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May 17, 2005 Storey wins Laureus Sport for Good award Congratulations to Belfast boxing coach Gerry Storey, who has been awarded the Laureus Sport for Good award in Estoril in recognition of his Holy Family gymn in Belfast, which trains young boxers "regardless of their background, and encouraging tolerance and reconciliation between the Catholic and Protestant communities". The gym was featured in the Daniel Day-Lewis film The Boxer. "This is a gym dedicated to boxing, sportsmanship and the creation of great fighters, including world middleweight champion Steve Collins and Olympic gold medallist Michael Carruth," said the Laureus committee, explaining the decision. "Four-times Irish Olympic coach, Storey's standing in the community is high. Even amid the worst sectarian violence, Storey and his boxers have had unofficial diplomatic immunity. "They'd never touch me or any member of my gym," he says. "It's a place that has saved lives, taking boys off the killing streets and offering them the controlled aggression of the ring - an alternative to the cycle of murderous sectarian violence." The other winners were as follows: "World Team of the Year: Euro 2004 winners Greece " Wasn't there something about them and drugs? Or am I imagining things? Congratulations Gerry Storey! Posted by: Alex at May 17, 2005 11:18 AM Your imagining things Alex. The Greeks won this one fair and square. Posted by: George at May 17, 2005 11:48 AM Alex You might be thinking of the two Greek athletes who missed a drugs test on the ve of the Olympics. Although I think I'm right in saying that they have since been exonorated from any wrong doing. Posted by: PS at May 17, 2005 01:08 PM Alex, anybody watching the 2004 EM final knows that the Greeks won by being Italian. And fair play to them -- ugly football, perhaps, but their only chance against the Portuguese. Posted by: Mrs Tilton at May 18, 2005 09:50 AM |
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