The three-day Summit, which was attended by representatives from 19 Laureus-supported projects around the country, Laureus Ambassadors and Laureus funding partners, featured interactive workshops led by some of the most innovative and influential thought leaders in the sport and development community.

Team building exercises and thought-provoking panel sessions, hosted by Laureus ambassadors Cynthia Tshaka, Natalie Du Toit, and Dan Nicholl, were interspersed with workshops run by social media, fundraising and sustainability experts, who gave well-rounded and holistic insights into how sport for good projects could be run more effectively.

One of the highlights of the three days included the Mercedes-Benz SA Driving Experience at Zwartkops racetrack near Pretoria. Summit participants were given the choice of four different performance cars to drive around a track. 

Other highlights included the Laureus Youth Empowerment through Sport (YES) Programme graduation and Laureus Project Recognition ceremony on the first evening where Laureus-funded projects and YES Experts were recognised for their work and dedication, as well as the Laureus sports quiz hosted by Dan Nicholl. Dinner was hosted at the Emirates Airline Park (formerly Ellis Park) on the second evening of the Summit, in the midst of a Johannesburg thunder and lightning storm.

The summit was attended by Laureus Sport for Good Global Foundation chairperson, Edwin Moses, who has been a supporter of the Laureus Foundation in South Africa. “I told you I’d be back,” he said at the closing ceremony, “And here I am.”

Moses went on to say, “It is an honour for me to be here to witness the first ever Laureus Sport for Good Summit staged on a national level, and it’s even better to hear that moving forward, this Summit will be a regular fixture on the Laureus calendar each year.”

The event was sponsored and supported by Laureus Sport for Good South Africa Country Patron, Mercedes-Benz.

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