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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgilijus Alekna |  Lithuania |
23 November 2007 | discus throw | [1] |
| Veronica Campbell-Brown |  Jamaica |
October 2009 | sprint | [2] |
| Serhiy Bubka |  Ukraine |
2003 | pole vault | [3] |
| David Douillet |  France |
September 2001 | judo | [4] |
| Vyacheslav Fetisov |  Russia |
26 May 2004 | ice hockey | [5] |
| Hakuho (Davaajargal Munkhbat) |  Mongolia |
September 2008 | sumo wrestling | [6] |
| Justine Henin |  Belgium |
14 December 2006 | tennis | [7] |
| Vitaliy & Wladimir Klitschko | Ukraine |
4 December 2006 | boxing | [8] |
| Pelé |  Brazil |
April 1994 | association football | [9] |
| Michael Schumacher[3] |  Germany |
2002 | Formula One racing | [10] |
| Jacqueline "Jackie" Silva | Brazil |
September 2009 | beach volleyball | [11] |
| Óscar Tabárez |  Uruguay |
30 January 2012 | association football | [12] |
| Nadia Nadim |  Afghanistan/ Denmark |
2019 | association football | [13] |
| Hristo Stoichkov |  Bulgaria |
May 2016 | association football | [14] |
See also
References
- ^ "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.