UNESCO Champion for Sport

UNESCO Champions for Sport are international celebrity sport personalities advocates for the United Nations agency UNESCO.[1] This family of world-class athletes purveys UNESCO's message the world over. By the same token, they reflect UNESCO's concerns to promote the values of physical education and sports with a view of building a better future for younger generations.

Current list

Currently, twelve personalities are designated UNESCO Champion for Sport:[2]

Name Country since sport Link
Serik Sapiyev[1]  Kazakhstan August 2013 boxing
Virgilijus Alekna  Lithuania 23 November 2007 discus throw
Veronica Campbell-Brown  Jamaica 2008 sprint
Serhiy Bubka  Ukraine 2003 pole vault
David Douillet  France 2002 judo
Vyacheslav Fetisov  Russia 26 May 2004 ice hockey
Hakuho (Davaajargal Munkhbat)  Mongolia 27 July 2006 sumo wrestling
Justine Henin  Belgium 14 December 2006 tennis
Vitaliy & Wladimir Klitschko  Ukraine 4 December 2006 boxing
Pelé  Brazil June 1994 association football
Michael Schumacher[3]  Germany 2002 Formula One racing
Jacqueline "Jackie" Silva  Brazil 2009 beach volleyball
Óscar Tabárez  Uruguay 30 January 2012 association football

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Kazakhstan's Serik Sapiyev nomitated for UNESCO Champion for Sport title". Tengrinews. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  2. UNESCO.org: Champion for Sport
  3. "Michael Schumacher: A driving legend out in front of the grid". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2014.