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
Maya Gabeira  Brazil 2022 surfer
Nadia Nadim  Afghanistan/ Denmark 2019 association football [1]
Hristo Stoichkov  Bulgaria 2016 association football [2]
Michael Schumacher[3]  Germany 2002 Formula One racing [3]

See also

References

  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.
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