The Fair Play Trophies, awarded by the International Fair Play Committee, were presented to three personalities or organizations who have made their mark on the Paris 2024 GamesA ceremony was held for the occasion at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. Among the winners was Antonio “Tony” Rojas, the DJ at the Eiffel Tower stadium, who had broadcast the song Imagine John Lennon's to ease tensions between the volleyball players, with success.
An emotional moment in the beach volleyball final. As the tension between the Brazilians and Canadians heated up, the DJ took control and played. #Picture by John Lennon to calm the spirits. pic.twitter.com/G4PAasuYF5
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Sander Skotheim was rewarded for completing his decathlon, while his zero point in the pole vault had condemned all his chances of doing well. The Norwegian was thus able to help his compatriot Markus Rooth in the last event, the 1.500 meters, in which he became Olympic champion. Last December, Skotheim had already received the World Athletics Fair Play Award for this moment.
The final award went to the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and the German Rowing Federation, which provided one of their boats for the neutral individual athlete Yauheni Zalaty, whose boat had been detained at customs. An act all the more praiseworthy as Zalaty was a serious rival for the German Oliver ZeidlerThe competition proved it, as Zeidler won gold, ahead of Zalaty.
« Sport is nothing without sportsmanship, recalls Angelita Teo, director of the Olympic Museum. The winners of the international fair play trophies embody the values of fair play and solidarity, two principles that are at the very heart of Olympic competition. Their actions remind us that The Olympic Games are more than just a showcase of athletic greatness.They represent an extraordinary force in the service of good and have a unique ability to inspire a better world through sport, with an anchor in the Olympic values of respect, friendship and excellence. »
