Sport for Nature Awards celebrate Monaco’s Athletes that Care for the Environment
The very first Sport for Nature Monaco Awards event put a spotlight on athletes who are ambassadors for the environment. On 15 June at the Salle Belle Epoque in the Hôtel Hermitage, the Monegasque sports community gathered to recognize seven champion athletes.
“We are convinced that the messages of internationally renowned athletes sensitive to climate emergencies will have an effective impact on younger generations,” said Isidoro Miele, Sport For Nature’s founder and creator.
Each athlete was given a special trophy made by Maison Vitale 1913, an ethical high-end jewellery house that created the awards using ecological materials. Following the Awards ceremony, an auction raised 18,500 euros for the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. The money will be supporting the Pelagos initiative, a sanctuary protecting marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean.
Football champion David Trezeguet awarded
Internationally renowned football champion David Trezeguet, who played for AS Monaco and became world champion with the French Football Team in 1998 flew in from Argentina to attend the awards evening. He was European champion in 2000, scoring the golden goal in the final against Italy and played the Turin Juventus team for 10 years in, earning the nickname Trézegol with 171 goals scored. A special prize for his career, a bust representing the footballer made by Brazilian optical artist Marcos Marin, was awarded to David Trezeguet.
The evening’s stars included Monegasque free diver and triple world record holder in Free Immersion, Pierre Frolla. The athlete dedicates himself to training young people in diving and recently created the Académie de la Mer, with its headquarters in Monaco in the new Larvotta premises. Through a video call while on a mission to Calvi for the Princess Charlene Foundation, Pierre Frolla thanked and greeted the guests at the ceremony.
Other winning athletes included Yacht club of Monaco member Pierrik Devic, rowing champion Magali Albin, Italian skipper and RORC 600 Caribbean winner Alberto Bona, French Paralympic skier Yohann Taberleta and Formula F2 E driver and TV presenter for the international green hero project, Luca Filippi.
Sport for Nature Monaco workshops attended by Prince Albert II
After the Awards evening, in the presence of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, speakers gave environmental conferences on 16 June at the Yacht Club de Monaco. Rear Admiral Massimiliano Nannini spoke about the Arctic and Antarctic. Dr. Nathalie Hilmi, who works for the Scientific Centre of Monaco, spoke about the economic impacts of climate change and ocean acidification.
