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In the next major event, the topic switched from the positive
benefits of sporting legacy to a problem that sometimes
seems insoluble - the illegal use of performance enhancing
drugs. Edwin Moses, Chairman of the Laureus World Sports
Academy and Chairman of the United States Anti-Doping
Agency (USADA) and Travis Tygart, Chief Executive of
USADA, joined Laureus Academy Member Steve Redgrave
and Marco Aurelio Klein, the head of Brazilian AntiDoping,
for the discussion.
Coming in the aftermath of the USADA report on retired
cyclist Lance Armstrong which resulted in him being given
a ban from the sport and having his Tour de France titles
withdrawn, the conclusion was that progress is being made
but there is still a long way to go.
Another of the highlights of the weekend was a football
debate involving World Cup stars Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby
Charlton and Vicente del Bosque, manager of the current
world champions Spain. Their discussion covered a variety of
topics including the forthcoming World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
in 2014. Beckenbauer and Charlton fondly recalled the 1966
World Cup Final when they played against each other.
BELOW: FOOTBALL LEGENDS VICENTE DEL BOSQUE, BOBBY CHARLTON
AND FRANZ BECKENBAUER
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another highlight of THE
weekend was a football
debate involvinG WORLD CUP STARS
franz beckenbauer,
bobby charlton and
vicente del bosque
Although the Awards Ceremony was held in Rio for the first
time in 2013, the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation has
been working there since 2003 and during the weekend
many Laureus Academy Members took the opportunity to
connect to the community while they were in the city.
New Zealand rugby legend Sean Fitzpatrick, Vice Chair
of the Laureus World Sports Academy, had Brazilian
youngsters dancing and chanting with delight as he brought
the ‘haka’ to the Luta Pela Paz community project supported
by the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.