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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kazakhstan's Serik Sapiyev nomitated for UNESCO Champion for Sport title". Tengrinews. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ UNESCO.org: Champion for Sport
- ↑ "Michael Schumacher: A driving legend out in front of the grid". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2014.