UNESCO Champions for Sport are international celebrity sport personalities advocates for the United Nations agency UNESCO.[1] This family of world-class athletes purveys UNESCO's message the world over. As well, they reflect UNESCO's concerns to promote the values of physical education and sports with a view of building a better future for younger generations.
Current list
Currently, twelve personalities are designated UNESCO Champion for Sport:[2]
| Name | Country | since | sport | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya Gabeira |  Brazil |
2022 | surfer | |
| Nadia Nadim |  Afghanistan/ Denmark | 2019 | association football | |
| Hristo Stoichkov |  Bulgaria | 2016 | association football | |
| Michael Schumacher[3] |  Germany | 2002 | Formula One racing |
See also
References
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