Laureus
OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS LAUREUS-SUPPORTED PROJECTS HAVE CHANGED THE LIVES OF more than one-and-a-half million YOUNG PEOPLE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, LAUREUS HAS RAISED OVER €60 MILLION AND SUPPORTS MORE THAN 140 sport and development PROJECTS WORLDWIDE.
OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS LAUREUS-SUPPORTED PROJECTS HAVE CHANGED THE LIVES OF more than one-and-a-half million YOUNG PEOPLE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, LAUREUS HAS RAISED OVER €60 MILLION AND SUPPORTS MORE THAN 140 sport and development PROJECTS WORLDWIDE.
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“It is amazing to experience the vast cultural differences<br />
between our two cities and we have learned about life in<br />
London after the Olympic Games and seen for ourselves<br />
how sport has had a positive impact on the lives of young<br />
people.”<br />
Rugby legend Sean Fitzpatrick, Vice Chair of the <strong>Laureus</strong><br />
World Sports Academy, said: “Sport is a great international<br />
language and this is a perfect example of that in action.<br />
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LEFT: PARTICIPANTS FROM LUTA PELA PAZ<br />
BELOW: LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER SEAN<br />
FITZPATRICK VISITS LUTA PELA PAZ<br />
‘ SPORT IS A GREAT<br />
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE<br />
AND THIS IS A PERFECT<br />
EXAMPLE OF THAT<br />
IN ACTION’<br />
SEAN FITZPATRICK<br />
LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER<br />
I know the guys from Rio will be having a great time meeting<br />
their counterparts in London and swapping experiences.<br />
“I visited Fight for Peace when I was in Rio in March for the<br />
<strong>Laureus</strong> World Sports Awards and was very impressed with<br />
the work the project does and really enjoyed meeting some<br />
of the guys there.”
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