are made available at no cost by the city of Bagnolet. The association aims to develop and encourage physical education, sport, outdoor activities, and the training of citizens in service of a secular and democratic republic. We have nearly 150 volunteers fulfilling close to 350 volunteer positions. We have on average…