We have chosen to connote this edition of the International Salesian Youth Games with a universal, simple and recognisable message, in line with the motivational contents well known to the new generations. It is an invitation to believe in oneself, in one’s own abilities, and – for adults and educators – to recognise and value the unique characteristics of every young person we meet. 

We are all different, but we are all like stars, able to shine and bring light into the world, to illuminate our own path and that of others. If sport becomes a stimulus, an opportunity for personal growth and improvement, then everyone is born to shine on the playing field, just as in life everyone can represent an added value in their own context. In this perspective, even the idea of victory takes on a different meaning. Moreover, as ‘people of light’, each individual contributes to shining a greater light, the light of society and the world we want to create through sport, made of friendship, fair play, positive energy and enthusiasm. The same light we want to illuminate the city with. A message that involves our young people and that well identifies PGS and the associative activities it addresses to young people all over the world.