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- Laureus

2nd EDITION 2013
MICHAEL
PHELPS
INSPIRES YOUNG PEOPLE
IN RIO DE JANEIRO
EDWIN MOSES ON THE
NEW WORLD OF LAUREUS
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HEAD
COACH ANDRÉ VILLAS-BOAS
VISITS STREET LEAGUE LONDON
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OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS LAUREUS-SUPPORTED
PROJECTS HAVE CHANGED THE LIVES OF more than
one-and-a-half million YOUNG PEOPLE. SINCE
ITS INCEPTION, LAUREUS HAS RAISED OVER €60
MILLION AND SUPPORTS MORE THAN 140 sport and
development PROJECTS WORLDWIDE.
MEMBERS OF THE LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS ACADEMY
Giacomo Agostini Motor Cycling
Marcus Allen American Football
Franz Beckenbauer Football
Boris Becker Tennis
Ian Botham Cricket
Sergey Bubka Athletics
Bobby Charlton Football
Sebastian Coe Athletics
Nadia Comaneci Gymnastics
Yaping Deng Table Tennis
Marcel Desailly Football
Kapil Dev Cricket
Mick Doohan Motorcycling
David Douillet Judo
Emerson Fittipaldi Motor Racing
Sean Fitzpatrick Rugby (Deputy Chairman)
Dawn Fraser Swimming
Cathy Freeman Athletics
Tanni Grey-Thompson Paralympic Athletics
Marvelous Marvin Hagler Boxing
Mika Häkkinen Motor Racing
Tony Hawk Skateboarding
Mike Horn Explorer
Miguel Indurain Cycling
Michael Johnson Athletics
Kip Keino Athletics
Franz Klammer Skiing
Dan Marino American Football
Edwin Moses Athletics (Chairman)
Nawal El Moutawakel Athletics
Robby Naish Windsurfing/Kiteboarding
Ilie Nastase Tennis
Martina Navratilova Tennis
Alexey Nemov Gymnastics
Jack Nicklaus Golf
Gary Player Golf
Morné du Plessis Rugby
Hugo Porta Rugby
Steve Redgrave Rowing
Vivian Richards Cricket
Monica Seles Tennis
Mark Spitz Swimming
Daley Thompson Athletics
Alberto Tomba Skiing
Steve Waugh Cricket
Katarina Witt Ice Skating
IN 1996 AT ATLANTA, LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER MICHAEL JOHNSON
BECAME THE ONLY ATHLETE IN MORE THAN 100 YEARS OF OLYMPIC HISTORY
TO CLINCH THE DOUBLE OVER 200 AND 400 METRES AT THE SAME GAMES
- LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION -
CONTENTS
04 OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE
Edwin Moses, Chairman of the Laureus
Sport for Good Foundation, shares his vision
for the future
10 from rio to woolwich
Young people from Luta Pela Paz, Rio de Janeiro,
journey to East London to visit their sister project
Fight for Peace
12 NEW AMBASSADORS
Tim Henman and Luis Figo talk about their passion
for becoming a Laureus Ambassador
32
difference to young peoples lives
34
development sector
16 mercedes-benz global report
Laureus World Sports Academy Member
Franz Beckenbauer travels to Rio de Janeiro to
donate football boots to Laureus-supported project
Bola pra Frente
18 Laureus World sports awards 2013
This year the Laureus World Sports Awards were
held in the vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro
24
MIchael Phelps
Enjoys every minute of giving swimming
36
Michael VaughAn
38
LAUREUS polo cup 2013
PruProtect Chance to Ride with Michael Vaughan
The best polo players in the world come together at
the Guards Polo Club, Windsor UK to raise funds for
Fundación Laureus Argentina
40
MIKA HÄKKINEN
Travels to South Africa for a race with a difference
41 ALEXEY nemov
A story worth telling
42
Spirit of sport
Martina Navratilova talks exclusively to Laureus’
Spirit of Sport TV programme
43
Get Involved
Take part in one of our activities and help raise
funds for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation
Worldwide projects
AT THE HEART OF SPORT
46
our AMBASSADORS
Rio de Janeiro
47
National Foundation Directory
The biggest names on the biggest stage in
at Street League in London
44
lessons to young people at Rocinha Sports Centre,
Rio de Janeiro
28
AndrÉ Villas-Boas
Meets youngsters securing jobs through football 14 monitoring & Evaluation
Laureus pioneers innovations in the sport for
IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN global report
All over the world our commitment makes a big
Laureus-supported projects across the globe
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OUR
VISION
FOR THE FUTURE
BY EDWIN MOSES, CHAIRMAN
LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION
W
hen Laureus was first established in 2000,
there was little widespread understanding
of how the power of sport could be used
to change society and improve people’s lives.
Today, thanks in part to the pioneering work of Laureus,
there is a real awareness among governments and
international agencies that sport can play a significant role
in helping them to achieve their objectives.
Over the years Laureus has developed an innovative concept
which has helped grassroots sport-based organisations
to function effectively, derived from the vision of Nelson
Mandela, the Patron of Laureus.
President Mandela told us in a speech he delivered at the
first Laureus World Sports Awards ‘Sport has the power to
change the world’ and subsequently the Laureus Sport for
Good Foundation was formed with the mission to fund and
promote the use of sport as a tool for social change.
Laureus today, as it was in the beginning, is still a funder of
community sports programmes around the world. Indeed
we have pumped more than €60 million into projects since
2000 and we currently support more than 140 projects
in 34 countries. But in recent years Laureus has gone far
beyond this and has pioneered significant innovations in the
sport for development world.
TOP: LAUREUS ACADEMY CHAIRMAN EDWIN MOSES SHOWS HIS STYLE IN THE
OLYMPIC 400 METRES HURDLES SEMI-FINAL IN AUGUST 1984 IN LOS ANGELES
ON THE WAY TO HIS SECOND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL
BOTTOM: LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBERS STEVE REDGRAVE, MICHAEL
JOHNSON & SEBASTIAN COE AT THE LAUREUS-SUPPORTED PROJECT TRACK
ACADEMY, UNITED KINGDOM
Without over-stating the case, I really see this as a
transformation of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation as
we know it.
RIGHT: LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER TONY HAWK DURING A LAUREUS VISIT
TO ROCINHA, RIO DE JANEIRO
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laureus has
pioneered significant
innovations
in the sport for
development world
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- OUR VISION -
SANDRO ROSELL, PRESIDENT OF FC BARCELONA, AT THE LAUREUS SPORT
FOR GOOD SUMMIT 2013 AT CAMP NOU STADIUM
‘
these are the areas
where i believe laureus is a world leader today
A GLOBAL
’
TRAINING
NETWORK
Laureus has invested over €1 million to develop a broad
package of training in the sport for social change sector,
including training in peace building through sport, crime
prevention through sport, employability through sport,
youth leadership through sport and tackling violence
through sport. The coaches and young leaders that are
trained are then able to go out and become role models
in their community. In 2012 Laureus trained a total of 51
organisations worldwide.
Since 2000, when Laureus made its first grants to innovative
projects using sport to inspire young people, Laureus
has supported projects on every continent. An admirable
achievement, but for many years there was very little coordination or contact between projects and countries.
Now things are different and countless projects and
the young people they serve are reaping the benefits of
having an effective global network of grassroots sports
programmes, connected to one another through Laureus
summits, project exchanges, training camps, and youth
focused retreats.
MONITORING &
EVALUATION
Laureus has partnered with two organisations to develop a
bespoke package of training and software support to enable
projects to measure the changes they deliver to the lives of
young people. In short to evaluate whether these projects are
working effectively and whether donated funds are delivering
maximum impact. Training to use these tools has already been
delivered to 28 organisations in nine countries worldwide.
At the Camp Nou Stadium of FC Barcelona last year,
project leaders from all 34 countries joined members of
the Laureus World Sports Academy to share knowledge and
ideas, undergo training and develop joint initiatives around
the use of sport to improve the lives of young people. For
me, it was memorable. A perfect example of the Laureus
family growing and flourishing.
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ACADEMY MEMBER MIGUEL INDURAIN
TAKES PART IN LAST YEAR’S
LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD SUMMIT
HOSTED AT FC BARCELONA’S
CAMP NOU STADIUM
EARLIER IN THE YEAR 2012, MIGUEL INDURAIN AND GABRIEL
MASFURROLL, CHAIRMAN OF FUNDACIÓN LAUREUS ESPAÑA, HAD
PRESENTED THE 2012 LAUREUS WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD TO FC
BARCELONA INCLUDING LIONEL MESSI, CARLOS PUYOL AND ERIC ABIDAL
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LAUREUS connects to
government AND OPINION MAKERS
IN SEPTEMBER 2012 BRITISH
PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON
VISITS THE LAUREUS-SUPPORTED PROJECT LUTA PELA
PAZ IN THE FAVELA OF COMPLEXO DA MARÉ
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- OUR VISION -
ADVOCACY
Laureus is now a significant and loud voice in the sport
for development world. Laureus World Sports Academy
Members, by nature of their success, are able to open doors
and make governments and opinion makers listen. In 2012
and 2013 we saw initiatives promoting the use of sport,
taking place around the world: Laureus representatives
presented research and opinion for discussion on Capitol
Hill in Washington, the UK House of Commons in London
and at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Rio de Janeiro.
RESEARCH
LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER NAWAL EL MOUTAWAKEL AT LAUREUSSUPPORTED PEACEPLAYERS PROJECT IN DURBAN
Laureus published seven research articles in 2012 in
partnership with universities and other centres of sport
science excellence around the world. This comes on the back
of ground-breaking Laureus-funded research reports such
as the Teenage Kicks and Sport Scores which showed that
community sports projects are highly cost effective when it
comes to tackling community challenges and can provide
governments and tax payers with significant returns.
Laureus is more than ever committed to helping young
people to transform their lives through the positive power of
sport, now and in the future.
There are countless examples of young people whose lives
have been changed by attending a Laureus-supported
programme, giving them a new direction, greater confidence
and self-esteem and the chance to stay out of trouble or
increase their chances of employment. This makes me, and
my fellow Academy members very proud.
In this latest edition of the Laureus Magazine, you can read
more about the Laureus approach and meet more of the
young people whose lives have been transformed by the
power of sport. I hope you enjoy it and share with me the
prospect of an exciting future.
EDWIN MOSES
CHAIRMAN LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION
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- EXCHANGE STORY -
FROM RIO TO WOOLWICH
LAUREUS
BOXERS
IN OLYMPIC LEGACY TRIP
J
ust months after the Laureus World Sports
Awards visited Rio, some very special Sport for
Good Foundation project members from the
Brazilian state made a life-changing journey
of their own.
The exchange programme ran from May 27 to June 3 and
saw seven Brazilian Youth Council Members aged between
16-30 visit the London academy situated in the shadow of
the London Olympic Park.
One of those young people was a very talented young
boxer named Wanderson. Before he arrived, 16-year-old
Wanderson, or ‘Sugar’ to those who know him best, said:
“I am really excited about seeing the Fight for Peace
academy here in London and to meet our friends in the UK.
Young People from the Laureus-supported Luta Pela Paz
(Fight for Peace) Boxing Academy journeyed to sister project
Fight for Peace in east London to learn about each other,
how they both use martial arts for social good and to build
even stronger links as a legacy of the London 2012 and
upcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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LEFT: PARTICIPANTS FROM LUTA PELA PAZ
BELOW: LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER SEAN
FITZPATRICK VISITS LUTA PELA PAZ
‘
SPORT IS A GREAT
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE
AND THIS IS A PERFECT
EXAMPLE OF THAT
IN ACTION’
SEAN FITZPATRICK
LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER
“It is amazing to experience the vast cultural differences
between our two cities and we have learned about life in
London after the Olympic Games and seen for ourselves
how sport has had a positive impact on the lives of young
people.”
I know the guys from Rio will be having a great time meeting
their counterparts in London and swapping experiences.
“I visited Fight for Peace when I was in Rio in March for the
Laureus World Sports Awards and was very impressed with
the work the project does and really enjoyed meeting some
of the guys there.”
Rugby legend Sean Fitzpatrick, Vice Chair of the Laureus
World Sports Academy, said: “Sport is a great international
language and this is a perfect example of that in action.
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- NEW LAUREUS AMBASSADORS -
NEW LAUREUS
AMBASSADORS
TIM HENMAN
& LUIS FIGO
L
aureus has welcomed two celebrated sporting
Ambassadors to its family – former FC
Barcelona and Real Madrid footballer Luis Figo
and British tennis star Tim Henman.
Tim Henman, who dominated British tennis for more than
ten years in the late 1990s and early 2000s, reached the
Wimbledon semi-finals four times. He was and remains
immensely popular with the Wimbledon crowd, who now
watch the action on a giant TV screen from a viewing
area which they have dubbed Henman Hill. He is now a
respected TV analyst.
Tim said: “I am delighted to be named a Laureus
Ambassador and would like to thank the members of the
Laureus Academy for asking me. We all know how effective
sport can be in tackling problems and bringing people
together. That is at the heart of the Laureus philosophy and
it is what I believe too.”
Tennis legend and Laureus World Sports Academy Member
Boris Becker said: “On behalf of the Laureus Academy, we
are delighted to welcome Tim as a Laureus Ambassador.
You only have to be anywhere near Tim at Wimbledon, or
indeed anywhere in England, to know just how popular he
is and the respect which he is held in British sport and in
tennis around the world. He showed all the best values of
sport when he played tennis and I have no doubt he will
bring these qualities to his work for Laureus.”
‘
He showed all the best
values of sport when
he played tennis and I
have no doubt HE WILL
bring these
qualities
to his work
for Laureus’
BORIS BECKER
TIM HENMAN CELEBRATES BECOMING NEWEST LAUREUS AMBASSADOR
WITH TENNIS MASTER - CLASS FOR LONDON YOUNGSTERS
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LAUREUS AMBASSADOR LUIS FIGO AND GABRIEL MASFURROLL
CHAIRMAN OF FUNDACIÓN LAUREUS ESPAÑA
P
ortuguese-born Luis Figo was one of the famous Real Madrid Galacticos and was in the team which won La Liga twice and the Champions League during his five year spell
from 2000-2005.
He joins other renowned football figures as an Ambassador
for the Laureus Foundation in Spain, including the
Spanish National Team manager Vicente del Bosque and
international player Juan Mata.
Luis also has his own foundation, the Fundaçao Luis Figo
(www.fundacaoluisfigo.pt), and he commented: “ It is
an honour to be a part of the Laureus Spain Foundation
and work on interesting and useful projects that
benefit society.”
‘
IT IS AN HONOUR TO BE A
PART OF THE LAUREUS SPAIN
FOUNDATION AND WORK ON
INTERESTING AND USEFUL
projects that
BENEFIT
SOCIETY’
LUIS FIGO
LAUREUS AMBASSADOR
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- MONITORING AND EVALUATION -
now laureus is
SETTING THE STANDARD
SAYS MARTINA
navratilova
G
LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER MARTINA NAVRATILOVA
rupo Desportivo e Recreativo de Manica (GDM), a football-based Laureus-supported
project in Mozambique, is one of over
20 grassroots projects worldwide that is
benefiting from InFocus – a ground breaking new package
of software and support that helps sport for development
organisations to measure their effectiveness.
Laureus World Sports Academy Member Martina Navratolova
said: “I think it’s essential for the projects to know how they
should structure themselves because now with the austerity
measures in Europe and the United States what gets cut first
in schools is art and athletics. So there will be even fewer
opportunities for kids to really be active and to do sports
so I think it’s even more essential that Laureus does this
work where we become really extremely efficient and make
sure that the money goes in the right direction and that the
programmes are implemented correctly.”
For years most information collected from Laureus projects
was limited to data around funds received and activities
being delivered (for example the number of youths
accessing different types of sporting and educational
sessions), rather than to outcomes, measuring actual life
changes taking place as a result of those activities. Infocus
allows Laureus and its network of supported projects to see
their impact in much more detail, including life changes
created for youths and also (as shown in the chart below)
the impact Laureus has on the organisations it supports,
who now receive a broad package of Laureus support
spanning funding, software, tools, training and knowledge
exchanges such as Laureus Global Summits.
HOW SPORT FOR GOOD PROJECTS BENEFITTED
FROM LAUREUS SUPPORT IN 2012
LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER MARCEL DESAILLY
DURING A TRAINING SESSION AT ORPHANAID, GHANA
Staff or volunteers
gained new skills
or knowledge
Laureus created InFocus with two collaborators –
Streetfootballworld and Acumen Social Technologies – to
help both funders and grassroots sports programmes to
track their social impact and use the information they
collect to support continuous internal learning. Ultimately
the aim is to help projects and their funders to understand
what works, what doesn’t and why.
16.7%
19.2%
Developed new, improved
training curricula or
leadership programmes
Improved facilities
Other
7.7%
16.7%
Increased public
awareness of our
programme
GDM’s Vice President Chote Chikwandingwa explains: “Just
when I was about to give up on reporting to funders because
of the tiresome task of retrieving data from mountains of
papers, the InFocus software rescued me.”
Improved the way
that we manage our
programmes
20.5%
16.7%
Increased efficiency
in how we use our
resources
“This data is gold dust for funders as it allows us to assess
the impact of our grants on the people we exist to help
and to see how that impact fluctuates across countries and
periods of time. Without it, we fly blind,” said Ned Wills,
Global Director of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.
In recent years Laureus has pioneered significant innovations
in the sport for development world, none more so than the
development of effective monitoring and evaluation.
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Power and endurance. Important
in the ring – essential in life.
In cooperation with the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, Mercedes-Benz
supports underprivileged children worldwide. www.mercedes-benz.com/laureus
GLOBAL PARTNER REPORT
BECKENBAUER
IN RIO
With bright eyes, coloured balloons and a drum roll, more than 100 children from the
Laureus-supported project Bola pra Frente welcomed Laureus World Sports Academy Member
Franz Beckenbauer to Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the 2013 Laureus World Sports Awards.
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A
- MERCEDES-BENZ IN RIO -
“With the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter full of sports equipment,
we have succeeded in making the kids of Bola pra Frente
smile and have made them happy. I want to thank everyone
that made this project happen,” said a happy Franz about
the incredible support he had received.Together with Global
Partner Mercedes-Benz, Franz had asked all Germans to
donate their old football boots. It was their target to fill
the complete Sprinter with used shoes by the time of the
Laureus World Sports Awards.
s a Global Partner, Mercedes-Benz has
supported the Laureus Sport for Good
Foundation since its creation in 2000 and this
year Mercedes-Benz developed a special
campaign, together with their brand ambassador Franz
Beckenbauer, called ‘Football Boots for Rio’.
German football legend Franz made some dreams come
true for the young people as he brought a group of famous
friends with him, including Laureus Academy Member
Boris Becker and Ambassadors Jens Lehmann, Axel Schulz,
Sabine Christiansen, Ole Bischof and Michael Teuber – plus
a brand new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, filled with sports
equipment.
The response was overwhelming: children and parents, old
and young football players, as well as stars and football
professionals sent in their shoes. Even whole sport clubs
were supporting the project as a team. Over 1,300 pairs of
football boots were sent to Mercedes-Benz and at the end
they were able to fill up the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. They
reached their goal and the boots were exchanged for brand
new sports equipment which was given to the project.
Franz Beckenbauer and legendary Brazilian footballer Carlos
Alberto teamed up to present the Sprinter to the former
Brazilian soccer player Jorginho, who is the Patron of Bola
pra Frente. In an area of almost 12,000 square metres,
Bola pra Frente is working with street children between the
ages of six and 17. Soccer is used as a method to support
the children. They learn important things like team-spirit,
discipline, respect and strength of purpose and they finally
experience recognition for their achievements and effort.
This is what helps them in their daily fight against poverty,
discrimination and violence.
That is why Franz Beckenbauer was delighted to fulfil his
promise: he personally handed over the Sprinter to Bola pra
Frente and achieved his personal goal to make the children
smile. Franz said: “All the people of Germany that donated
their old football boots made this generous present possible.
I thank them.”
OPPOSITE: LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER FRANZ BECKENBAUER IN FRONT OF
THE MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER PACKED WITH FOOTBALL BOOTS
ABOVE: OLE BISCHOF, FRANZ BECKENBAUER, MICHAEL TEUBER AND
CHRISTA KINSHOFER WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM LAUREUS-SUPPORTED
PROJECT BOLA PRA FRENTE
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- 2013 RIO DE JANEIRO -
LAUREUS WORLD
SPORTS AWARDS
2013 RIO DE JANEIRO
The Laureus Awards are the premier honours on the international
sporting calendar. Proceeds directly benefit and underpin the work of
the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. The winners are chosen by the
Laureus World Sports Academy, the ultimate sports jury, made up of
46 of the greatest living sportsmen and sportswomen.
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RIO GOES WILD AS
NEYMAR
WALKS THE
RED CARPET
The crowd were lined several deep in the Praça
Floriano and their loud roars announced the
arrival of someone special.
All evening the noise from the sports-mad
aficionados outside the Laureus World Sports
Awards had waxed and waned as more than
100 of the most famous sportsmen and women
in the world had walked the red carpet outside
the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro
But this was Brazil, where football is king.
And this was Neymar. The brilliant 21-year-old,
then playing for Santos, waved and thanked the
onlookers as he headed for the auditorium.
His appearance was one of the highlights of
a scintillating Laureus World Sports Awards,
however on this occasion he was not a winner
as the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year
Award went to Andy Murray, not him, after
the British tennis player won an Olympic gold
medal and the US Open Grand Slam.
Two months later Neymar received his prize
with a transfer for a reported €50 million-plus
fee to FC Barcelona and now he will weave his
magic on a European stage. But on this warm
Rio evening, Neymar was the property of the
Brazilian fans and how they loved him.
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Hosted by Hollywood stars Morgan Freeman and Eva
Longoria, the winners were unveiled at a globally televised
Awards Ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, which included a third
Laureus Award for Jamaican sprint giant Usain Bolt, a triple
success for British sport with honours for Andy Murray,
Jessica Ennis and Sebastian Coe, and a special new Award for
Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian of all time.
ABOVE: MICHAEL PHELPS RECEIVES HIS AWARD FROM
ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR MORGAN FREEMAN
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‘
IT’S LIKE WINNING
A GOLD MEDAL’
THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST HONOURS.
I WORKED HARD OVER THE YEARS
TO WIN THIS A THIRD TIME.
USAIN BOLT
LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF T
HE YEAR
USAIN BOLT, LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR 2013
MICHAEL PHELPS
Usain Bolt was acclaimed Laureus World Sportsman of
the Year after his remarkable performance at the London
Olympics when he repeated his success in Beijing by
winning gold medals in all three sprint events in London –
the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay.
18 GOLD
MEDALS
Bolt said: “This is one of the greatest honours. I worked
hard over the years to win this a third time. It’s like
winning a gold medal”
and WINNER OF LAUREUS ACADEMY
EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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The Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award went to
Jessica Ennis, who carried the hopes of the British nation in
London. Despite the enormous pressure of being one of the
first on the track, she dominated the heptathlon and won the
gold medal.
There was a warm welcome from the audience in the
Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro for two outstanding
Olympians who received special Laureus Awards.
Legendary swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated
Olympian of all time with a career total of 22 medals,
including 18 gold medals, eight of which he won in one
Olympiad in Beijing, was presented with a new Award – the
Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement Award.
‘
And Laureus World Sports Academy Member Sebastian Coe,
the Chairman of the Organising Committee of the highly
successful London Olympic and Paralympic Games, received
the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award. Coe said: “Thank
you very much to the Academy. This is an extraordinary
honour. We all have that unshakeable belief that sport
can, and does, transform lives. So I very openly share
this with them, because it is the ethos that we all
share in this Academy.
ABOVE: JESSICA ENNIS, LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSWOMAN
OF THE YEAR 2013
BELOW: STEVE REDGRAVE PRESENTS SEBASTIAN COE
WITH HIS LAUREUS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO
THE ACADEMY. THIS IS AN
EXTRAORDINARY HONOUR.
WE ALL HAVE THE
UNSHAKEABLE BELIEF
THAT SPORT CAN, and dOes,
TRANSFORM
LIVES‘
‘
SEBASTIAN COE
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DANIEL DIAS RECEIVING HIS AWARD FROM RUUD GULLIT FOR LAUREUS
WORLD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR WITH A DISABILITY
Brazil’s Daniel Dias, aged 24, was once again the
outstanding swimmer of the Paralympic Games, winning six
individual gold medals in London, all in world record times.
It was an achievement which won him the Laureus World
Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award for the
second time.
The Laureus World Team of the Year Award was presented
to the European Ryder Cup Team after their thrilling golf
victory against the United States at Medinah, while Austrian
skydiver Felix Baumgartner, who became the first human to
go through the sound barrier when he made the highest ever
freefall from 39km (24 miles) over New Mexico in October
2012, received the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of
the Year Award.
FELIX BAUMGARTNER, LAUREUS WORLD ACTION
SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR
THE WINNERS
2013 RIO DE JANEIRO
LAUREUS WORLD
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
USAIN BOLT
LAUREUS WORLD
BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
ANDY MURRAY
LAUREUS WORLD ACTION
FELIX BAUMGARTNER
LAUREUS WORLD
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
JESSICA ENNIS
LAUREUS WORLD
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR
FELIX SANCHEZ
LAUREUS LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SEBASTIAN COE
LAUREUS WORLD
TEAM OF THE YEAR
EUROPEAN RYDER CUP TEAM
LAUREUS WORLD
WITH A DISABILITY
DANIEL DIAS
LAUREUS ACADEMY
EXCEPTIONAL
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MICHAEL PHELPS
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MICHAEL
PHELPS
enjoying every minute of ROCINHA
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I
t was a long way for Michael Phelps from the pristine stadium pools surrounded by cheering spectators, where he became the most decorated Olympian in history, to the sprawl of a favela in Rio de Janeiro.
But there was really no doubt that, having met some
remarkable young sports lovers there, it was just as inspiring
an experience.
Michael, who won 22 Olympic medals in his career,
including 18 gold medals, enjoyed every minute of his visit
to Rocinha, on the eve of the Laureus World Sports Awards,
though it must have been one of the most unusual settings
he had ever swum in.
Complexo Esportivo da Rocinha (Rocinha Sports Centre),
which was established in December 2010, is part of the
Rio 2016 Olympic Development Programme. It currently
benefits 4,500 people and offers 17 different sports, plus
providing social and health services for the community.
It does great things each day for the young people of the
area, but when it was opened no one ever imagined the
great Michael Phelps would be giving swimming lessons
there one day.
As he joined a large group of youngsters in the pool, Michael
said: “Coming to the Laureus World Sports Awards has given
me a great opportunity to visit Rocinha and get a feel for
what is going on here. I enjoyed meeting some of the kids
and I really feel sport is making a difference here.”
‘
coming to the laureus
world sports awards
has given me a
great
opportunity
TO VISIT ROCINHA AND GET
A FEEL FOR WHAT IS
GOING ON HERE
MICHAEL PHELPS
’
LAUREUS EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
AWARDWINNER 2013
FAR LEFT: MICHAEL PHELPS AND YOUNG PEOPLE
FROM ROCINHA SPORTS CENTRE
TOP: SWIMMING LEGENDS AND AWARDS WINNERS
DANIEL DIAS AND MICHAEL PHELPS AND GOLD
MEDALLIST CHAD LE CLOS AT ROCINHA
BOTTOM: ROCINHA FAVELA RIO DE JANEIRO
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SWIMMING SESSION AT ROCINHA SPORTS CENTRE
Michael lead a swimming clinic at Rocinha featuring
elements from the Michael Phelps Foundation’s ‘im’
programme. ‘im’ stands for individual medley, one of
Michael Phelps’ most celebrated events, and it also reflects
‘I am’ which is a focus of the approach of the programme
which tries to increase the self-confidence of the young
people who attend. He talked to some of the youngsters
about the basic principles of his Olympic success – Dream,
Plan, Reach.
At the Laureus Awards Ceremony Michael was presented
with a new Award – the Laureus Academy Exceptional
Achievement Award. He said: “This is all a dream come true
for me. I woke up with a dream as a kid to be the best that
I could be and to be able to win this Award is amazing. To
have the members of the Academy vote for this and give me
this, I’m really at a loss for words.”
“It has been an amazing career and it is crazy to think that
it is over. But I’ve done everything that I wanted to do in the
sport. I wanted to change swimming and take it to another
level, and I have. But I will continue to be a part of the sport
and continue to help grow the sport of swimming. That is a
goal of mine and a passion of mine.”
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‘
i will continue to be part of the sport
and continue to help grow the sport of swimming. that is a goal of mine and a
passion of mine’
MICHAEL PHELPS
LAUREUS EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
AWARDWINNER 2013
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at the HEART OF SPort
THE BIGGEST
NAMES
ON THE BIGGEST STAGE IN RIO
T
GLOBAL LAUNCH OF THE ERNST & YOUNG WOMEN LEADERSHIP NETWORK
he presentations of the Laureus Awards
celebrated the great sporting performances
of the year, but the event also hosted ground
breaking discussions on many of the burning
issues in sport, including the role of women,
the Olympic legacy and the illegal use of drugs.
were announcing a new programme to tap the leadership
potential of elite female athletes and Olympians after their
retirement from competitive sport.
An attentive listener in the audience was Sarah Attar, one
of the first Saudi women to compete in the Olympics,
who finished last in the 800 metres but was given a warm
reception by the London crowd. Martina Navratilova said:
“Any time somebody does something for the first time,
they’re a pioneer. There will be a Saudi woman that wins an
Olympic gold one day and this was that first step towards
that.”
The cast list for these events was exceptional, none more
so than the Women in Sport symposium. No fewer than
four Laureus Academy Members, Nadia Comaneci, Cathy
Freeman, Tanni Grey-Thompson and Martina Navratilova,
took part. They were joined by Olympic medallist Donna
De Varona, Sue Campbell, Chairman of UK Sport, and
Beth Brooke, Global Vice Chair of Ernst & Young, who
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‘ IMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO THANK
OF THE
Martina added: “There are so many cultural barriers to still
overcome. On the professional level, it’s much, much better.
London really was the Olympics of the women. They were
the faces, they were the driving force. I’m excited about that
because girls can have women to look up to as their role
models, they don’t have to look to men as their role models.”
LAUREUS
FAMILY
FOR BEING IN RIO DE JANEIRO FOR THIS EVENT.
THE AWARDING OF THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC
GAMES TO RIO DE JANEIRO SYMBOLISES
THE UNDERSTANDING BY THE WORLD OF THE
TRANSFORMATION SPORT CAN MAKE POSSIBLE
CARLOS NUZMAN
PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANISING
COMMITTEE FOR THE RIO 2016 OLYMPICS
’
LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER SEBASTIAN COE WITH CARLOS NUZMAN, PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE RIO 2016 OLYMPICS
Just hours earlier the person responsible for staging those
London Olympics, Sebastian Coe, had shared a platform
with Carlos Nuzman, President of the Organising Committee
for the 2016 Summer Olympics to be hosted by Rio: the
two most influential men in the Olympic Games, past and
present, brought together by Laureus to discuss Olympic
legacy.
Laureus Academy Member Lord Coe, one of Britain’s
greatest Olympic athletes, used the occasion to confirm
the importance of sport in the education and overall
development of young people. He told how the London
Olympics had inspired boys and girls throughout the United
Kingdom.
Coe emphasised the synergy between Laureus and
the Olympic movement to emphasise the impact both
organisations can have on young lives. “Every opportunity
that we have to encourage young people to take up sport is
really important. The excitement generated by a really good
Games is the platform on which you build.”
Carlos Nuzman said: “I would like to thank members of the
Laureus family for being in Rio de Janeiro for this event. The
awarding of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Rio de
Janeiro symbolises the understanding by the world of the
transformation sport can make possible. And this city will
serve as an example for other regions of the world.”
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another highlight of THE
weekend was a football
debate involvinG WORLD CUP STARS
In the next major event, the topic switched from the positive
benefits of sporting legacy to a problem that sometimes
seems insoluble - the illegal use of performance enhancing
drugs. Edwin Moses, Chairman of the Laureus World Sports
Academy and Chairman of the United States Anti-Doping
Agency (USADA) and Travis Tygart, Chief Executive of
USADA, joined Laureus Academy Member Steve Redgrave
and Marco Aurelio Klein, the head of Brazilian AntiDoping,
for the discussion.
franz beckenbauer,
bobby charlton and
vicente del bosque
Coming in the aftermath of the USADA report on retired
cyclist Lance Armstrong which resulted in him being given
a ban from the sport and having his Tour de France titles
withdrawn, the conclusion was that progress is being made
but there is still a long way to go.
Although the Awards Ceremony was held in Rio for the first
time in 2013, the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation has
been working there since 2003 and during the weekend
many Laureus Academy Members took the opportunity to
connect to the community while they were in the city.
Another of the highlights of the weekend was a football
debate involving World Cup stars Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby
Charlton and Vicente del Bosque, manager of the current
world champions Spain. Their discussion covered a variety of
topics including the forthcoming World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
in 2014. Beckenbauer and Charlton fondly recalled the 1966
World Cup Final when they played against each other.
New Zealand rugby legend Sean Fitzpatrick, Vice Chair
of the Laureus World Sports Academy, had Brazilian
youngsters dancing and chanting with delight as he brought
the ‘haka’ to the Luta Pela Paz community project supported
by the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.
BELOW: FOOTBALL LEGENDS VICENTE DEL BOSQUE, BOBBY CHARLTON
AND FRANZ BECKENBAUER
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STEVE REDGRAVE JOINED UP WITH MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL BOTAFOGO
ROWING CLUB IN A COXLESS FOURS ON LAGOA RODRIGO DE FREITAS
Rarely has the haka, an ancestral Maori greeting made
famous by the All Blacks rugby team, been performed
in more unusual surroundings than the courtyard of
Luta Pela Paz, a boxing and martial arts gymnasium in
Complexo da Maré situated far from the bright lights of
downtown Rio.
Luta Pela Paz (Fight for Peace) has proved an
overwhelming success in transforming the lives of
youngsters living in a community blighted by crime,
violence and drug abuse. Sean said: “It has been
wonderful to experience at first hand what is going on
here. What Fight for Peace is doing is tremendous and for
Laureus to be involved in that, in helping to change lives, is
what we’re all about. I’ve been inspired by w
hat I’ve seen.”
And Steve Redgrave, the legendary British rower who won
five gold medals at five successive Olympiads, joined
up with members of the local Botafogo rowing club in a
coxless fours on Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, the lake that
will host the 2016 Olympic rowing.
After being warmly applauded by 50 Botafogo rowers
upon arriving at their clubhouse, Redgrave said: “It is
a marvellous setting, It is very rare that rowing gets to
compete in the middle of a city. Spectators and rowers are
going to love it.”
Two new Laureus Ambassadors were named in Rio de
Janeiro - Spanish national football team manager Vicente
del Bosque and Chinese badminton superstar Lin Dan.
BADMINTON SUPERSTAR AND NEWLY-APPOINTED LAUREUS
AMBASSADOR LIN DAN AT THE AWARDS
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GLOBAL PARTNER REPORT
C
orporate social responsibility is about more than writing cheques. It is about life and existence for thousands of kids and young people in need, all over the world, for whom our commitment makes a big difference.
As a Global Partner of the Laureus Sport for Good
Foundation, IWC Schaffhausen promotes this concept
through its own activities. “As a successful global business
in the luxury goods sector, it is second nature to us to
accept our social responsibility and support people who
have to overcome the most difficult circumstances in life,”
explained IWC Schaffhausen CEO Georges Kern.
During the Laureus World Sports Awards held in Rio de
Janeiro in March this year, IWC Schaffhausen demonstrated
its commitment by releasing a limited edition watch in aid
of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.
The Swiss manufacturer recreated a watchmaking legend,
the Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph, available in a
‘Laureus Sport for Good Foundation’ limited edition of
1,000 pieces, resplendent in the distinctive Laureus blue. A
particular highlight is a poignant engraving on the back of
the timepiece, based on a drawing by 12-year-old Hakkini
Hasanga Sandumal De Silva.
THE WINNING ENTRY IN THE 2013 LAUREUS WATCH DRAWING COMPETITION
UNDER THE THEME ‘TIME TO MOVE’ BY HAKKINI HASANGA SANDUMAL
DE SILVA FROM THE LAUREUS-SUPPORTED FOUNDATION OF GOODNESS
PROJECT IN SEENIGAMA, SRI LANKA. HAKKINI’S DRAWING IS ENGRAVED
ON THE BACK OF THE PORTUGUESE YACHT CLUB CHRONOGRAPH EDITION
IWC WATCHES
WITH A UNIQUE
DESIGN RAISE
FUNDS FOR
LAUREUS
It serves as a reminder that part of the proceeds resulting
from the sale of the watch go to help needy children all over
the world. Hakkini from Sri Lanka had entered the children’s
drawing competition, held annually by IWC Schaffhausen at
Laureus Foundation projects around the world.
“The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation is a cause dear to
our hearts, because its sports projects open prospects for
young people all over the globe,” added Georges Kern.
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- IWC AND LAUREUS -
During the Laureus World Sports Awards, IWC Schaffhausen
invited key journalists to visit the Complexo Esportivo da
Rocinha, situated in a large favela in Rio de Janeiro. The
Sports Centre currently benefits 4,500 people and offers 17
different sports, plus providing social and health services.
In the presence of Laureus Award Winner Michael Phelps
and many other Laureus World Sports Academy Members,
IWC’s guests witnessed how sport is making a difference
amidst poverty and difficult living conditions. The result
of this project visit reflected in an overwhelming media
response bringing greater visibility to the cause of Laureus
in Brazil.
‘
PROSPECTS
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
ALL OVER THE GLOBE
’
LAUREUS’ SPORTS
PROJECTS OPEN
GEORGES KERN
CEO, IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN
Another great opportunity to support the Laureus recipe for
success was given during the Laureus Polo Cup, when some
of the world’s best polo players met at the historic Guards
Polo Club in Windsor. IWC Schaffhausen donated a Portofino
Chronograph Edition ‘Laureus Sport for Good Foundation
watch’ was auctioned to raise funds for the Fundación
Laureus Argentina. At the end of the day the children were
the winners when more than £5,500 had been raised from
the auction for their sports projects.
GEORGES KERN CEO OF IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN, WITH LAUREUS
ACADEMY CHAIRMAN EDWIN MOSES AND ACADEMY MEMBER
BORIS BECKER
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- STREET LEAGUE -
ANDRÉ VILLAS-BOAS
MEETS YOUNGSTERS securing jobs
through football
Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach, André Villas-Boas, visits
the Laureus-supported Street League project at one o
f their
London bases in Kings Cross.
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- STREET LEAGUE -
J
ust a few months into 2013 and the Foundation had already welcomed a host of exciting new
names into the family as Ambassadors all
dedicated to championing the Laureus Sport for Good
Foundation message.
One of these names was Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach
André Villas-Boas, who visited the Laureus-supported Street
League project at one of their London bases in Kings Cross
in May. There he led a special training session for the project
members, even running some of his Spurs team’s favourite
training exercises in the process.
But like all Laureus-supported charity projects, it’s not about
the sport alone. The eight-week Street League Academy
programme, which is supported by the Laureus Sport
for Good Foundation, delivers employability and life skills
training, with three out of every four graduates going on to
get a job or return to education.
André took time to chat with the participants, aged 16 to 24,
about what it means to be a great leader, and also to find
out more about how they are bettering their lives through
Street League at a time of such high youth unemployment.
One of those young people was Clark, who completed the
Street League training last year. Having graduated from the
project, Clark’s life has changed beyond recognition from
what it was before he joined.
Recalling life before he discovered Street League, he told
Laureus: “Toward the end of my time at school I started
bunking, I was hanging out with the wrong crowd. Things at
home weren’t good. I could see my mum was not happy with
the way I was.”
‘It’s great
TO SEE THAT THEY ARE
DEVELOPING INTO OTHER
CITIES OVER THE NEXT YEARS
AND THAT LAUREUS ARE
SUPPORTING THEM IN THIS
ANDRÉ VILLAS-BOAS
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HEAD COACH
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HEAD COACH ANDRÉ VILLAS-BOAS
Then Clark found out about Street League during his search
for work having left school. Now, thanks to the opportunities
given to him at the project and the help he received in
building up his own CV, he has secured a position working
at a top London law firm. Now he has his eyes set firmly on
the future. And having worked for a year now in and around
lawyers, the profession is really sparking his interest.
“I’m looking into para-legal stuff… I’m really interested in
that and my supervisor is so supportive. I’m around good
people,” he said.
It’s a remarkable turn-around for the young man from north
London. But it is also one that Laureus and Street League
are helping bring about more and more often. As André
said: “The numbers are absolutely staggering - 76% of the
graduates go on to further education training or directly into
employment.
“To be able to pick up kids from prisons, job centres,
people that are in the most difficult situations that want
that breakthrough moment in their life but for some reason
or the other they can’t get it. … it’s great to see that Street
League are developing into other cities over the next years
and that Laureus are supporting them in this.”
’
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- MICHAEL VAUGHAN -
CHANCE TO
ride
michael vaughan
The New Year kicked off to a great start as Ashes
winning cricket captain Michael Vaughan announced
he would be setting off on a UK-wide bike ride to raise
funds for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.
The Laureus Ambassador, who famously inspired
England to their memorable 2005 Ashes victory,
revealed he will be leading a team of charity fundraisers on a 12-day tour of England cricket grounds
to coincide with the One Day International series
against Australia from September 6–17. The ride will
also benefit the Cricket Foundation’s Chance to Shine
initiative, which promotes cricket across the UK.
Starting with the first One Day International at
Headingley in Leeds, Vaughan’s peloton will route via
Old Trafford in Manchester, Edgbaston in Birmingham,
the Swalec Stadium in Cardiff and the Ageas Bowl in
Southampton before finishing in London.
Vaughan said: “This is going to be a serious challenge,
but I am really looking forward to it. I’ll be cycling
462 miles over the 12 days and that is not going to be
easy, but these are two really good causes.”
Michael launched his cycle ride at Lord’s, the Home of
Cricket, where he was supported by current England
women’s cricket stars Lydia Greenway and Susie
Rowe. But the Laureus Ambassador is also recruiting
star names to join him on the ride, including Olympic
cycling great Victoria Pendleton, British tennis star
Tim Henman, England footballer Jamie Redknapp and
former England cricketers Phil Tufnell and Andrew
Strauss. But he doesn’t want to stop there.
Head to #ChancetoRide for more details on what will
be a truly unforgettable cycle experience.
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aureus Ambassador Adolfo Cambiaso, the
No 1 player in the world, lead an exceptional
group of international stars including Pablo
MacDonough, Juan Martin Nero and David
Stirling in the highly successful Laureus Polo Cup, at the
historic Guards Polo Club, Windsor, in June. The event
raised €100,000 for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation
Argentina.
Cheering the polo players on was a celebrity audience which
included members of the Laureus World Sports Academy,
including Chairman Edwin Moses, tennis legend Boris
Becker, England cricket hero Ian Botham and rugby giants
Sean Fitzpatrick, the former All Blacks captain, and Hugo
Porta, Argentina’s greatest player who is President of the
Fundación Laureus Argentina.
In a spirited and close contest, the victors were a team
representing Mercedes-AMG, the performance brand of
Mercedes-Benz, who won 5 ½ - 4 against a team sponsored
by IWC Schaffhausen. The teams were: IWC Schaffhausen
- 1. Sheikha Maitha Al Maktoum, 2. Shilai Liu, 3. Adolfo
Cambiaso, 4. Pablo MacDonough. ; Mercedes-AMG - 1.
Mohammed Al Habtoor, 2. Jonathan Munro Ford, 3. David
Stirling, 4. Juan Martin Nero.
Also present as a spectator was polo great Eduardo Heguy,
a Laureus Ambassador, who played a key role in creating
the event. He said: “To be able to give back to children
through sport is an incredible opportunity. The possibility of
raising funds in the UK makes a big difference back home in
Argentina and we have been able to expand different projects
which we fund.”
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- LAUREUS POLO CUP -
WWW.IMAGESOFPOLO.COM
‘ Tback
O BE ABLE To give
to children
THROUGH SPORT is an
incredible
Opportunity’
EDUARDO HEGUY
LAUREUS AMBASSADOR
In addition to sponsoring one of the teams, IWC
Schaffhausen donated a special Laureus edition Portofino
Chronograph watch in stainless steel, only 2,500 of which
are being manufactured, which was auctioned to raise
additional funds.
The Fundación Laureus Argentina was founded in May
2003 by Hugo Porta. The headquarters are in Buenos Aires
with the Foundation’s work extending to distant Argentine
provinces that greatly benefit from its backing. Currently,
the Foundation supports six projects: Unión y Amistad
de San Isidro, Club Deportivo Barracas, A Ganar, Club
Platense, Fundacion El Desafio and Virreyes Hockey.
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- SOUTH AFRICA’S ROAD TO SUCCESS LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION
MIKA
HÄKKINEN
AMAZING RACE SOUTH AFRICA
‘
BY STAGING THIS RACE
WE ALSO HOPE TO
He’s a two-time Formula One World Champion. He stands in
the baking sun of South Africa, blindfolded, on a Segway. It
must seem like a long way from Kyalami or Silverstone. The
man is Laureus Academy Member Mika Häkkinen and he
was in this unusual position in June as he took part in the
Laureus ‘Amazing Race’ through the streets of Durban.
LET PEOPLE KNOW
MORE ABOUT WHAT
LAUREUS IS DOING
IN SOUTH AFRICA
The event was put on with the support of Mercedes-Benz
in South Africa, and featured 35 cars with teams of 4 per
car. Several of the cars contained leaders from the Laureus
YES programme (Youth Empowerment through Sports), a
remarkable leadership training programme that enjoyed
its second year in 2013. Starting at the Mercedes-Benz
dealership in Umhlanga, the race went through Durban
in several stages, stopping at the end of each leg where a
challenge or task was given to each team before they were
given clues for the next destination.
MIKA HÄKKINEN
Talking after the event, Mika made it clear the altogether
unusual Segway challenge had a very real purpose. He said:
“You can’t see where you are going and your team members
have to help and guide you around the track. Left and right. It
helps teach trust between all of the team. It was fascinating.”
This Segway experience is just an example of the exercises the
YES programme teaches young people to help improve their
life skills and even employment opportunities.
Asked about the young YES leaders he met, Mika said:
“They’re smart, eager to challenge themselves in the future,
and eager to listen, which is so important. They want to
succeed and are so happy to be a part of Laureus to achieve
this. These young leaders are unsung heroes for the work
they do in their communities. By staging this race we also hope to let people know more about what Laureus is doing
in South Africa.”
LAUREUS ACADEMY
MEMBER MIKA HÄKKINEN
WITH YES LEADERS
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’
- KEY NOTE SPEECH IN SOCHI -
ALEXEY
nemov
ON A STORY WORTH TELLING
LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER ALEXEY NEMOV WITH
SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROJECT PARTICIPANTS
Alexey Nemov may be more familiar with the Olympic medal
podium than the speaker’s podium, but that did not stop the
Laureus World Sports Academy Member from delivering a
much appreciated key note speech in April to the 76th AIPS
Congress in Sochi, host city for the 2014 Winter Olympic
Games.
Alexey, one of the most popular gymnasts of all time, who
won 12 Olympic medals including four gold, was the special
guest speaker at the Congress of the International Sports
Journalists Association (AIPS).
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL
‘THE
MEMBERS OF THE AIPS
WHO EVERY YEAR TELL THE
STORY OF WHAT LAUREUS IS
DOING AROUND THE WORLD
TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ALEXEY NEMOV
’
Laureus is the official charity partner of the AIPS and many
prominent international and Russian sports journalists
were present to hear Alexey’s speech, for which he received
a commemorative award. In his comments, he said: “I am
very excited to be in Sochi where in 2014 we will have what I
know will be a wonderful Winter Olympic Games.
“Since I have become a Laureus Academy Member, I have
been on several visits to projects where we are helping young
people. I always find it very inspiring. When you walk into a
room full of kids, coaches, teachers, parents, and often the
wider community, it is very exciting. I would like to thank
all the members of the AIPS who every year tell the story
of what Laureus is doing around the world to help young
people.”
Alexey is an enthusiastic supporter of the Laureus Sport
for Good Foundation and three months earlier had visited
a Moscow-based Laureus-supported project along with
newest Laureus Ambassadors, Olympic gold medal winning
synchronised swimmers Elvira Khasyanova, Daria Korobova
and Anzhelika Timanina.
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- SPIRIT OF SPORT -
THE WORLD SWITCHES ON
TO LAUREUS
Spirit of Sport has boasted a sports-packed - but also
glamorous – schedule in the first half of 2013. Laureus’
monthly sports magazine programme, intended to reflect
the year-round work of Laureus, its Ambassadors, the
Academy and – crucially – the Laureus Sport for Good
Foundation, is now seen by over 25 million viewers each
month.
Exclusive content also includes interviews (including tennis
star Ana Ivanovic), joining Bobby Charlton on a visit to the
Laureus Sport for Good Foundation’s project in Hong Kong
as well as following Academy Member Ian Botham as he
walks across Sri Lanka to raise funds for the Foundation.
‘
Since its introduction at the
end of 2010, the Spirit of Sport
magazine show has seen a
significant uplift in Laureus’
In March, Rio de Janeiro hosted the 2013 Laureus World
Sports Awards, and Spirit of Sport was on hand to bring
viewers all the highlights and previously unseen, behind the
scenes footage.
global
coverage
Following on from the 2013 Laureus World Sports Awards,
Spirit of Sport has continued to uncover the importance
of sport in Rio de Janeiro with regular Brazilian themed
packages. From riding the waves with legendary surfer,
Pedro Scooby, to skateboarding with the professionals
through the favelas and the city, the packages highlight the
passion for sport across the city.
Ahead of Wimbledon, Martina Navratilova was in Paris to
give Spirit of Sport an exclusive interview and it was access
all areas as Spirit of Sport took viewers behind the scenes to
preview the preparations for the 2013 Formula One Season.
with widespread distribution
driving this growth
GORDON LOTT
’
MANAGING DIRECTOR, HAVAS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
COMING UP IN 2013
Spirit of Sport covers some of the biggest events on the
sporting calendar including the US Open tennis, IAAF
Moscow World Championships and the Alfred Dunhill
Links Championship. The team is also working with the
International Olympic Committee putting together profiles
of each of the three candidate cities for the 2020 Olympic
Games – Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo.
Viewers can catch Spirit of Sport around the world.
Broadcast partners include Star Sports, NBC’s Universal
Sports Channel, SuperSport, Trace Sports, NTV and Dubai
Sports Channel among many others…
PREVIEW OF MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS FORMULA ONE TEAM
– LEWIS HAMILTON (LEFT) AND NICO ROSBERG (RIGHT)
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DAVID DOUILLET @DDouillet
EMERSON FITTIPALDI @emmofittipaldi
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Awards, insight into the work of the Laureus Sport for
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DAN MARINO @DanMarino
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Featuring beautiful clips from the internationally
broadcast Spirit of Sport TV show as well as video
interviews with inspirational Laureus project members and top
sports names, the LaureusTV YouTube channel is your very own
look into the world of Laureus.
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KATARINA WITT @Katarina_Witt
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worldwide
PROJECTS
HOST CITIES
PROJECTS
MONACO, LISBON, BARCELONA,
ST PETERSBURG, ABU DHABI,
LONDON & RIO DE JANEIRO
SUPPORTED BY THE LAUREUS
SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION
AFRICA
1.
BUFFALO CITY SOCCER SCHOOL - EAST LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA
2.
COACHING FOR HOPE - MALI & BURKINA FASO
3.
COMMUNITY BASED AIDS PROGRAMME - KAMPALA, UGANDA
4.DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS AND RIGHTS FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES - RWANDA
5.
FIGHT WITH INSIGHT - JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
6.
GRASSROOT SOCCER - SOUTH AFRICA
7.
GREAT COMMISSION UNITED - CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
8.
GRUPO DESPORTIVO DE MANICA - MANICA, MOZAMBIQUE
9.
INDIGO YOUTH MOVEMENT - DURBAN & CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
10. INTERNATIONAL INSPIRATION - TANZANIA
11. ISIQALO-WAVES FOR CHANGE - CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
12. JOHANNESBURG CUBS - JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
13.KICK4LIFE - LESOTHO
14. LITTLE CHAMPS - CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
15. LUNGISANI INDLELA - DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
16. MAKOMBA-NDLELA YOUTH MOVEMENT - LIMPOPO, SOUTH AFRICA
17. MATHARE YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATION (MYSA) - NAIROBI, KENYA
18. MOVING THE GOALPOSTS - KILIFI, KENYA
19. ORPHANAID AFRICA - GREATER ACCRA, GHANA
20. PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL - DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
21.POLOAFRICA - EASTERN FREE STATE, SOUTH AFRICA
22. RIGHT TO DREAM - GHANA
23. SOWETO SCHOOLS RUGBY PROGRAMME - JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
24. SPORT FOR ALL - JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
25. VUKA RUGBY - CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (FORMALLY LEGENDS CUP)
26. HOUT BAY CYCLING CLUB - CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
ASIA
27.IMAGE - RAJASTHAN, INDIA
28. MAGIC BUS - INDIA
29. OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH - HONG KONG, CHINA
30. PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL - ISRAEL / PALESTINE
31. TWINNED BASKETBALL PROGRAMME - ISRAEL / PALESTINE
32. SEENIGAMA SPORT FOR LIFE PROJECT - SEENIGAMA, SRI LANKA
33. SPECIAL OLYMPICS - CHINA
34. SPIRIT OF SOCCER - CAMBODIA
35. SPIRIT OF SOCCER - IRAQ
36. SPIRIT OF SOCCER - LAOS
37. UNITY THROUGH SPORT PROJECT - MANKULUM, SRI LANKA
AUSTRALIA
38. BURRA JURRA SURF PROGRAMME - BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA
39. CATHY FREEMAN FOUNDATION - PALM ISLAND, AUSTRALIA
40 . FOOTBALL UNITED - AUSTRALIA
EUROPE
41. LAUREUS METRO SPORTS - BERN, SWITZERLAND
42. LAUREUS STREET SOCCER - SWITZERLAND
43. FIGHT FOR PEACE - LONDON, UK
44. PARA NUESTROS HEROES - BARCELONA, SPAIN
45. GOLF EDUCATIF - FRANCE
46. KICK IM BOXRING - BERLIN, GERMANY
47. KICK ON ICE - BERLIN, GERMANY
48. KICK THE ROPES - BERLIN, GERMANY
49.KICKFORMORE - STUTTGART, GERMANY
50.KIDSWING - MUNICH, GERMANY
51. KIDS FOR FUTURE - COLOGNE, GERMANY
52. KÖRBE FÜR KÖLN - COLOGNE, GERMANY
53. LAUREUS CAVALLO - WINTERHUR-UNTERSEEN, SWITZERLAND
54. LAUREUS GIRLS IN SPORT - LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND
55. LAUREUS GIRLS KICKING - GERMANY
56. LAUREUS MIDNIGHT FUTSAL CUP - THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS
57. LAUREUS SCHNEETIGER - VIENNA, AUSTRIA
58. LAUREUS URBAN STARS BELFAST - BELFAST, UK
59. LAUREUS URBAN STARS BRISTOL - BRISTOL, UK
60. LAUREUS URBAN STARS GLASGOW - LONDON, UK
61. LAUREUS URBAN STARS LONDON - LONDON, UK
62. LAUREUS URBAN STARS MANCHESTER - MANCHESTER, UK
63. LAUREUS URBAN STARS WEST MIDLANDS - BIRMINGHAM, UK
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- WORLDWIDE PROJECTS -
64. MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL LEAGUE - LONDON, UK
65. MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL - MILAN, ITALY
66. “MIT PFERDEN STARK MACHEN” - ACHBERG, GERMANY
67.MOVE&DO - STUTTGART, GERMANY
68. PASA LA RED - MADRID, SPAIN
69. PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL - CYPRUS
70. PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL - NORTHERN IRELAND, UK
71. PROGETTO POLISPORTIVA - MILAN, ITALY
72. PROGETTO POLISPORTIVA NAPOLI - NAPLES, ITALY
73. PROGETTO POLISPORTIVA ROMA - ROME, ITALY
74.PUNCH - PARIS, FRANCE
75. SPECIAL OLYMPICS - RUSSIA
76. JOVENES ATLETAS - SPAIN
77. STREET LEAGUE - LONDON, UK
78. STREET LEAGUE - GLASGOW, UK
79. STREET LEAGUE - LIVERPOOL, UK
80. TENGO UN SUEÑO - SPAIN
81. TRACK ACADEMY - LONDON, UK
LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
A GANAR - BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
BOLA PRA FRENTE - BRAZIL
CLUB ATLETICO PLATENSE - LAPRIDA, ARGENTINA
CLUB DEPORTIVO BARRACAS - GENERAL LAMADRID, ARGENTINA
GOL DE LETRA - BRAZIL
LA LIGA LIMAKIDS - LIMA, PERU
LUTA PELA PAZ - RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
SPORT FOR LIFE - ROSARIO, SANTA FE, ARGENTINA
SPORTS IN UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS - MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY
SPORTS SANS FRONTIERES - PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
UNIÓN Y AMISTAD DE SAN ISIDRO - BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
VIRREYES HOCKEY - BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
NORTH AMERICA
OVER
140 projects
worldwide imPRoving the liVes
of more than one-and-a-half
MILLION young people
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94. A’S AND ACES - NEW ORLEANS, USA
95. A WORLD FIT FOR KIDS! - LOS ANGELES, USA
96. AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS CHICAGO - CHICAGO, USA
97. AFTER SCHOOL ALL-STARS LA - LOS ANGELES, USA
98. AFTER SCHOOL ALL STARS - MIAMI, USA
99. AMERICA SCORES CHICAGO - CHICAGO, USA
100. AMERICA SCORES LA - LOS ANGELES, USA
101. AMERICA SCORES NEW YORK - NEW YORK CITY, USA
102. AMERICAN YOUTH TABLE TENNIS - NEW YORK CITY, USA
103. ASPHALT GREEN - NEW YORK CITY, USA
104. BEAT THE STREETS - NEW YORK CITY, USA
105. BELFONTE TALCOCY CENTER - MIAMI, USA
106. BEYOND THE BALL - CHICAGO, USA
107. BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE - LOS ANGELES, USA
108. CHICAGO RUN - CHICAGO, USA
109. CHICAGO YOUTH BOXING - CHICAGO, USA
110. CITY SOCCER IN THE COMMUNITY - NEW YORK CITY, USA
111. COMMUNITY WORKS OF LOUISIANA - NEW ORLEANS, USA
112. DADE LACROSSE - MIAMI, USA
113.ELEVATE - NEW ORLEANS, USA
114. ENEIDA M. HARTNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - MIAMI, USA
115. FIGHT BACK - NEW YORK CITY, USA
116. FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS - NEW ORLEANS, USA
117. GIRLS IN THE GAME - CHICAGO, USA
118. HARLEM RBI - NEW YORK CITY, USA
119. HOPE FOR MIAMI - MIAMI, USA
120. I CHALLENGE MYSELF - NEW YORK CITY, USA
121. KIDS IN SPORT - LOS ANGELES, USA
122.METROSQUASH - CHICAGO, USA
123. MGR FOUNDATION - CHICAGO, USA
124. MIAMI DADE PARKS AND RECREATION - MIAMI, USA
125. NEAR WEST SIDE CDC - CHICAGO, USA
126. NEW HEIGHTS YOUTH - NEW YORK CITY, USA
127. NEW ORLEANS OUTREACH - NEW ORLEANS, USA
128. NEW ORLEANS RUGBY FOUNDATION - NEW ORLEANS, USA
129. NFL YOUTH EDUCATION TOWN BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUB - NEW ORLEANS, USA
130. OUTSIDE THE RING OF CHAMPIONS - MIAMI, USA
131. PLAY SOCCER - LOS ANGELES, USA
132. PLAY RUGBY USA LA - LOS ANGELES, USA
133. PLAY RUGBY USA NEW YORK - NEW YORK CITY, USA
134. POWERPLAY NYC - NEW YORK CITY, USA
135. QUALITY UNITED EDUCATION - MIAMI, USA
136. RENEW - REINVENTING EDUCATION - NEW ORLEANS, USA
137. ROW NEW YORK - NEW YORK CITY, USA
138. SCHOOL OF BASKETBALL - MIAMI, USA
139. SHAKE A LEG MIAMI - MIAMI, USA
140. STREET SOCCER - LOS ANGELES, USA
141. TOUCHING MIAMI WITH LOVE - MIAMI, USA
142. TRIPLE THREAT - CHICAGO, USA
143. UNITED SPORTS YOUTH LEAGUE - NEW YORK CITY, USA
144. UP2US, COACH ACROSS AMERICA - USA
145. URBAN INITIATIVES - CHICAGO, USA
146. URBAN DOVE - NEW YORK CITY, USA
147. WESTBANK WRESTLING - NEW ORLEANS, USA
148. YOUTH RUN NOLA - NEW ORLEANS, USA
149. YLC KICKS - NEW ORLEANS, USA
- OUR AMBASSADORS -
LAUREUS
AMBASSADORS
Laureus Ambassadors are a select group of both current and retired sportsmen and women who
have achieved sporting greatness or made significant contributions to the sporting community
during their careers. They are recognised as role models and icons of success and have volunteered
their services to support the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.
Paul Accola Alpine Skiing
Kurt Aeschbacher TV Personality
Cecil Afrika Rugby
Franziska van Almsick Swimming
Natascha Badmann Triathlete
Mansour Bahrami Tennis
Robert Baker Golf
Baschi Pop Singer
Layne Beachley Surfing
Kenny Beleay Trail Biker
Verena Bentele Visually impaired Skiing
Serge Betsen Rugby
Miki Biasion Motor Racing
Denise Bielmann Figure skating
Ole Bischof Judo
Stefan Blöcher Hockey
Fredi Bobic Football
Annabelle Bond Mountaineer
Marco Bortolami Rugby
Vicente del Bosque Football
Martin Braxenthaler Paralympic Skiing
Schalk Brits Rugby
Schalk Burger Rugby
Adolfo Cambiaso Polo
Fabian Cancellara Cycling
Jesús Carballo Gymnastics
Jackie Chan Movie/Kung Fu
Stéphane Chapuisat Football
Almudena Cid Gymnastics
Alex Corretja Tennis
David Coulthard Formula 1
Lawrence Dallaglio Rugby
Lin Dan Badminton
Deco Football
Deshun Deysel Climbing
Andrea Dovizioso Motorcycling
Ernst Van Dyk Wheelchair racing
Desiree Ellis Football
Alessandro Fabian Triathlete
Luis Figo Football
Alejandra Garcia Flood Pole Vault
Frank Fredericks Athletics
Jan Frodeno Triathlete
Martin Fuchs Equestrian
Carlos Lima Fuente Athlete
Danilo Gallinari Basketball
Yvonne van Gennip Speed Skating
Felix Gottwald Skiing
Ruud Gullit Football
Lara Gut Alpine Skiing
Bryan Habana Rugby
Eduardo Heguy Polo
Tim Henman Tennis
Kelly Holmes Athletics
Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming
Edith Hunkeler Wheelchair racing
Maria Höfl-Riesch Skiing
Colin Jackson Athletics
Butch James Rugby
Ariella Kaeslin Athletics
Elvira Khasyanova Synchronised Swimming
Taig Khris Inline skating
Christa Kinshofer Skiing
Conny Kissling Free skiing
Vitali Klitschko Boxing
Wladimir Klitschko Boxing
Daria Korobova Synchronised Swimming
Janica Kostelic Skiing
Nia Künzer Women’s Football
Dr. Thomas Ladner Business Personality
Christoph Langen Bobsleigh
Henri Leconte Tennis
Jens Lehmann Football
Kathrin Lehmann Ice Hockey/Football
Lennox Lewis Boxing
Tegla Loroupe Long distance running
Michael Lynagh Rugby
Fabrizio Macchi Para Cycling
Filippo Magnini Swimming
Hermann Maier Skiing
Matteo Manassero Golf
Maurizio Margaglio Ice skating
Ferran Martínez Basketball
Juan Mata Football
Baby Jake Matlala Boxing
AP McCoy Horseracing
Barry McGuigan Boxing
Sarah Meier Figure Skating
Elana Meyer Long distance running
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Show jumping
Roger Milla Football
Juan de la Cruz Fernández Miranda Rugby
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Nicolás Fernández Miranda Rugby
Thomas Muster Tennis
Umberto Pellizzari Free diving
Manuela Pesko Snowboarding
Santiago Phelan Rugby
Bertrand Piccard Adventurer
Barbara Fusar Poli Ice Skating
Shaun Pollock Cricket
Birgit Prinz Football
Lucas Radebe Football
John Robbie Rugby
Todd Rogers Volleyball
Maria Cecilia Rognoni Hockey
Antonio Rossi Canoeing
Nico Rosberg Formula 1
David de Rothschild Eco Adventurer
Rainer Maria Salzgeber TV Personality (Sports)
Ryan Sandes Ultra Trail Runner
Edwin van der Sar Football
Christoph Sauser Mountain Biking
Axel Schulz Boxing
Ralf Schumacher Motor racing
Nino Schurter Mountain Biking
Pius Schwizer Equestrian
Jochen Schümann Sailing
Marcel Siem Golf
Gian Simmen Snowboarding
Emma Snowsill Triathlete
Albert Soler Former Secretary of Sports
Felix Sturm Boxing
Alain Sutter Football
Juan Ignacio Sánchez Basketball
Michael Teuber Paralympic Cycling
Anzhelika Timanina Synchronised Swimming
Natalie du Toit Swimming
Alessandro Troncon Rugby
Cynthia Tshaka TV presenter
Amaya Valdemoro Basketball
Michael Vaughan Cricket
Esther Vergeer Wheelchair Tennis
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Tennis
André Villas-Boas Football
Filippo Volandri Tennis
Courtney Walsh Cricket
- FOUNDATION DIRECTORY -
FOUNDATION
DIRECTORY
LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD NATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
GLOBAL
SOUTH AFRICA
Laureus Sport for Good
Foundation
Foundation Trust South Africa
foundation@laureus.com
www.laureus.com/foundation
PRUDENCE FESTER
pfester@ssisa.com
www.laureus.co.za
ARGENTINA
SPAIN
Fundación Laureus Argentina
Fundación Laureus España
ANA LIA SANTARELLI
analia.santarelli@laureus.org.ar
www.laureus.org.ar
PAULA GARCIA VILLORA
paula.garcia@laureus.es
www.laureus.es
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
Foundation Germany
Laureus Foundation
Switzerland
SIMONE MOLL
simone.moll@laureus.de
www.laureus.de
EVELYN FANKHAUSER
evelyn.fankhauser@laureus.ch
www.laureus.ch
ITALY
USA
Fondazione Laureus Italia Onlus
Foundation USA
SILVANA DE GIOVANNI
silvana.degiovanni@fondazionelaureus.it
www.laureus.it
MATTHEW GESCHKE
matthew.geschke@laureus.com
www.laureususa.com
THE NETHERLANDS
Laureus Foundation
The Netherlands
WENDY NAGEL
wendy.nagel@laureus.nl
www.laureus.nl
ALL PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED BY GETTY IMAGES / LAUREUS. UNLESS OTHERWISE CREDITED.
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WITH THANKS
The Laureus World Sports Academy would like to thank everyone who continues to support Laureus and helps us to achieve our goals.
None of our work would be possible without our Patrons, Richemont and Daimler, who founded Laureus in 2000, and our Global
Partners Mercedes-Benz and IWC Schaffhausen, who provide such unwavering support.
The Academy also wishes to acknowledge the Laureus Country Patrons, whose commitment to the Sport for Good movement
in their home countries is helping us to make a difference all over the world. We thank PruHealth in the United Kingdom,
Ochsner Sport and J. Safra Sarasin in Switzerland, and Discovery in South Africa.
‘
sport can help kids find
their way in life and GIVE
them a voice in an EVER
more challenging world
TONY HAWK
LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER TONY HAWK HAS TRAVELLED THE WORLD
PROMOTING THE LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD MESSAGE. KEEP UP TO DATE
WITH HIS LAUREUS VISITS AND HIS OWN WORK ON TWITTER @TONYHAWK
Donations to the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation can be made via our website www.laureus.com
Email: foundation@laureus.com 460 Fulham Road, London SW6 1BZ
This is the official magazine of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation which is supported by its Global Partners
Mercedes-Benz and IWC Schaffhausen. The Foundation is a global initiative of Richemont and Daimler.
Registered in England and Wales No. 05083331. Registered Charity No. 1111364
Editorial Director: Rasha Kawalit rasha.kawalit@laureus.com Published by Ratcliffe Fowler Design
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