Far from the spotlight: the secret life of exotic winter sports nations (EP. 3: Togo)

The former Togon cross-country ski specialist Mathilde Petitjean, often forced to manage alone and regularly, illustrates the delays of some exotic federations of white sports, not always well organized. She tells behind the scenes. The anecdote summarises in itself what the athletes of the small nations can experience. It is in February 2017, a few days before the start of the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland. Mathilde Petitjean…