Jules Rimet Prize

Not to be confused with the Jules Rimet Trophy from the FIFA World Cup.

The Jules Rimet Prize is a literary prize created in 2012 at the initiative of the association "Jules Rimet - Sport et Culture", which aims to "establish, in the spirit of the work of Jules Rimet , any action likely to ensure the promotion of the combined values of sport and culture".

In particular, the association organizes, in collaboration with the winners of this prize, writing workshops  for the benefit of young people.

The Jules Rimet Prize aims to reward a work of French literature or foreign literature translated into French (novel, story, biography, collection of short stories, others, etc.) of which references to sport constitute one of the major elements . He is endowed with a sum of 5,000 euros.

It is awarded by a jury made up of personalities from the world of sport and literature, which meets at the end of each November.

The jury is currently chaired by Denis Jeambar; the other members of the jury include Raymond Domenech , Nicolas Baverez, Julia Kerninon, Paul Fournel and Eric Naulleau. Its members included, until his death in November 2022, Yves Rimet, grandson of Jules Rimet, initiator of the Football World Cup.