Sport has a key role to play in raising awareness about the environment according to a three-time Olympic champion in canoeing.

Tony Estanguet is in Nairobi, Kenya attending the inaugural meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly or UNEA.

UNEA aims to put ecological and conservation issues at the heart of international affairs.

David Koch asked him how sport can support and contribute to the sustainable use of the environment.

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