Academy member and four time Olympic Gold medal winner Michael Johnson will participate in the new season of ‘The Clebrity Apprentice’ with Donald Trump. Micheal is playing for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. The winner of the show has the honour of delivering a 250,000 USD check to their designated charity.
Along with 13 other contestants, Micheal Johnson will compete in business-driven tasks in New York to raise money for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. Among the competitors are multi Olympic medal winner Summer Sanders, Victoria’s Secret Model Selita Ebanks and Sharon Osbourne.
Keep you fingers crossed for Michael to bring the prize to the children of the Laureus Sport for Good projects.
You can have a look at Michael’s profile on the ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ website here:
After three days of hectic interviews, highly competitive golf and racing with the Academy members, a game of football with local children should have been a relaxing way to start the day of the awards – It wasn’t! But then what do you expect when professional sportsmen and women take part, namely Daley Thompson, Butch James, Hugo Porta and Nawal El Moutawakel. Watching the launch of a new Laureus project right here in Abu Dhabi really showcased the work the academy does week in, week out.
Kevin Spacey hosting the 2010 Laureus World Sports Awards in Abu Dhabi
Arriving in Abu Dhabi, the first thing that hits you is the heat which is more than welcome when you’ve travelled from one of Europe’s coldest winters! The second is the venue for the Laureus World Sports Awards, The Emirates Palace, which is quite simply breathtaking. How many hotels have you been to where your first reaction is to take out your camera-phone? Add to that the news that some of Hollywood’s biggest stars will be joining the greatest names in sport and you can imagine the sense of excitement here in the capital of the UAE.
It’s been announced that Oscar winning Kevin Spacey is to host the awards with Hugh Grant, Clive Owen, Kyle MacLachlan and Michelle Rodriguez joining him from the world of film. Read more
27th February 2010, Battersea Park, UK
Daley Thompson Get- Involved
Last Saturday morning saw members of the Laureus running team brave the very changeable (and very British) weather conditions, to take part in a training session with Laureus World Sports Academy Member and double decathlon Gold Medal Winner Daley Thompson at the Millennium Arena in Battersea Park.
The Laureus running team is made up of all those who are taking part in one of this year’s premier running events to raise funds for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. Distances range from a 10k to a full marathon! If you would like to see how you can become part of the Laureus Running Team or Get Involved in other activities to raise money for Laureus please follow this link:
After a warm welcome from the man in question it was time to get down to some real work and the warm-up. A simple couple of laps of the track were spiced up by instructions from Daley to touch the ground, jump in the air and run backwards. Some strides, of increasing length and speed, were followed by dynamic stretches overseen by the double gold medal winner. It was then time to go for a run around the beautiful environs of the park and along the picturesque River Thames. Read more
