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Paula Badosa Named Laureus Ambassador, Urges Young People to Persevere
Paula Badosa is a Spanish tennis player who has joined Laureus as an ambassador.
Laureus works with young people through sport.
Badosa said she was honoured to take on the role.
She told children in Laureus programmes to keep trying and never give up.
She said the young people’s challenges inspire her.
Martina Navratilova welcomed Badosa to the Laureus family.
Navratilova said Badosa wants to use sport to make a positive difference.
Badosa’s appointment adds to Laureus’s network in Spain.
Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa was announced as a Laureus Ambassador on Thursday.
Badosa said she was honoured and urged young people in Laureus programmes to “never give up.”
She said the children’s challenges inspire her more than she could inspire them.
Laureus Academy member Martina Navratilova praised Badosa’s ambition to make a positive difference through sport.
Badosa joins a network of Spanish Laureus Academy members and ambassadors, including footballers and MotoGP champions.
- Who
- Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa and Laureus Academy member Martina Navratilova.
- What
- Badosa was named a Laureus Ambassador and encouraged young people to persevere.
- When
- Thursday; the article does not give a calendar date.
- Where
- Laureus programmes around the world; the announcement also strengthens Laureus’s presence in Spain.
- Why
- Badosa’s appointment reflects her commitment to inspiring young people through sport and aligns with Laureus’s mission.
Laureus and Badosa’s view
Young participants’ perspective
Inspiration through sport
Laureus and Badosa’s view
Badosa and Navratilova present sport and Badosa’s ambassador role as ways to inspire young people and make a positive difference.
Young participants’ perspective
Badosa said the children face challenges greater than those of professional athletes and that they inspire her more than she could inspire them.
- New ambassador
- Paula Badosa
- Organisation
- Laureus
- Announcement
- Thursday; no calendar date specified
- Badosa’s message
- “Never give up”
- Laureus response
- Martina Navratilova welcomed Badosa and praised her ambition to make a positive difference through sport.
- Spanish network
- The article names football figures Raul, Carles Puyol, Juan Mata, Gerard Pique and Oscar de Marcos; tennis player Alex Corretja; and MotoGP champions Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo.