Peace and Sport image of the year award in Monaco
The 19th Georges Bertellotti Golden Podium Awards being held in Monaco in November will also be the opportunity for sporting charity “Peace and Sport” to formerly present the 2009 winner of their Peace and Sport Image of the Year Award.
This prize rewards the best image of fraternity through sport. It is awarded in partnership with SPORTEL Monaco and the news agency, Agence France-Presse. The 2009 winner is a photograph of the granddaughter of the German athlete Luz Long and the granddaughter of American champion Jesse Owens, with IAAF President Lamine Diack during the medal giving for the long jump at the 2009 Athletics World Championships in Berlin.
The presence of the two young women in Berlin for this major sporting event carries on the courageous and unforgettable friendship that their grandfathers began during the 1936 Olympics. This image bears testimony to the immense power of sport to unite people over and above their differences and to be stronger than hatred, racism and extremism.
Peace and Sport is an international, neutral and independent organization based in Monaco, which promotes peace using the power of sport. Founded in 2007 by Modern Pentathlon Olympic Medallist and World Champion Joël Bouzou, Peace and Sport is placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.
We call on international decision-makers to deploy the intentional use of sport as a tool for transmitting values for peace, relying on its universality, on its role models and on field actors trained with the day-to-day needs.
Key Takeaways
- The 19th Georges Bertellotti Golden Podium Awards will take place in Monaco this November.
- Peace and Sport will present their 2009 Image of the Year Award, celebrating fraternity through sport.
- The award-winning photograph features the granddaughters of Luz Long and Jesse Owens, symbolising unity.
- Peace and Sport promotes peace through sport, founded by Joël Bouzou in 2007.
- The organisation calls for harnessing sport as a tool for peace and positive values.
