The New Zealand Olympic Committee was established in 1911, and more than 60 teams have crossed the globe in those years on Olympic and Commonwealth Games crusades. It was Baron de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic movement and manifesto, who made the case for his vision of how a modern Olympic Games could help build a better world through sport and promote world peace. As for sports in general, he said, "I do not know what its fate will be, but I wish to draw your attention to the important fact that presents two features: it's democratic and it's international. The first of these characteristics will guarantee its future and anything that is not democratic is no longer viable today. As for the second, it opens unexpected prospects to us." ACT still believes these are good values to aspire to and we hope to see them in Paris in 2024.