glory sports empire

Chapter 242 Sports Have the Power to Change the World
"Everyone, the following is the sports model award specially selected by the organizing committee."

Gao Shen looked around and continued: "Sports has the power to change the world. The power of sports is unparalleled. It can inspire people and unite people. It can break down racial barriers. The power of sports is greater than that of governments.

He walked out of the slums, broke the barriers of race with the power of sports, and became a shining star in the track and field with his persistent efforts.

In the process of the country's struggle for independence, he used his achievements to inspire the people to persevere.

Namibia gained independence in 1990. Poverty, backwardness and confusion plagued the people. It was he who won the men's 100-meter and 200-meter silver medals in the Barcelona Olympics, injecting hope into the Namibian people.

This year, he won the Olympic men's 100 meters and 200 meters silver medal, he is Frank Fredericks from Namibia. "

Amid the warm applause from the audience, Fredericks stood up, bowed all round, and kept saying, "Thank you, thank you~"

The eye circles were a little red, and the voice was a little choked up.

The road to professional sports is inherently difficult, but a poor and weak country will make this road even more difficult.

What's more, when Fredericks started, Namibia was still part of South Africa, and it was at the height of apartheid.

Anyone who is unlucky will be like everyone else, struggling for the rest of his life in poverty and confusion.

After calming down, Fredericks walked onto the stage, hugged Gao Shen, and said, "Thank you, thank you."

Gao Shen patted him and said, "Say a few words, whether it's for yourself or for the motherland or something else."

Fredericks took the mic and said, "I'm very lucky to be in professional sports.

As Gao Shen said, sports have incredible power. He changed my destiny and injected energy into my motherland.

At present, the children in Namibia follow my example. They hope to change their destiny through sports. I will auction the trophies I got this time, and the proceeds will be used for the construction of sports facilities. "

"I have a way to get the best of both worlds." Gao Shen said with a smile: "The Golden Panda World Sports Awards has a lot of profits, and we have decided to put all the profits into the sports development foundation for poor areas.

Its purpose is to help poor and backward areas develop sports. On behalf of the foundation, I can announce the investment in building a modern stadium in Namibia.

Also, I once promised Frank a gift, and that gift was a school.

My personal foundation will establish a sports training school in Namibia to help more gifted children embark on the path of professional sports, so as to help them change their lives.

Of course, not only children from Namibia, but also children from South Africa can come to the school for training.

I think as long as their government can provide the land, our engineering team will be able to go, and please believe that as long as there is no political interference, the stadium and sports school can be put into use in a maximum of two years. "

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The audience burst into applause again.

Charity is everyone's favorite, especially when others pay for it.

"I hope Frank will continue to work hard and inspire the kids through excellence in the arena.

I also hope that the power of sports can be fully utilized to solve some poverty problems and enable some people to live a better life through sports.

Ultimately, I hope that all wars will cease and everyone can resolve contradictions and conflicts through sports competition. "

Although Gaoshen's hope was difficult, everyone still gave applause.

People, there is always a dream, what if it comes true?

Fredericks was arranged, another best team award.

Five candidates, the Chinese women's basketball team, the US women's gymnastics team, the Nigerian men's football team, the Canadian synchronized swimming team, and the Russian men's fencing team. In the end, the Russians had the last laugh.

This kind of selection, excluding the influence of ideology, ultimately depends on the influence of the project and the influence of the country.

The influence of men's football in the Olympics is not enough, and the influence of synchronized swimming and gymnastics is also not as good as that of fencing and basketball. As for the failure of the Chinese women's basketball team, it is indeed because Russia's fencing performance is too good.

Team gold medals in saber and foil, silver medals in team epee, individual gold medals in saber and epee, and five men's events. The Russian team's performance is perfect.

Of course, there was only one trophy, and it was received by Stanislav Poznyakov as a representative.

Group members, each has a bonus of [-] knives.

Then, there's Best Female Athlete.

It was an award created by Gao Shen himself, otherwise, even if Fu Mingxia won two gold medals, it would be difficult to enter the ranks of candidates.

Then, the winner was Princess Haya.

It's not that the diving horse is unpopular, it's purely due to status and appearance, and it's not a crime of war, otherwise Steffi Graf in tennis would not have lost the election.

The following Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Pele, the king of football, which is a manifestation of football influence.

The best disabled athlete was given to Mayumi Narita from Japan. In fact, the Dutch wheelchair tennis queen Esther Vogel may be more suitable, but who let the big sponsor accidentally see the list of judges and do a little public relations?

The best comeback award went to Li Donghua, a Swiss Chinese.

The left kidney and spleen were removed because of bumping into the head of a horse during vaulting training. Later, he was expelled from the national team because he was with a Swiss girl. He was also unable to participate in international competitions due to citizenship issues. He did not participate in international competitions until 95, and then won this year. Vault champion.

It is undisputed that such a player won the best comeback award.

The penultimate, the grand finale, of course, is Best Male Athlete.

This time, the influence of tennis is fully reflected.

Although Chinese gymnast Li Xiaoshuang, Greek sailor Nikolaos Kakramanakis, Russian classical Alexander Karelin and British snooker Stephen Hendry have high dominance in their respective events , but Andre Agassi still had the last laugh by one point.

This, there must be some people who are dissatisfied, but after winning the Olympic men's singles championship, he achieved the first Grand Slam in the tennis world, and no one would say that Agassi won the award.

The last Best Breakthrough Award was given to Damon Hill, the eight-point champion of F1 and the overall champion of the series. Regardless of the influence of F1, Damon Hill can win the championship because of his first complete driver career. He deserved the award as well.

You see, the distribution of awards is actually in line with the influence of the project and the country, while taking into account the feelings of each region, otherwise we can't just give ourselves the best newcomer.

The domestic audience may be dissatisfied, but the entire World Sports Awards exerts influence through athletes, and sacrifices must be made.

The Golden Panda is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and can supplement the influence of the country. It really cannot be compared with one or two athlete awards.

Just like Gao Shen's famous quote, "Sports has the power to change the world", and this power comes from influence.

Besides, being a candidate has already surpassed most athletes, so there is really no need to complain.

(End of this chapter)