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Doha GOALS
11.12.2013
While the world pays tribute in South Africa to one of the greatest men of our time, Nelson Mandela, we heard his words again in Doha: “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, it has the power to unite people in a way that little else does.”During the founding of the Laureus World Sports Awards I had the privilege to meet Nelson Mandela in person. His charisma and his kindness have impressed me deeply. To me he is one of the most inspirational leaders of our time.
At the moment I am attending the Doha GOALS (Gathering of All Leaders in Sports). Mentors, including world class athletes such as Nadia Comaneci, Michael Johnson, Wilson Kipketer, Zico and many others, media personalities, NGO leaders, and top executives from major companies formed the Doha GOALS community, committed to making social progress through sport. Doha GOALS was founded under the high patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar. With a desire to give voice to passionate young leaders and with the conviction that no social movement is possible without active involvement from the youth, the Doha GOALS Student Ambassadors Program was created in 2012. 400 students and coordinators from high schools and universities worldwide are invited and fully supported to participate at the Forum, interact with world leaders and with some of their sporting heroes, join the Doha GOALS community and build progressive and social initiatives through sport. A great idea worth supporting!
Photo 1: In “action” together with CNN sports host Alex Thomas at the Doha GOALS 2013. The picture was taken by Bart Conner, two time gymnastics Olympic Champion
Photo 2: Nelson Mandela with members of the Laureus World Sports Academy who decide every year about the awarding of the so called “Oscar of the Sports”
