Muhammad Ali and David Beckham present the Generation Ali Beyond Sport Award
David Beckham and Muhammad Ali took to the stage together at the Beyond Sport Summit in London on Tuesday 24th July to present the inaugural Generation Ali Beyond Sport Award. The boxing legend and the former England captain presented the award, which recognises Service, Leadership, and Action in the community, to Matiullah Haidar.
19-year-old Matiullah, who lost most of his family in the conflict in Afghanistan, came to the UK as a refugee. He now coaches sport and supports refugees as a skilled translator. As part of the programme of support that he and his fellow nominees will receive as the founding members of Beyond Sport’s Young Advisory Panel, they will be flown by British Airways to the Beyond Sport United conference, to be held at Yankee Stadium in New York on November 13th 2012.
Beyond Sport is a global initiative that seeks to celebrate and support any organisation or individual with the goal to drive positive social change through sport. Its global partners are Barclays Spaces for Sports, TIME and UNICEF.
For more information on Beyond Sport and the Beyond Sport Summit & Awards visit www.beyondsport.org
