UNESCO Champion for Sport
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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
[edit | edit source]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] | Error creating thumbnail: Germany | 2002 | Formula One racing | [3] |
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ UNESCO.org: Champion for Sport
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