Tafisa awards

TAFISA RECOGNISES 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 ORGANISATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE.

Awards

To honour those individuals and organisations, TAFISA established its Awards Scheme with categories as follows:

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TAFISA Jürgen Palm Award:

for individuals who have made a significant and long-term contribution to the field of international Sport for All and physical activity (SAPA)

TAFISA Anita Ghosh Award:

for women who have done an outstanding contribution towards the empowerment of women and girls in Sport for All in challenging environments

TAFISA Mission 2030 Award:

for personalities and organisations that have contributed to TAFISA Mission 2030 in four different sectors: the media, the private/commercial sector, the public policy sector and the academia

TAFISA Honorary Membership:

for individuals who have contributed substantially and directly to the development of TAFISA over many years (particularly past Board Members)

TAFISA Friend for Life:

for individuals that have contributed significantly to the growth of TAFISA. Recipients of this award might include, for example, the heads or key contact of host organisations of major TAFISA events, sponsors or cooperating partners

TAFISA Martial Arts Award:

for people who have used Martial Arts to make a difference and build a better world

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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.