Edwin Moses and Liu Xiang's Race to Remember In

EDITION 2 - 2014

EDWIN MOSES AND LIU XIANG’S RACE TO REMEMBER IN SHANGHAI

ALEX ZANARDI A man who will not be beaten

LAUREUS IN KUALA LUMPUR Celebrating the best in sport

TRAIN LIKE AN ATHLETE Sebastian Coe on running MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Welcome to the new edition of the Laureus Magazine. I look on this as a window into the world of Laureus, and I hope you enjoy what you see.

Laureus is bigger and busier than ever. We now support over 150 sports-based community projects around the world, helping more and more young people.

The 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards was held in South East Asia for the first time, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and in 2015 it will be staged in Shanghai, where we will take our defining message about the power of sport to China, the most populous nation on Earth.

One year after the death of our first Patron, Nelson Mandela, we are delivering on our promise to continue the work of Laureus with even greater resolve to perpetuate his memory.

I am regularly asked what makes the Laureus Family unique. I always answer, without hesitation, that it is all down to the people who support us. Yes, certainly the Laureus World Sports Academy Members and Ambassadors play a key role, but I am also thinking of the project leaders and the volunteers who are out on the front line working 100% of the time with young people.

That is why the Laureus Sport for Good Global Summit in Kuala Lumpur in October was such an important event, bringing together, as it did, representatives from more than 100 projects around the world to exchange knowledge and ideas and share expertise. I loved every minute of it and was so proud to see Laureus in action.

In this magazine, you can read more about the Laureus Sum- mit and more about the achievements of the past few months.

I hope you enjoy it.

Edwin Moses Chairman, Laureus World Sports Academy CONTENTS

6 MY LAUREUS Marcel Desailly

8 CELEBRATING THE BEST IN SPORT Laureus in Kuala Lumpur

16 A MAN WHO WILL NOT BE BEATEN Alex Zanardi

20 CHECKING IN The Laureus Sport for Good Network

26 GLOBAL PARTNER MERCEDES-BENZ Highlights from the past year

30 GLOBAL PARTNER IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN Highlights from the past year

32 EDWIN MOSES AND LIU XIANG’S RACE TO REMEMBER LAUREUS IN SHANGHAI

34 AMBASSADOR ANNOUNCEMENT CHINA’S LI XIAOPENG BECOMES LAUREUS AMBASSADOR

36 TRAIN LIKE AN ATHLETE Sebastian Coe on running

38 THREE MEN ON A MISSION Alonzo Mourning, FÉLIX SÁNCHEZ and Mike Jankowski

39 AN INSPIRATION FOR 1.3 MILLION A LAUREUS-SUPPORTED PROJECT IN TANZANIA

41 LAUREUS LEADS THE WAY AT THE OXFORD HALF MARATHON Vitality Run Series and other upcoming events

42 LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBERS

IMAGE CREDIT: Bernard Vent 43 LAUREUS AMBASSADORS I was adopted when I was four and brought from Ghana to Nantes in France with my new parents. I had opportunities in France that I would not have had in Ghana, and I was able to make a career in football.

I was very lucky to play for great teams – Marseille, Milan, Chelsea, and of course my national team, France. I won the Champions League, I won the European Championship and I won the biggest of all, the World Cup. When my football career was coming to an end, I knew that I wanted to do something to help people in society who have not been as fortunate as me. I was looking for a way to do this. Then one day I was told about Laureus and the work that it was doing to help young people, and I knew instantly that this was for me!

For Laureus, I have been to difficult places in Kenya and Uganda, for example, to do what I can to help, but even in the more developed world, in London or in France, there is a need. It’s every time a shock and at the same time a pleasure. It’s a shock because when you go to somewhere like South Africa, there is no infrastructure and there can be crime and no future for the kids. But through the Laureus grassroots programmes that we set up, we suddenly give hope. It’s also a pleasure because when I go to those projects, I also benefit myself in a special way. It is great to be able to say I have given my time to help others.

My experiences and what happened to me when I was four will never go away. So I am very happy that, through OrphanAid, Laureus is helping an orphanage in Ghana to build sport infrastructure. When you go there you see that this has opened up the minds of the kids. Most of them have been in shock because of prostitution, violence and other problems; now they have sport to help them towards a new future.

MY LAUREUS

‘When my football career BY MARCEL was coming to an end, I knew that I wanted to do something to help people in society who have not DESAILLY been as fortunate as me.’ MARCEL DESAILLY LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER Celebrating the best in sport

The Laureus World Sports Awards are the premier honours on the international sporting calendar. The winners are chosen by the Laureus World Sports Academy, the ultimate sports jury, made up of 47 of the world’s greatest living sportsmen and sportswomen. Proceeds from the Laureus World Sports Awards directly benefit and underpin the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. Since its inception, Laureus has raised €60 million for projects which have improved the lives of millions of young people. MARC MÁRQUEZ, LAUREUS WORLD BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR 2014 HOST BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

There were a few clues, but even Sherlock Holmes was left waiting to discover who would be the winners of the 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards.

Sherlock, in his latest incarnation by British TV star Ben- edict Cumberbatch, was host for the highly successful Awards Ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in March.

Fresh from successful movies 12 Years a Slave, August: Osage County, The Fifth Estate, Atonement, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and War Horse, as well as the BBC TV series Sherlock, Benedict, supported by Oscar and Grammy winner Jamie Foxx, announced the names of the winners of the most prestigious awards in sport to the star-studded audience at the Istana Budaya theatre, in Kuala Lumpur. Guest of honour was Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohammad Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak.

JAMIE FOXX PERFORMING ON STAGE 10 Germany’s Sebastian Vettel, the youngest four-time For- mula One world champion in history at 26, was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, US swimmer Mis- sy Franklin, at 18, became the youngest ever winner of the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award, while Spain’s Marc Márquez received the Laureus Breakthrough of the Year Award, after winning the World MotoGP Cham- pionship at just 20 years and 266 days.

Missy is the sensation of the swimming world, becoming the first woman to win six gold medals at a single World Champi- onships, and, after receiving her Award, she spoke for all the winners in Kuala Lumpur. “This is such a dream come true. I ‘THIS IS A BIG HONOUR. have to thank Laureus for even considering me. I met (Lau- SIMILAR TO OTHER SPORTSMEN reus Academy Member) Mark Spitz in the elevator yesterday AND SPORTSWOMEN HERE AT and it was one of the most amazing moments of my life.” Then she reminded us she was still only 18 by adding: “I’m THE LAUREUS AWARDS, WHEN so pleased I was able to come. It’s during my spring break, I FIRST STARTED COMPETING I so I am not missing any school!” FELL IN LOVE WITH THE FACT There was double delight for both Germany and Spain THAT IF YOU DO WELL THEN when the Awards were announced. Bayern Munich joined AT THE END OF THE RACE YOU Vettel as winners, taking the Laureus World Team of the RECEIVE A TROPHY. Year Award, while tennis maestro Rafael Nadal received IT IS STILL ONE OF THE MAIN the Laureus Comeback Award to celebrate, with Márquez, a wonderful night for Spanish sport. THINGS THAT DRIVES ME TODAY, TO HOLD A TROPHY IN MY HAND, Nadal, who won the Laureus Breakthrough Award in 2006 AND THIS TROPHY IS VERY, VERY and the Sportsman of the Year Award in 2011, said: “Ev- erybody knows how much it means to me to receive this SPECIAL - ONE OF THE MOST Award. After how it was the year before with my injury, I SPECIAL I HAVE.’ never thought I would be able to come back like I did.”

SEBASTIAN VETTEL LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR 2014

‘THIS IS SUCH A DREAM COME TRUE. I HAVE TO THANK LAUREUS FOR EVEN CONSIDERING ME. I MET (LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER) MARK SPITZ IN THE ELEVATOR YESTERDAY AND IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING MOMENTS OF MY LIFE.’

MISSY FRANKLIN 13 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR 2014 The Awards Ceremony was the conclusion to a number of days of community events in the Malaysian capital. One of the highlights was at Mont Kiara Skate Park, where young skateboarders from all around Kuala Lumpur flocked to hang out with the greatest of them all – the incomparable Tony Hawk.

Laureus Academy Member Hawk is a skateboarding legend with a massive worldwide following, and his Laureus skateboarding clinic was a dream come true for the teenagers involved. The success of the event and the enthusiasm of the young urban skateboarders highlighted the inspiration- al work of Laureus in using sport to inspire people.

Tony Hawk did some demonstration tricks, shared tips and took part in a motivational discussion. He said: “It was fun

RUUD GULLIT AND FABIO CAPELLO to meet the guys and talk with them. We got to know each IN DISCUSSION AT THE ALL STARS UNITY CUP other and shared skating tips. This is the real heart of Lau- reus. We’re not only in Malaysia just for the Laureus Awards Ceremony, we want to get out and encourage youth to be active just like I did at Kiara. I am hoping they are inspired to get their friends involved and inspire others in the process.”

During the Awards weekend, the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation announced an agreement with sports charity Yayasan Rakyat 1Malaysia to develop a number of sports community projects in Malaysia over the coming years to benefit young people in Malaysia through the use of sport. The Prime Minister of Malaysia added a sage final word, “The Nominees can get the world’s attention just by being here. The gaze of the world’s media follows them wherever they go. What Laureus does so well is harness that attention and focus it for a noble cause.”

HIDETOSHI NAKATA AMONG THE STARS TO PLAY AT THE LAUREUS ALL STARS UNITY CUP

JOHAN CRUYFF GIVES INSTRUCTIONS DURING THE ALL STARS UNITY CUP MATCH

LAUREUS AMBASSADOR NICOL DAVID DURING A LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER TONY HAWK VISITING LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD VISIT AHEAD OF THE AWARDS AN URBAN SKATEPARK IN KUALA LUMPUR 14 15 IMAGE CREDIT: CORBIS

A man who will

Former Formula One driver and Laureus World Sports Award winner Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs in a horrific racing car crash in 2001, produced yet another remarkable feat to add to his list of courageous sporting performances not be beaten by completing the famous Kailua-Kona Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii, finishing 272nd out of 2,187 finishers.

The Kona event in October consisted of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile marathon run. Zanardi used a wet vest which kept his body floating for the swim, a self-developed handcycle for the bike race and a wheelchair for the final section, crossing the line in 9 hours, 47 minutes, 14 seconds. A phenomenal achievement.

Alex, who won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award in 2005 after returning to motor racing in the Eu- ropean Touring Car Championship, is a man who will not be beaten. Here he tells the Laureus Magazine about his amazing experiences in Hawaii. Question: Your story has been an inspiration to many. What motivated you to take on what many call the toughest discipline in sport?

Alex Zanardi: I don’t look at all the things I do as challenges, but rather opportunities. I have the great privilege of living a life in which I can decide where to go, and all the attempts I make are purely driven by passion. The real pleasure sits more in the execution of the project rather than the result you can get out of it.

Question: You finished just outside the top ten percent of finishers, just with the power of your arms – an amazing achievement. Did you set yourself a target?

Alex Zanardi: I didn’t think about it that way. This could be a good reason to go back there next year! I was convinced that I could complete the distance in less than ten hours. This is for a series of reasons which makes a disabled athlete more able in an Ironman than an able-body one; for Question: Do you plan to do any more triathlons in the ‘I DON’T LOOK AT ALL THE THINGS example, the simple fact that we run the marathon, the last near future? Perhaps a new career? I DO AS CHALLENGES, BUT RATHER and most exhausting portion of the race, with a wheelchair, therefore rolling on wheels and not having to really run. Alex Zanardi: Oh yes! As far as the career thing, no, I don’t OPPORTUNITIES. I HAVE THE GREAT look at it that way. PRIVILEGE OF LIVING A LIFE IN Question: It is said that the Hawaiian lava rocks reflect WHICH I CAN DECIDE WHERE TO heat, making conditions even tougher. To what extent did Question: How has the preparation been different, both GO, AND ALL THE ATTEMPTS I MAKE that affect you? mentally and physically, to other challenges you have tak- ARE PURELY DRIVEN BY PASSION. en on in the past? Alex Zanardi: Yes, for sure. They say limbs are the ‘radia- THE REAL PLEASURE SITS MORE IN tor’ of our body. Blood goes around our extremities losing Alex Zanardi: I did set my season on the Para-Cycling THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT temperature and in these respects I’m like an engine with World Championship which was held in late August/early RATHER THAN THE RESULT YOU a much smaller radiator. This is why I tend to suffer high September. This meant not enough time to prepare specif- CAN GET OUT OF IT.’ temperatures more than other athletes. Another big factor ically [for Kona], but only to try to use my existing talents was the wind, which this year was not only super strong to finish in the best possible way. That was achieved with Alex Zanardi LAUREUS WORLD COMEBACK OF THE YEAR 2005 but changing direction all times, just to be always in front of a precise pace strategy and with a specific nutrition plan us rather than behind. Cyclists using the time-trial bike did to feed my muscles and keep my body hydrated. Luckily I suffer from it, but the duty I had to pay was bigger since I have good friends in the Equipe Enervit group who studied can’t change my position as I’m powering it with my arms. my task and developed a specific plan which I followed re- ligiously before and during the distance of the race. Question: Which was the toughest segment? Question: Let’s go back in time. Can you talk about your Alex Zanardi: The cycling, no doubt! It goes on forever and success in winning two handcycling gold medals and a in the scenario in which we were – it’s a bit like the desert – it silver at your first Paralympic Games? How special was all looks the same, and this makes it feel never ending. it to win at Brands Hatch, a track you competed on as a Formula One driver? Question: Can you put into words what those last 300 metres felt like before finally reaching the finish line? Alex Zanardi: Where do I start? It was magic but sad at the same time. London, or Brands Hatch, was the horizon I Alex Zanardi: Difficult, I could try putting words after chased for the three years before, and to finally collect the words into this attempt, but then, if you’d magically have best prize I could wish for was marvellous. But I would not the opportunity to see materialize in front of you what I have got there had I not loved moving towards London and sought there, then you’d just say: ‘Wow…it’s one thousand enjoying every second of it. Crossing that line in first was su- times more than I thought’. per, but crossing the line also meant the end of that project.

Question: Going back to 2005, what did it mean to you to win the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award?

Alex Zanardi: One of the highs of my sporting career. I don’t have the right and neither the duty to feel I am a role model or someone capable to inspire others, but these were the words chosen to explain why I was selected for the prize. I won’t comment on this, I can only raise my hat, say thank

you, smile and carry on trying to see new horizons to chase. 18 19 IMAGE CREDIT: Donald Miralle LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD SUMMIT DELEGATES

academically researched, how our work in the sport for de- A GLOBAL NETWORK FOR velopment sector has a proven positive impact, not only DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SPORT on individuals but communities as a whole, and it was very rewarding to share this knowledge with the Laureus partners present. To hear Sean Fitzpatrick say that he was really looking forward to coming to visit our Laureus project in Belfast was the icing on the cake of a really rewarding and successful trip for me.”

It’s 10,900 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur to Belfast, 9,546 All Blacks rugby legend Fitzpatrick spoke for all the Acade- to Cape Town, 3,622 to Mumbai and an eye-watering 15,929 my Members when he told the attendees: “I know you have kilometres to Buenos Aires. But the distances involved did been working really hard over these three days sharing your not dissuade more than 100 members of the Laureus family experiences and helping each other. It’s a great eye-opener from gathering in Malaysia in October for the 2014 Laureus when you realise someone from thousands of miles away, Sport for Good Global Summit. in a different country, actually has the same problems as you – and you can help each other to sort them. You are the Project leaders and volunteers from sports-based commu- guys on the front line, and I applaud each and every one of nity programmes from literally all over the world flew in to you for the selfless work that you do.” exchange ideas and share expertise. As Edwin Moses, the Chairman of Laureus, said: “This was Laureus the global Sascha Luetkens, project leader from the Körbe für Köln network in action.” Laureus sports legends Marcel Desailly, programme in Cologne, Germany, returned the compli- Sean Fitzpatrick and Daley Thompson joined Edwin at the ment. She said: “It was very good to meet the Academy event, formally opened by Yang Berhormat Encik Khairy Members and see how interested they are in what we are Jamaluddin, the Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports. doing. We all went away having enjoyed ourselves, but learning a lot.” But if the Academy Members thought they were in for a re- laxing few days, watching and listening to the project lead- The Global Summit marked the end of an eventful and busy ers, they were soon disabused. Workshops meant exactly year for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. Among CHECKING IN that! Digital innovation, fundraising, governance, impact the other highlights was a star-studded fundraiser in Milan measurement and youth leadership were just some of the in September to mark the 10th anniversary of the Italian topics on offer, and the Academy Members were there, tak- Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. ing part in many of them. One of the highlights came when Marcel Desailly, more used to putting football strikers on the ground in his days as a World Cup winning defender for France, found himself the ‘victim’ as he became the guinea pig for lifesaving demonstrations.

Staged with the support of Malaysian charitable foundation Yayasan Rakyat 1Malaysia, the objective of the event was to strengthen the global bond that connects Laureus’ projects and project leaders. And the response was positive. Jim Donnelly, Head of Programmes of Active Communities 21 Network in Belfast, said: “We have seen on the ground, and The event, staged at the Mercedes-Benz Centre, had a strong Formula One focus, ahead of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, and among the guests were Formula One legends Emerson Fittipaldi (Laureus World Sports Academy Member), David Coulthard and Nico Rosberg (Laureus Ambassadors), Lewis Hamilton, winner of the 2008 Laureus Breakthrough of the Year Award, and French favourite Jean Alesi.

LAUREUS AMBASSADOR NICO ROSBERG Edwin Moses, who also attended the event with fellow Academy Members Giacomo Agostini, Franz Klammer, Mike Horn and Alberto Tomba, said: “Ten years is an important milestone, and we were there to help shape the next ten years of the Italian Laureus Foundation.”

An auction, which raised €200,000, included a Mer- cedes-Benz Proton 220a from 1955, restored by the Mer- cedes-Benz Centre in Milan, and an IWC Portuguese Tour- billon hand-wound watch in platinum, specially created for the event.

In London, Laureus’ newest Academy Member, legendary Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid, the fourth-highest run scorer in the history of Test cricket, was in immediate action for the Foundation, just moments after his election had been announced.

He joined fellow cricketers and Academy Members, Steve Waugh and Kapil Dev, at a school in London’s East End, meeting and playing cricket with young coaches who have been trained with support from the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. He said: “Sport has given me so much, and it is wonderful to now have the opportunity to make a difference in other people’s lives.”

LEWIS HAMILTON, WINNER OF THE 2008 The young cricket coaches came from the Urban Academy, LAUREUS BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR AWARD founded by Laureus’ partner Active Communities Network, which has trained many young leaders over the last three years and now has a network of cricket coaches in Tower Hamlets in London’s East End. The three Laureus cricket legends were also able to meet children from the school and joined them in a cricket coaching session and an im- promptu match. 22 23 Meanwhile Laureus Ambassador Marc Márquez interrupted his hectic World MotoGP Championship season to enter- tain a group of youngsters from a Laureus-supported rugby project in Kuala Lumpur ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix in October. Márquez had secured his second world ti- tle, at the age of just 21, in Japan the previous week.

He personally showed them around the pit lane at the Se- pang track, took them into the Honda garage, where they were shown his bikes, met the members of the team and had the opportunity to ask the world champion about his career and his motivation. They then stayed at the track to watch a testing session.

Márquez, who won the 2014 Laureus World Breakthrough Award, said: “The atmosphere is always excellent at Se- pang. Malaysians love their motor sport. I am sure they enjoyed themselves. I certainly enjoyed meeting them and talking to them about what life is like for them. I hope the visit inspired them.” ‘THE ATMOSPHERE IS ALWAYS EXCELLENT AT SEPANG. MALAYSIANS LOVE THEIR MOTOR SPORT. I AM SURE THEY ENJOYED THEMSELVES. I CERTAINLY ENJOYED MEETING THEM AND TALKING TO THEM ABOUT WHAT LIFE IS LIKE MALAYSIAN YOUNGSTER SAMPLES LIFE IN THE FAST LANE WITH LAUREUS’ DOUBLE WORLD MOTOGP CHAMPION MARC MÁRQUEZ FOR THEM. I HOPE THE VISIT INSPIRED THEM.’

MARC MÁRQUEZ LAUREUS BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR 2014

24 25 GLOBAL

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The Nations Cup was won by the team from Latina with 185 points overall. Second place went to the team from United Kingdom with 182 points followed by the team from China with 181 points.

But the MercedesTrophy was not only a great success for Laureus Ambassador Axel Schulz Mercedes-Benz and all its participants. This year too, donations for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation have been collected at many MercedesTrophy tournaments held for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.

Laureus Sport for Good has become the official charity partner of the MercedesTrophy and this year over €60,000 has been raised. This impressive sum will help the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation to help children and young people affected by poverty and discrimination.

During the MercedesTrophy World Final Laureus also staged a “Laureus hole” and a special “Laureus Longest Drive” tournament. The aim was to inform all players about the Laureus mission, as well as to collect donations for the foundation.

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Masha Nikulina was one of hundreds of young people from Laureus-supported projects around the world who en- tered the unique competition to have their drawing – to the theme ‘Time to Play’ – chosen for the watch.

To celebrate Masha’s success, Laureus Global Partner IWC Schaffhausen invited famous Russian Olympians, Laureus Academy Member and gymnast Alexey Nemov and syn chronised swimmer and Laureus Ambassador Angelika Ti manina, to the project Special Olympics Russia which Masha attended. The project is based in a boarding school in Mos- cow and trains young people with intellectual disabilities in Olympic disciplines.

LUC ROCHEREAU, ANGELIKA TIMANINA, MASHA NIKULINA AND ALEXEY NEMOV Alexey and Angelika spent an afternoon there in June, playing basketball and table tennis with the pupils and giv- ing them inspiration and hope. Alexey said: “As a Laureus Academy Member, I set myself a task – to contribute to the development of charitable initiatives centred around sport in Russia. We want to encourage young people to discover their own talents and to learn what it means to be valued as part of a team and to make friends.”

LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER ALEXEY NEMOV Masha’s picture, which depicts happy children skiing and playing in the snow and which captured the flavour of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, is engraved on the case back of an exclusive special edition watch, the Portuguese Chrono- Besides the visit to Moscow, two other IWC-supported Lau- graph Classic Edition ‘Laureus Sport for Good Foundation’ reus fundraising events were held in 2014: one in Utrecht, (Ref. IW390406) in characteristic Laureus blue. Netherlands, and the other in Milan, Italy.

“I am so pleased to see Laureus and IWC helping young The Italian event was staged at the Mercedes-Benz Centre people in my country. Masha and children like her are and had a strong Formula One focus. Among the guests desperately in need of support, and social acceptance were Formula One drivers and IWC Ambassadors Nico and sport can certainly change their lives for the better,” Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, winner of the 2008 Laureus added Alexey. World Breakthrough of the Year Award.

IWC Schaffhausen donated a Portuguese hand-wound watch in platinum, a unique piece especially made for the fundraising auction at the Italian Laureus Charity Night, while in Utrecht a brand new Portuguese Chronograph Classic Edition ‘Laureus Sport for Good Foundation’ was sold to the highest bidder.

IWC Schaffhausen and Laureus together collected the remarkable amount of €200,000 at each event to continue the crucial support of young disadvantaged people.

31 DRAWING BY MASHA NIKULINA For the students of Gezhi High School in Shanghai it was EDWIN MOSES AND LIU XIANG’S a P.E. lesson they will never forget, as three of the world’s greatest Olympians put them through their paces.

Laureus Academy Members Edwin Moses and Alexey RACE TO REMEMBER Nemov and Laureus Award winner Liu Xiang visited the school while in Shanghai for the announcement that the Laureus World Sports Awards would be held there in 2015.

IN SHANGHAI Moses, who won two Olympic 400 metres hurdles gold medals, said: “Many people think Laureus is mainly about the Awards Ceremony, but the most important work we do is with young people through the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, and our visit to the school was really emotional.”

Liu Xiang, who won the Olympic 110 metres hurdles gold medal in 2004 and also the Laureus World Newcomer of the Year Award the following year, said: “I hope we were able to inspire them and encourage them to have their dreams. I tried to tell them if you work hard enough, you can achieve anything.”

Gezhi High School was established in 1874 and is one of the first ‘experimental model high schools’ of Shanghai, where Western scientific knowledge was first taught. The school provides basketball, badminton, billiards, table tennis, yoga, fencing and shooting courses for its students.

‘I hope we were able to inspire them and encourage them to have their dreams. I tried to tell them if you work hard enough, you can achieve anything.’

Liu Xiang

LAUREUS OLYMPIC LEGENDS EDWIN MOSES AND LIU XIANG GIVE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SHANGHAI A P.E. LESSON THEY WILL NEVER FORGET!

LAUREUS OLYMPIC LEGENDS EDWIN MOSES AND LIU XIANG GIVE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SHANGHAI A P.E. LESSON THEY WILL NEVER FORGET! 32 One of the world’s greatest gymnasts, Li Xiaopeng, winner of four Olympic gold medals and eight World Champion- ‘This is so exciting and so ships, was named a Laureus Ambassador in October. rewarding for me to see He was inducted into the Laureus Family by fellow gym- Laureus committed to a nast and Laureus World Sports Academy Member Alex- wonderful project like this. ey Nemov during a visit to the Pudong Special Education School in Shanghai. And as the picture shows, he celebrat- I was so happy to be there ed in his own distinctive way, showing his prodigious gym- and meet the children and nastic skills on the pommel horse to the youngsters from the staff. I look forward the school. to supporting many more Li Xiaopeng said: “This is so exciting and so rewarding for projects like this in the me to see Laureus committed to a wonderful project like future.’ this. I was so happy to be there and meet the children and the staff. I look forward to supporting many more projects Li Xiaopeng like this in the future.” Laureus Ambassador

The school has been established by Special Olympics, the world’s largest sports organisation for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, and is supported by the Lau- reus Sport for Good Foundation. Gymnastics is one of the Special Olympics sports in which the school specialises, and it has won numerous awards.

Alexey Nemov said: “I most warmly welcome Li Xiaopeng as an Ambassador, especially because he is from my own sport. I can tell everyone that he is one of the greatest who ever competed.”

LI XIAOPENG DEMONSTRATES HIS SKILLS TO THE STUDENTS OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS CHINA

China’s Li Xiaopeng becomes Laureus Ambassador

34 35 ‘DURING MY CAREER, I WAS LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER SEBASTIAN COE IN ACTION FAMOUSLY KNOWN FOR DURING A SPORT FOR GOOD RUN ON COPACABANA BEACH FAVOURING HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING RATHER THAN HIGH- QUANTITY TRAINING. THIS APPROACH MADE SENSE TO ME THEN AND IT STILL HOLDS TRUE TODAY.’

SEBASTIAN COE TRAIN LIKE LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER

AN ATHLETE I strongly believe that to maximise performance you should put some quality into your running. Obviously you need to put in the miles with long steady runs to develop endur- SEBASTIAN COE ance; however, by substituting one of these ‘steady state’ sessions for some tempo work you will find you look and feel much more like a competitor during that final but cru- ON RUNNING cial stage of a race. Here are some suggestions for how to add some high-quality running into your training.

Tempo running If all your running at the moment consists of comfortable, ‘DURING MY CAREER, I WAS FA- steady pace running then this may be the best way to start to introduce speed work. A tempo run may typically last MOUSLY KNOWN FOR FAVOUR- from 20–45 minutes and is right on your anaerobic thresh- ING HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING old. Some people have described this as being ‘comfort- RATHER THAN HIGH-QUANTITY ably hard’. You will know that you are working, but you TRAINING. THIS APPROACH MADE should be able to sustain the pace throughout the duration of the run. Start off with shorter runs and then gradually SENSE TO ME THEN AND IT STILL build the distance to improve your speed endurance. HOLDS TRUE TODAY’ Medium track intervals

SEBSTIAN COE These are the next stage, if you are already regularly using LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER tempo runs. Personally, I liked to use distances of 800–1200m for these sessions. You will find your own pace, but as a guide you should be running significantly quicker than race speed and be able to maintain an even pace through the distance. Here are some suggestions for effective sessions: • 6–8 x 800m with 1:1 recovery • 4–6 x 1200m with 1:0.5 recovery

Short track intervals These are really the icing on the cake and I would probably only recommend them to high-level competitors who are already very adept at speed training. For example: • 10–15 x 200m with walk-back recovery • 100m – 200m – 300m – 400m – 300m – 200m – 100m

If you experiment with these ideas and stick with them con- sistently, you should see big improvements in your running.

Best of luck to those runners around the world raising money for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. May you achieve your race goal and exceed your fundraising targets! #TeamSportforGood

36 37 Visit www.laureus.com/run for events. NBA HALL OF FAMER ALONZO MOURNING, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THREE MEN DOUBLE OLYMPIC CHAMPION FÉLIX SÁNCHEZ AND US OLYMPIC HEAD COACH MIKE JANKOWSKI. ON A MISSION...

NBA Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning, Dominican Republic double Olympic champion Félix Sánchez and US Olympics Head Coach Mike Jankowski have all been named as Am- bassadors for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA. The big three were all in action quickly, championing the power of sport to change lives and communities. Former Miami Heat legend Alonzo Mourning kicked off the action in June by hosting Laureus Chairman Edwin Moses and Mercedes-Benz USA for a day of physical activity at a Sport for Development programme he supports in Miami called the Overtown Youth Center.

In September in New Orleans, in his first act as a Laureus Ambassador, Félix Sánchez, who won gold medals at 400 metres hurdles in 2004 and 2012, announced the launch of the innovative Laureus Model City Initiative, which brings LAUREUS AMBASSADOR TEGLA LOROUPE IN TANZANIA together Sport for Development organisations to give them a powerful united voice in addressing local issues through sport. Laureus Ambassador Tegla Loroupe formally closed the These organisations will set standards, share resources and AN INSPIRATION first phase of one of the most successful sports projects work together to create sustainable programming to en- in which the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation has ever hance the lives of their city’s youth. In New Orleans, for ex- been involved. Laureus teamed up with International In- ample, the coalition determined that their goal is to improve FOR 1.3 MILLION spiration, the official legacy programme of the London universal access to sports and physical activity that will ben- 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to engage 400,000 efit youth development. Laureus USA will provide backbone young people from five Tanzanian regions by 2014, using support, such as coordination and communication, to help IN TANZANIA physical education and sport to help develop leadership, the new groupings to make a powerful collective impact. education, work and life skills.

While he was in New Orleans, Félix Sánchez also inspired During a highly successful three years, more than 1.3 mil- young people by visiting the Girls on the Run project, lion young people have been involved, and now Laureus which encourages girls to be healthy and confident using a has handed over operation of the project to the Tanzanian fun curriculum which integrates running. Government. The programme will now be called ‘National Inspiration’. The International Inspiration Programme was The first act of Mike Jankowski, the US Olympic Head conceived from a promise made by Sebastian Coe, Chair- Coach for Snowboarding and Freeskiing Teams, as a Lau- man of the 2012 London Olympic Games Organising Com- reus Ambassador, was to take 25 youngsters from Grout mittee, in Singapore in 2005, as part of London’s bid to Elementary School in Portland, to Mount Hood, where host the Games. Olympic athletes train. He spoke with them about the im- portance of leadership skills and gave them tips on how to ‘We are very proud of the work of the Laureus World Sports Academy Member Coe said: “Through be great Junior Coaches from the Playworks programme. International Inspiration Programme International Inspiration, we wanted 12 million more young people involved in sport in 20 countries by 2012. You can’t ‘Coach Janks’, as he is known, also took a moment to an- in Tanzania with the support of do that alone; you have to partner with other organisations, nounce Laureus USA’s support of Playworks, an organisa- Laureus. The best thing about this and in Tanzania that was Laureus. I am delighted to say the tion that improves children’s learning and physical health programme has been involving programme has far exceeded our target.” Tegla, who won by facilitating safe, active, inclusive play in low-income government, who will now make the World Half Marathon Championships three times and schools. “Playworks junior coaches teach this same idea to sure that the work is sustainable and was the first African woman to win the New York Marathon, peers in the playground. These fourth and fifth graders will was joined at the event in Dar es Salaam by Deputy Minister model games, involve their classmates, resolve conflicts, replicated in other regions.’ Kasimu Majaliwa, from the Tanzanian Prime Minister’s Office, and ensure that the playground is a safe environment for and Sihaba Nkinga, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Tegla Loroupe every kid,” said Jankowski. 38 39 Laureus Ambassador Information, responsible for youth, culture and sports. JESSICA ENNIS-HILL, VITALITY AMBASSADOR

WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BE PARTNERS WITH THE LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION LAUREUS LEADS THE AND SUPPORT THEIR WORK TO WAY AT THE OXFORD IMPROVE THE LIVES OF YOUNG HALF MARATHON

PEOPLE THROUGH SPORT. It was a day to remember for a team of Laureus runners as David Bruce won the Oxford Half Marathon, raising funds for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation in the process. David, a surgical trainee in the Orthopaedic Department of Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, led home a field of 4,482 runners in October and said: “The Laureus support team on the day was great and made me feel very welcome. It was a friendly atmosphere and I think all the participants enjoyed it – so a big thanks.”

The celebrations included best wishes from Laureus Acade- my Member and Olympic legend Sir Steve Redgrave, who had put the Laureus team through its paces just a month earlier.

LAUREUS WINNER DAVID BRUCE AT THE FINISH LINE The Vitality Run Series features seven half marathons and one 10km run, offering the biggest collection of long-distance races in the UK sporting calendar. The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation is the official charity partner of the Vitality Series. Funds raised will go towards training 3,000 GET INVOLVED AND FUNDRAISE coaches, youth workers and young leaders across the UK, who will work to help as many as 50,000 children, using EventS 2015 Date the power of sport to change their lives. Brighton Half Marathon 22 Feb Bath Half Marathon 1 Mar David, who also won in 2012 and was third last year, crossed Rugby Legends New York 4 Mar the finishing line in a very creditable 1 hr 11 mins and 26 secs. North London Half Marathon 15 Mar He added: “I love the idea of using sport to educate, inspire Utrecht Science Park Marathon 22 Mar and enable people. Sport is enjoyable and brings individu- Reading Half Marathon 22 Mar als together. It’s the perfect way to involve everyone, and Liverpool Half Marathon 29 Mar at the same time it’s wonderful that it can be used as a tool London Marathon 26 Apr to give structure and education to both young and old.” Run Hackney, London 10 May Soccer Legends New York 10 Jun “There’s a wide scope for the ability of sport to help others, and it’s good to see this being used in a positive way by the Almere City Run 14 Jun Sport for Good Foundation.” Etape Suisse Gstaad 18-21 Jun Polo Cup, London 27 Jun Visit laureus.com/run to find out more. Mont Ventoux Challenge 1-5 Jul VITALITY.CO.UK Tortour 13–16 Aug Laureus the Netherlands Golf Masters Sep Dam tot Damloop 20 Sep TCS New York City Marathon 1 Nov THE NEW NAME FOR PRUHEALTH AND PRUPROTECT 41 LAUREUS ACADEMY Giacomo Agostini Motor Cycling LAUREUS AMBASSADORS Marcus Allen American Football

Franz Beckenbauer Football Laureus Ambassadors are a select group of both current and retired sportsmen and Boris Becker Tennis women who have achieved sporting greatness Ian Botham Cricket or made significant contributions to the sporting community during their careers. Sergey Bubka Athletics They are recognised as role models and Bobby Charlton Football icons of success and have volunteered their services to support the work of the Laureus Sebastian Coe Athletics Sport for Good Foundation.

Nadia Comaneci Gymnastics RAÚL, ARGUABLY THE GREATEST SPANISH FOOTBALLER, Yaping Deng Table Tennis BECAME A LAUREUS AMBASSADOR IN 2014. Marcel Desailly Football Kapil Dev Cricket Mick Doohan Motorcycling David Douillet Judo Rahul Dravid Cricket Paul Accola Alpine Skiing Barbara Fusar-Poli Figure Skating Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Equestrian Kurt Aeschbacher TV Personality Danilo Gallinari Basketball Roger Milla Football Emerson Fittipaldi Motor Racing Cecil Afrika Rugby Union Alejandra Garcia Flood Athletics Alonzo Mourning Basketball Sean Fitzpatrick Rugby Josef Ajram Extreme Sports Ryan Giggs Football Thomas Muster Tennis Natascha Badmann Triathlon Raúl González Blanco Football Chris Paul Basketball Dawn Fraser Swimming Mansour Bahrami Tennis Felix Gottwald Nordic Skiing Umberto Pelizzari Diving Robert Baker Golf Pep Guardiola Football Manuela Pesko Snowboarding Cathy Freeman Athletics Baschi Rock Singer Ruud Gullit Football Santiago Phelan Rugby Union Tanni Grey-Thompson Wheelchair Athletics Layne Beachley Surfing Lara Gut Alpine Skiing Bertrand Piccard Explorer Kenny Belaey Trial Biking Bryan Habana Rugby Union Shaun Pollock Cricket Marvelous Marvin Hagler Boxing Diego Benaglio Football Eduardo Heguy Polo Birgit Prinz Football Mika Häkkinen Motor Racing Verena Bentele Paralympic Skiing Tim Henman Tennis Lucas Radebe Football Serge Betsen Rugby Union Maria Höfl-Riesch Alpine Skiing John Robbie Rugby Union Tony Hawk Skateboarding Miki Biasion Motor Racing Kelly Holmes Athletics Todd Rogers Volleyball Denise Biellmann Figure Skating Edith Hunkeler Wheelchair Racing María Cecilia Rognoni Hockey Mike Horn Explorer Ole Bischof Judo Juan Ignacio Sánchez Basketball Nico Rosberg Motor Racing Miguel Indurain Cycling Stefan Blöcher Hockey Colin Jackson Athletics Antonio Rossi Canoeing Fredi Bobic Football Butch James Rugby Union Rainer Maria Salzgeber TV Personality Michael Johnson Athletics Annabelle Bond Mountaineering Mike Jankowski Snowboarding Félix Sánchez Athletics Marco Bortolami Rugby Union Jacques Kallis Cricket Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Tennis Kip Keino Athletics Martin Braxenthaler Paralympic Skiing Ariella Käslin Athletics Ryan Sandes Ultra Trail Running Franz Klammer Skiing Schalk Brits Rugby Union Elvira Khasyanova Synchronised Swimming Christoph Sauser Mountain Biking Schalk Burger Rugby Union Taïg Khris Inline Skating Axel Schulz Boxing Dan Marino American Football Adolfo Cambiaso Polo Christa Kinshofer Alpine Skiing Ralf Schumacher Motor Racing Edwin Moses (Chairman) Athletics Fabian Cancellara Cycling Conny Kissling Freestyle Skiing Nino Schurter Mountain Biking Jesús Carballo Gymnastics Daria Korobova Synchronised Swimming Pius Schwizer Equestrian Nawal El Moutawakel Athletics Davide Cassani Cycling Janica Kostelic Alpine Skiing Marcel Siem Golf Jackie Chan Film Star Nia Künzer Football Gian Simmen Snowboarding Robby Naish Alternative Sports Stéphane Chapuisat Football Dr. Thomas Ladner Business Emma Snowsill Triathlon Ilie Nastase Tennis Almudena Cid Gymnastics Christoph Langen Bobsleigh Albert Soler Former Secretary of Sports Àlex Corretja Tennis Henri Leconte Tennis Nicola Spirig Athletics Martina Navratilova Tennis David Coulthard Motor Racing Jens Lehmann Football Felix Sturm Boxing Alexey Nemov Gymnastics Lawrence Dallaglio Rugby Union Kathrin Lehmann Ice Hockey Alain Sutter Football Nicol David Squash Lennox Lewis Boxing Michael Teuber Paralympic Cycling Jack Nicklaus Golf Teun de Nooijer Hockey Carlos Lima Fuentes Athletics Anzhelika Timanina Synchronised Swimming Iván de Pineda TV Personality Dan Lin Badminton Alessandro Troncon Rugby Union Gary Player Golf David de Rothschild Eco Adventurer Tegla Loroupe Athletics Cynthia Tshaka TV Broadcasting Morné du Plessis Rugby Deco Football Michael Lynagh Rugby Union Amaya Valdemoro Basketball Vicente del Bosque Football Fabrizio Macchi Cycling Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Hugo Porta Rugby Deshun Deysel Mountaineering Filippo Magnini Swimming Edwin van der Sar Football The Laureus World Sports Academy is a Lucas Di Grassi Motor Racing Hermann Maier Alpine Skiing Ernst van Dyk Wheelchair Racing Rowing unique collection of the greatest living Steve Redgrave Andrea Dovizioso Motorcycling Matteo Manassero Golf Yvonne van Gennip Speed Skating sports legends. All believe passionately in Vivian Richards Cricket Natalie du Toit Paralympic Swimming Maurizio Margaglio Figure Skating Michael Vaughan Cricket the power of sport to make a difference to Desiree Ellis Football Marc Márquez Motorcycling Esther Vergeer Wheelchair Tennis our world. The Academy Members vote for Monica Seles Tennis Manel Estiarte Water Polo Matias Martin TV Personality André Villas-Boas Football the winners of the Laureus World Sports Mark Spitz Swimming Alessandro Fabian Triathlon Ferran Martínez Basketball Filippo Volandri Tennis Awards each year and volunteer their time Juan Fernández Miranda Rugby Union Juan Mata Football Ian Walker Sailing to support the work of the Laureus Sport Daley Thompson Athletics Nicolás Fernández Miranda Rugby Union Nick Matthew Squash Courtney Walsh Cricket for Good Foundation. Luís Figo Football AP McCoy Horse Racing Kathi Wörndl TV Personality Alberto Tomba Skiing Frankie Fredericks Athletics Barry McGuigan Boxing Li Xiaopeng Gymnastics IN 2014, LEGENDARY INDIAN CRICKETER RAHUL DRAVID Steve Waugh Cricket Thomas Frischknecht Cycling Zanele Mdodana Netball Spanish Basketball Team Basketball WAS ELECTED AS THE 47TH MEMBER OF THE LAUREUS Jan Frodeno Triathlon Sarah Meier Figure Skating WORLD SPORTS ACADEMY. Katarina Witt Figure Skating 42 43 Martin Fuchs Equestrian Elana Meyer Athletics ‘YOU CAN’T CHANGE THE WORLD OVERNIGHT, BUT YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD ONE PLAYING FIELD AT A TIME, ONE CHILD AT A TIME’

Nawal El Moutawakel LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER

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