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. As well, 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 2 "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.
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