Tag: Nelson Mandela
Speech by IOC President on Sport for Development and Peace in New York
“In our ever more diverse and individualized societies sport is the best, in some cases, even the only, bond regardless of social, racial, political background”
The International...
Müller: Mandela Embodied Spirit of Fair Play to Earn 1997 Award
The International Committee for Fair Play presents every year its highest distinction–the Pierre de Coubertin Fair Play Award–to an outstanding athlete or personality who...
Nelson Mandela Used Sports To Heal a Racially Divided South Africa
The history books seldom, if at all, mention Nelson Mandela with sports.
However, Charles P. Korr, a history professor emeritus at the University of Missouri-St....
Why London 2012 Worked – the Critical Success Factors
The scale of success achieved at the London 2012 Games has become clearer and more vivid over the past year, providing a new blueprint...
