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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Prof Yunus receives Olympic Laurel

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Prof Yunus receives Olympic Laurel
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Olympic Laurel awardee Prof Yunus sends out message of solidarity, peace, resilience

Olympic Laurel awardee Prof Yunus sends out message of solidarity, peace, resilience By Nava Thakuria   With Nobel peace laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus receiving the Olympic Laurel award at the opening ceremony of 32nd Games of the Olympiad Tokyo 2020, organized under the shadow of Covid-19 pandemic with no audience on the ground, his motherland in South Asia incorporated its name in the history of Olympics. The athletes from Bangladesh may not have won a medal in the Olympics till date, but millions of Bangladeshis found a reason this time to celebrate when Prof Yunus appeared in the digital screen with the adorable trophy to become the second awardee, definitely first Asian, after Kenyan Olympian Kip Keino.

Honoured and overwhelmed : Dr Yunus after receiving Olympic Laurel-566066

Honoured and overwhelmed : Dr Yunus after receiving Olympic Laurel-566066
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Bangladeshi thinker Prof Yunus to receive Olympic honour

Bangladeshi thinker Prof Yunus to receive Olympic honour Yunus is going to receive a rare Olympic honour in Japan on the 23rd of July The economist turned revolutionary banker turned social entrepreneur, Dr Yunus will be honoured during the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympic Games organised under the shadow of Covid-19. The extraordinary orator becomes the second recipient of Olympic Laurel after Kenyan social changemaker Kip Keino. Olympian Keino  was awarded on August 5, 2016 at the opening ceremony of Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Initiated the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to honour outstanding individuals for their achievements in education, culture, development and peace through sport, the award is handed over in each summer Olympic Games. Symbolising its connection with the ancient games, the trophy’s base reflects a stone from the site of Olympia, Greece.

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