TAFISA Awards | TAFISA

TAFISA recognizes that the growth of the Sport for All movement, and TAFISA itself, over the last half century would not have been possible without significant contributions from individuals and organizations across the globe. To honour those individuals and organisations, TAFISA established its Awards Scheme with categories as follows:

TAFISA Jürgen Palm Award

Recognizes individuals who have made a significant and long-term contribution to advancing Sport for All and physical activity worldwide.

Anita Ghosh Award

Celebrates women who have made outstanding contributions to the empowerment of women and girls in Sport for All, especially in challenging environments.

TAFISA Friend for Life

Honours individuals who have significantly supported the growth of TAFISA.

TAFISA Mission 2030 Award

Acknowledges initiatives who have made an outstanding contribution to the achievement of TAFISA Mission 2030 goals, including promoting gender equality, fostering social inclusion, advancing education through sport, and driving health and well-being in communities.

Jürgen Palm Awardees:

Prof. Walther Tröger, former IOC member
Prof. Gudrun Doll - Tepper, former ICSSPE President and DOSB Vice President
Kyoko Ono, President Sasakawa Sport Foundation, Japan
Bengt Sevelius, former President Swedish Sport Federation
Danilo Miranda, CEO SESC, Brazil
Nam-Sik Hur, Lord Mayor of city of Busan, Korea
Androulla Vassiliou, former European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, Cyprus
Michael Tockweiler, CEO SportStadiaNet, Germany
Carole Thate, Director, Johann Cruijff Foundation, Netherlands
Prof. Gyöngyi Földesi, Hungarian Society for Sport Science, Hungary
Prof. Margaret Talbot, former ICSSPE President, UK
Prof. Dr. Sam Ramsamy, Chair IOC Sport and Active Society Commission, South Africa
Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary General, Korea
Tibor Navracsics, EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Hungary
Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, Japan
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Chair of UK Active, UK
Walter Schneeloch, Germany
Prof. Juho Chang, TAFISA Honorary President, Korea
Borut Pahor, President of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia
Vitor Pataco, President of Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth, Portugal

Awards are typically granted as part of a TAFISA World Congress, or other prestigious event. Please note that all award submissions and/or nominations must be received by the TAFISA office no later than six weeks prior to the coming TAFISA World Congress.

TAFISA Jürgen Palm Award

Anita Ghosh Award

TAFISA Friend for Life

TAFISA Mission 2030 Award

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