An Evening in support of Right to Play with Johann Olav Koss, four-time Olympic Gold Medallist
Monday 11th October 7:00pm, Hyde Park Corner

Johann Koss is one of the greatest winter athletes of all time. The four-time Olympic Gold Medallist in speed skating made world headlines when he won three Gold Medals at the 1994 Lillehammer Games in the 1,500-, 5,000- and 10,000-metre events.  Over the course of his career, he broke a total of 11 world records, won three World All-round Championships, and numerous World Cups and National Championships.  Johann’s achievements on the ice have since been eclipsed by his efforts on behalf of Right to Play, an athlete-driven international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play as a tool for development of children and youth in the most disadvantaged areas of the world.  Johann first became involved with Right To Play(then known as Olympic Aid) in 1993 when he visited the African country of Eritrea.  He was profoundly moved by the plight of the children.  At Lillehammer, Johann donated the prize money from his 1500m victory to Olympic Aid and challenged other athletes to do the same.

Right to Play is an athlete-driven international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play as a tool for development of children and youth in the most disadvantaged areas of the world.  Right To Play is committed to improving the lives of these children and to strengthening their communities by translating the best practices of sport and play into opportunities to promote development, health and peace.  Right To Play’s guiding principles are inclusion, which promotes the involvement of children who may be marginalized for reasons of gender, religion, ability, ethnicity, disability, or social background; and sustainability, which ensures their programs have a lasting impact.  A team of top athletes from more than 40 countries support Right To Play. As role models, these athletes inspire children and raise awareness about Right To Play internationally.  Our aim is to engage key decision-makers from the development, sport, business, media and government sectors and further ensure every child benefits from the positive power of sport and play.  Each week, more than 700,000 children take part in regular sport and play activities and a combined total of more than 1 million children attend regular programming and special sports events and festivals.  This is made possible by more than 15,000 local Coaches, Teachers and Leaders. 

www.rightoplay.com

If you would like to attend please RSVP to Sara Nori

sn@picapital.co.uk  

020 7529 5656