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IOC President to present ISAF Rolex World Sailor award
Author: Sailing International
ISAF is delighted to announce that the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, will be presenting one of the awards at the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2001 on 13 November 2001 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Jacques is a sailor and past Olympic sailor which is certainly valued by ISAF. Further, ISAF is proud that Jacques makes his first formal appearance with ISAF at this prestigious and important event, and on the inauguration of Rolex's sponsorship of the World Sailor of the Year Awards.
Jacques Rogge is a three-time Olympic sailor having participated in the sailing regatta of the Games of the Olympiad in Mexico (1968), Munich (1972) and Montreal (1976), and also a past member of the ISAF Medical Commission. He was elected the eighth President of the IOC on 16 July 2001, having been an IOC Member since 1991.
HM King Constantine, ISAF President of Honour, will present the other Award.
The sailors shortlisted for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2001 were announced on 10 October 2001, as follows:
Female Sailors
- Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa (GRE)
Ellen MacArthur (GBR)
Sari Multala (FIN)
Lee Lai-Shan (HKG)
- Grant Dalton (NZL)
Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA)
Torben Grael (BRA)
Heiko Kroger (GER)
Fredrik Loof (SWE)
Yves Parlier (FRA)
Robert Scheidt (BRA)
Voting is currently being undertaken amongst all ISAF MNA's who are invited to vote for one of each of the Male and Female Nominees. Voting will conclude on 31 October 2001 and the winners will be announced and awards presented on 13 November 2001, Lisbon, Portugal.
For the winners, Rolex has commissioned a stunning new trophy. A solid sphere depicts the world and is crowned by five silver spinnakers representing the continents. Each will also receive a Rolex chronometer.
More Information:
- www.sailing.org/worldsailor
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