NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 22: Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Grameen Bank founder Dr. Muhammad Yunus attends the 2014 Social Good Summit at 92Y on September 22, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner, Muhammad Yunus will receive the Olympic Laurel at the Tokyo Games, the second time the trophy will be awarded. Yunus, whose pioneering micro-lender has been hailed for cutting poverty across the globe, will be honoured for “his extensive work in sport for development. The 81-year-old economist-turned-globe-trotting celebrity speaker won the Nobel in 2006. He will be given the award at the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony on July 23.
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About the Olympic Laurel:
The Olympic Laurel was created five years ago to recognise endeavours in culture, education, peace and development through sport. It was given for the first time at the 2016 Rio Games to Kenyan former Olympian Kip Keino, who opened a children’s home, a school and an athletes’ training centre in his home country.
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