The first Black African woman to summit Mount Everest, Saray Khumalo joins the Laureus South Africa family as their newest ambassador, as announced on Friday, 28 October 2022.
Not only a week of celebrating 20 years of Laureus SA but also adding another phenomenal woman to our Ambassador family. Welcome to the family @saraykhumalo 🏔 pic.twitter.com/UarbZIP9iy
— Laureus South Africa (@Laureus_sa) October 20, 2022
The mountaineer, who has been honoured with the Woman of the Year and Ministerial Recognition of Excellence awards on the Momentum gsport Awards stage, joins an elite list of South African athletes as a Laureus Sport for Good Foundation Ambassador.
Speaking about her appointment, Khumalo said: “I’m super excited to be invited as a Laureus ambassador.
“It is an honour to do what I love doing and make a difference in the process.
“It is time for our generation to change the world, one step at a time, and Laureus is an excellent partner to achieve this.”
Chairperson of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation South Africa, Morné du Plessis added: “Khumalo is an excellent example of how Sport for Development makes a tangible impact in social upliftment in South Africa.
“Not every child needs to climb the highest mountain in the world, but through using sport and her journey as a hook and source of inspiration, Saray helps the youth conquer their personal mountains of literacy and education.
“We are happy that she has joined the Laureus family.”
The announcement was made at the 2022 edition of the Foundation’s Annual Summit which took place in Sun City, Rustenburg.
Day two of #LaureusSA20: more reminders of the impact sport has. @saraykhumalo’s Everest conquest on the fourth attempt, Bongiwe Nhleko’s rugby journey, @CorneKrige6’s Springbok legacy. Plus leadership lessons from @YPO’s Ike Cha and @MercedesBenz_SA’s Mark Raine. Uplifting day. pic.twitter.com/t2Tu0UiQqS
— Dan Nicholl (@dannicholl) October 19, 2022
Photo 1 Caption: Guinness World Record holder Saray Khumalo announced as newest Laureus Ambassador at the 2022 Laureus Sport for Good Foundation Summit at Sun City. Photo: Laureus South Africa
(0 rating, 0 votes, rated)
Loading...
