laureus magazine 2nd Edition

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 Summit and more about the achievements of the past few months.

I hope you enjoy it.

Edwin Moses Chairman, Laureus World Sports Academy

CONTENTS

IMAGE CREDIT: Bernard Vent

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MY LAUREUS Marcel Desailly

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CELEBRATING THE BEST IN SPORT Laureus in Kuala Lumpur

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A MAN WHO WILL NOT BE BEATEN Alex Zanardi

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CHECKING IN The Laureus Sport for Good Network

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GLOBAL PARTNER MERCEDES-BENZ Highlights from the past year

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GLOBAL PARTNER IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN Highlights from the past year

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

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AMBASSADOR ANNOUNCEMENT CHINA’S LI XIAOPENG BECOMES LAUREUS AMBASSADOR

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TRAIN LIKE AN ATHLETE Sebastian Coe on running

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

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

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

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LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBERS

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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

BY MARCEL DESAILLY

‘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.’

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 Benedict 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

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Germany’s Sebastian Vettel, the youngest four-time Formula One world champion in history at 26, was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, US swimmer Missy 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 Championship 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 Championships, and, after receiving her Award, she spoke for all the winners in Kuala Lumpur. “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.”

Then she reminded us she was still only 18 by adding: “I’m so pleased I was able to come. It’s during my spring break, so I am not missing any school!”

‘THIS IS A BIG HONOUR. SIMILAR TO OTHER SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN HERE AT THE LAUREUS AWARDS, WHEN I FIRST STARTED COMPETING I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE FACT THAT IF YOU DO WELL THEN AT THE END OF THE RACE YOU RECEIVE A TROPHY. IT IS STILL ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT DRIVES ME TODAY, TO HOLD A TROPHY IN MY HAND, AND THIS TROPHY IS VERY, VERY SPECIAL - ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL I HAVE.’

There was double delight for both Germany and Spain when the Awards were announced. Bayern Munich joined Vettel as winners, taking the Laureus World Team of the Year Award, while tennis maestro Rafael Nadal received the Laureus Comeback Award to celebrate, with Márquez, a wonderful night for Spanish sport.

Nadal, who won the Laureus Breakthrough Award in 2006 and the Sportsman of the Year Award in 2011, said: “Everybody knows how much it means to me to receive this Award. After how it was the year before with my injury, I 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.’ 13

MISSY FRANKLIN 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 inspirational work of Laureus in using sport to inspire people.

RUUD GULLIT AND FABIO CAPELLO IN DISCUSSION AT THE ALL STARS UNITY CUP

Tony Hawk did some demonstration tricks, shared tips and took part in a motivational discussion. He said: “It was fun to meet the guys and talk with them. We got to know each other and shared skating tips. This is the real heart of Laureus. 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 ACADEMY MEMBER TONY HAWK VISITING AN URBAN SKATEPARK IN KUALA LUMPUR

LAUREUS AMBASSADOR NICOL DAVID DURING A LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD VISIT AHEAD OF THE AWARDS

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IMAGE CREDIT: CORBIS

A man who will not be beaten

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 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 European 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 example, the simple fact that we run the marathon, the last and most exhausting portion of the race, with a wheelchair, therefore rolling on wheels and not having to really run.

Question: It is said that the Hawaiian lava rocks reflect heat, making conditions even tougher. To what extent did that affect you?

Alex Zanardi: Yes, for sure. They say limbs are the ‘radiator’ of our body. Blood goes around our extremities losing temperature and in these respects I’m like an engine with a much smaller radiator. This is why I tend to suffer high temperatures more than other athletes. Another big factor was the wind, which this year was not only super strong but changing direction all times, just to be always in front of us rather than behind. Cyclists using the time-trial bike did suffer from it, but the duty I had to pay was bigger since I can’t change my position as I’m powering it with my arms.

‘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: Do you plan to do any more triathlons in the near future? Perhaps a new career?

Alex Zanardi: Oh yes! As far as the career thing, no, I don’t look at it that way.

Question: How has the preparation been different, both mentally and physically, to other challenges you have taken on in the past?

Alex Zanardi: I did set my season on the Para-Cycling World Championship which was held in late August/early September. This meant not enough time to prepare specifically [for Kona], but only to try to use my existing talents to finish in the best possible way. That was achieved with a precise pace strategy and with a specific nutrition plan to feed my muscles and keep my body hydrated. Luckily I have good friends in the Equipe Enervit group who studied my task and developed a specific plan which I followed religiously before and during the distance of the race.

Alex Zanardi LAUREUS WORLD COMEBACK OF THE YEAR 2005

Question: Which was the toughest segment?

Alex Zanardi: The cycling, no doubt! It goes on forever and in the scenario in which we were – it’s a bit like the desert – it all looks the same, and this makes it feel never ending.

Question: Can you put into words what those last 300 metres felt like before finally reaching the finish line?

Alex Zanardi: Difficult, I could try putting words after words into this attempt, but then, if you’d magically have the opportunity to see materialize in front of you what I sought there, then you’d just say: ‘Wow…it’s one thousand times more than I thought’.

Question: Let’s go back in time. Can you talk about your success in winning two handcycling gold medals and a silver at your first Paralympic Games? How special was it to win at Brands Hatch, a track you competed on as a Formula One driver?

Alex Zanardi: Where do I start? It was magic but sad at the same time. London, or Brands Hatch, was the horizon I chased for the three years before, and to finally collect the best prize I could wish for was marvellous. But I would not have got there had I not loved moving towards London and enjoying every second of it. Crossing that line in first was super, 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.

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IMAGE CREDIT: Donald Miralle

LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD SUMMIT DELEGATES

A GLOBAL NETWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SPORT

academically researched, how our work in the sport for development sector has a proven positive impact, not only 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 to Cape Town, 3,622 to Mumbai and an eye-watering 15,929 kilometres to Buenos Aires. But the distances involved did not dissuade more than 100 members of the Laureus family from gathering in Malaysia in October for the 2014 Laureus Sport for Good Global Summit.

Project leaders and volunteers from sports-based community programmes from literally all over the world flew in to exchange ideas and share expertise. As Edwin Moses, the Chairman of Laureus, said: “This was Laureus the global network in action.” Laureus sports legends Marcel Desailly, Sean Fitzpatrick and Daley Thompson joined Edwin at the event, formally opened by Yang Berhormat Encik Khairy Jamaluddin, the Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports.

CHECKING IN

But if the Academy Members thought they were in for a relaxing few days, watching and listening to the project leaders, they were soon disabused. Workshops meant exactly that! Digital innovation, fundraising, governance, impact measurement and youth leadership were just some of the topics on offer, and the Academy Members were there, taking 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.

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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 Network in Belfast, said: “We have seen on the ground, and

All Blacks rugby legend Fitzpatrick spoke for all the Academy Members when he told the attendees: “I know you have been working really hard over these three days sharing your experiences and helping each other. It’s a great eye-opener when you realise someone from thousands of miles away, in a different country, actually has the same problems as you – and you can help each other to sort them. You are the guys on the front line, and I applaud each and every one of you for the selfless work that you do.”

Sascha Luetkens, project leader from the Körbe für Köln programme in Cologne, Germany, returned the compliment. She said: “It was very good to meet the Academy Members and see how interested they are in what we are doing. We all went away having enjoyed ourselves, but learning a lot.”

The Global Summit marked the end of an eventful and busy year for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. Among the other highlights was a star-studded fundraiser in Milan in September to mark the 10th anniversary of the Italian Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.

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 Mercedes-Benz Proton 220a from 1955, restored by the Mercedes-Benz Centre in Milan, and an IWC Portuguese Tourbillon 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 LAUREUS BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR AWARD

The young cricket coaches came from the Urban Academy, 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 impromptu match.

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Meanwhile Laureus Ambassador Marc Márquez interrupted his hectic World MotoGP Championship season to entertain 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 title, at the age of just 21, in Japan the previous week.

He personally showed them around the pit lane at the Sepang 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 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 for them. I hope the visit inspired them.”

MALAYSIAN YOUNGSTER SAMPLES LIFE IN THE FAST LANE WITH LAUREUS’ DOUBLE WORLD MOTOGP CHAMPION MARC MÁRQUEZ

‘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 FOR THEM. I HOPE THE VISIT INSPIRED THEM.’ MARC MÁRQUEZ LAUREUS BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR 2014

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GLOBAL PARTNER NEWS

“Sport has the power to change the world” - As a Global partner, Mercedes Benz has supported the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation since its creation in 2000. Together we have made long term improvements TO THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE – and the work goes on.

One of the highlights in 2014 was the implementation of Laureus Sport for Good into the MercedesTrophy.

What began in 1989 has now developed into the most fascinating premium amateur golf series worldwide. With around 60,000 players competing every year in over 60 countries, the MercedesTrophy is an international three-tier structured amateur golf series with one common goal for all participants: qualification for the MercedesTrophy World Final in Stuttgart (Germany).

Starting with the national or regional MercedesTrophy tournament, all players have the chance to qualify for the national (regional) final. The best individual players and the best team from among the competitors are then determined in Stuttgart and also gain a unique insight into the world of Mercedes-Benz.

The MercedesTrophy World Final 2014 was a tournament among friends and delivered some stunning performances on the course.

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 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 Ambassador Axel Schulz

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.

MercedesTrophy World Final 2014

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Mercedes-Benz is the proud partner of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and is constantly looking for new ways to integrate Laureus into Mercedes-Benz events. The MercedesTrophy is a great example of a successful cooperation between the brand and the foundation, and we are looking forward to extending the cooperation to collect more donations over the next years.

IMAGE CREDITS: Mercedes-Benz/GES/Tobias Kuberski

With over 140 projects in local communities, Mercedes-Benz and the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation use sport to inspire young people and to give them better prospects for their future. We have on our team some of the greatest living sports legends such as Mika Häkkinen and Franz Beckenbauer, who are passionate about their commitment to help. Since 2000, Mercedes-Benz and the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation have made long-term improvements to the lives of millions of young people – and the work goes on.

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The excitement of winter sports is captured in the imaginative design produced by a 16-yearold Russian girl which is now engraved on the back of a limited edition watch, crafted

by Swiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen, that is raising funds for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.

Masha Nikulina was one of hundreds of young people from Laureus-supported projects around the world who entered 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 Moscow 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 giving 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 Chronograph Classic Edition ‘Laureus Sport for Good Foundation’ (Ref. IW390406) in characteristic Laureus blue.

Besides the visit to Moscow, two other IWC-supported Laureus fundraising events were held in 2014: one in Utrecht, Netherlands, and the other in Milan, Italy.

“I am so pleased to see Laureus and IWC helping young people in my country. Masha and children like her are desperately in need of support, and social acceptance and sport can certainly change their lives for the better,” added Alexey.

The Italian event was staged at the Mercedes-Benz Centre and had a strong Formula One focus. Among the guests were Formula One drivers and IWC Ambassadors Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, winner of the 2008 Laureus 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.

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DRAWING BY MASHA NIKULINA

EDWIN MOSES AND LIU XIANG’S

For the students of Gezhi High School in Shanghai it was a P.E. lesson they will never forget, as three of the world’s greatest Olympians put them through their paces.

RACE TO REMEMBER IN SHANGHAI

Laureus Academy Members Edwin Moses and Alexey 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.

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!

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One of the world’s greatest gymnasts, Li Xiaopeng, winner of four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships, was named a Laureus Ambassador in October.

‘This is so exciting and so rewarding for me to see Laureus committed to a wonderful project like this.

I was so happy to be there and meet the children and the staff. I look forward to supporting many more projects like this in the future.’

He was inducted into the Laureus Family by fellow gymnast and Laureus World Sports Academy Member Alexey Nemov during a visit to the Pudong Special Education School in Shanghai. And as the picture shows, he celebrated in his own distinctive way, showing his prodigious gymnastic skills on the pommel horse to the youngsters from the school.

Li Xiaopeng said: “This is so exciting and so rewarding for me to see Laureus committed to a wonderful project like this. I was so happy to be there and meet the children and the staff. I look forward to supporting many more projects like this in the future.”

Li Xiaopeng 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 Laureus 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

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‘DURING MY CAREER, I WAS FAMOUSLY KNOWN FOR FAVOURING HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING RATHER THAN HIGHQUANTITY TRAINING. THIS APPROACH MADE SENSE TO ME THEN AND IT STILL HOLDS TRUE TODAY.’

TRAIN LIKE AN ATHLETE

SEBASTIAN COE LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER

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 endurance; 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 crucial stage of a race. Here are some suggestions for how to add some high-quality running into your training.

SEBASTIAN COE ON RUNNING

Tempo running If all your running at the moment consists of comfortable, steady pace running then this may be the best way to start to introduce speed work. A tempo run may typically last from 20–45 minutes and is right on your anaerobic threshold. Some people have described this as being ‘comfortably hard’. You will know that you are working, but you should be able to sustain the pace throughout the duration of the run. Start off with shorter runs and then gradually build the distance to improve your speed endurance.

‘DURING MY CAREER, I WAS FAMOUSLY KNOWN FOR FAVOURING HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING RATHER THAN HIGH-QUANTITY TRAINING. THIS APPROACH MADE SENSE TO ME THEN AND IT STILL HOLDS TRUE TODAY’

Medium track intervals These are the next stage, if you are already regularly using 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

SEBSTIAN COE LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER

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 consistently, you should see big improvements in your running.

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LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER SEBASTIAN COE IN ACTION DURING A SPORT FOR GOOD RUN ON COPACABANA BEACH

NBA HALL OF FAMER ALONZO MOURNING, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DOUBLE OLYMPIC CHAMPION FÉLIX SÁNCHEZ AND US OLYMPIC HEAD COACH MIKE JANKOWSKI.

THREE MEN 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 Ambassadors 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 together Sport for Development organisations to give them a powerful united voice in addressing local issues through sport.

LAUREUS AMBASSADOR TEGLA LOROUPE IN TANZANIA

AN INSPIRATION FOR 1.3 MILLION IN TANZANIA

These organisations will set standards, share resources and work together to create sustainable programming to enhance the lives of their city’s youth. In New Orleans, for example, the coalition determined that their goal is to improve universal access to sports and physical activity that will benefit youth development. Laureus USA will provide backbone support, such as coordination and communication, to help the new groupings to make a powerful collective impact.

While he was in New Orleans, Félix Sánchez also inspired young people by visiting the Girls on the Run project, which encourages girls to be healthy and confident using a fun curriculum which integrates running.

During a highly successful three years, more than 1.3 million young people have been involved, and now Laureus has handed over operation of the project to the Tanzanian Government. The programme will now be called ‘National Inspiration’. The International Inspiration Programme was conceived from a promise made by Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the 2012 London Olympic Games Organising Committee, in Singapore in 2005, as part of London’s bid to host the Games.

The first act of Mike Jankowski, the US Olympic Head Coach for Snowboarding and Freeskiing Teams, as a Laureus Ambassador, was to take 25 youngsters from Grout Elementary School in Portland, to Mount Hood, where Olympic athletes train. He spoke with them about the importance of leadership skills and gave them tips on how to be great Junior Coaches from the Playworks programme.

‘Coach Janks’, as he is known, also took a moment to announce Laureus USA’s support of Playworks, an organisation that improves children’s learning and physical health by facilitating safe, active, inclusive play in low-income schools. “Playworks junior coaches teach this same idea to peers in the playground. These fourth and fifth graders will model games, involve their classmates, resolve conflicts, and ensure that the playground is a safe environment for every kid,” said Jankowski.

Laureus Ambassador Tegla Loroupe formally closed the first phase of one of the most successful sports projects in which the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation has ever been involved. Laureus teamed up with International Inspiration, the official legacy programme of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to engage 400,000 young people from five Tanzanian regions by 2014, using physical education and sport to help develop leadership, education, work and life skills.

‘We are very proud of the work of the International Inspiration Programme in Tanzania with the support of Laureus. The best thing about this programme has been involving government, who will now make sure that the work is sustainable and replicated in other regions.’

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Tegla Loroupe Laureus Ambassador

Laureus World Sports Academy Member Coe said: “Through International Inspiration, we wanted 12 million more young people involved in sport in 20 countries by 2012. You can’t do that alone; you have to partner with other organisations, and in Tanzania that was Laureus. I am delighted to say the programme has far exceeded our target.” Tegla, who won the World Half Marathon Championships three times and was the first African woman to win the New York Marathon, was joined at the event in Dar es Salaam by Deputy Minister Kasimu Majaliwa, from the Tanzanian Prime Minister’s Office, and Sihaba Nkinga, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Information, responsible for youth, culture and sports.

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LAUREUS LEADS THE WAY AT THE OXFORD HALF MARATHON 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 Academy 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 coaches, youth workers and young leaders across the UK, who will work to help as many as 50,000 children, using the power of sport to change their lives.

David, who also won in 2012 and was third last year, crossed the finishing line in a very creditable 1 hr 11 mins and 26 secs.

He added: “I love the idea of using sport to educate, inspire and enable people. Sport is enjoyable and brings individuals together. It’s the perfect way to involve everyone, and at the same time it’s wonderful that it can be used as a tool to give structure and education to both young and old.”

“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 Sport for Good Foundation.”

Visit laureus.com/run to find out more.

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LAUREUS ACADEMY

LAUREUS AMBASSADORS

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Laureus Ambassadors are a select group of both current and retired sportsmen and women who have achieved sporting greatness or made significant contributions to the sporting community during their careers.

They are recognised as role models and icons of success and have volunteered their services to support the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.

Boris Becker Tennis Ian Botham Cricket Sergey Bubka Athletics Bobby Charlton Football Sebastian Coe Athletics Nadia Comaneci Gymnastics

RAÚL, ARGUABLY THE GREATEST SPANISH FOOTBALLER, BECAME A LAUREUS AMBASSADOR IN 2014.

Yaping Deng Table Tennis Marcel Desailly Football Kapil Dev Cricket Mick Doohan Motorcycling David Douillet Judo Rahul Dravid Cricket Emerson Fittipaldi Motor Racing Sean Fitzpatrick Rugby Dawn Fraser Swimming Cathy Freeman Athletics Tanni Grey-Thompson Wheelchair Athletics Marvelous Marvin Hagler Boxing Mika Häkkinen Motor Racing Tony Hawk Skateboarding Mike Horn Explorer Miguel Indurain Cycling Michael Johnson Athletics Kip Keino Athletics Franz Klammer Skiing Dan Marino American Football Edwin Moses (Chairman) Athletics Nawal El Moutawakel Athletics Robby Naish Alternative Sports Ilie Nastase Tennis Martina Navratilova Tennis Alexey Nemov Gymnastics Jack Nicklaus Golf Gary Player Golf Morné du Plessis Rugby Hugo Porta Rugby The Laureus World Sports Academy is a unique collection of the greatest living sports legends. All believe passionately in the power of sport to make a difference to our world. The Academy Members vote for the winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards each year and volunteer their time to support the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.

IN 2014, LEGENDARY INDIAN CRICKETER RAHUL DRAVID WAS ELECTED AS THE 47TH MEMBER OF THE LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS ACADEMY.

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‘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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