, founder of the modern Olympics, has a trophy named in his honour.
Annual awards Awards are presented at the annual World Fair Play Awards Ceremony in three categories: • For an act of fair play by complying with both the written and unwritten rules of sport. • For a general attitude of sportsmanship throughout a sports career by demonstrating an outstanding and constant spirit of fair play. • For an activity aiming to promote fair play such as the organisation of national or local campaigns, lectures, books, articles or reports in the media. The given in recognition of the different achievements in each category are: •
Jean Borotra World Fair Play Trophy – the "trophy for the career", awarded since 1973 to recognise athletes who have displayed fair play throughout their careers. • World Fair Play Trophy – the "trophy for promotion", awarded since 1995 to a person or organisation that has promoted the spirit of fair play. Since 2013, the CIFP has, under the auspices of the
IOC President, also given out the •
Jacques Rogge World Fair Play Trophy for The Youth – the "trophy for the youth", in recognition of junior athletes committed to the ideal of fair play. Further to these annual trophies, the CIFP gives out diplomas and, since 1977, letters of congratulations to other sportspeople and organisations who have shown exceptional good sportsmanship. Since 2014, the CIFP has awarded a Special World Fair Play Trophy "to such public figures that have significantly supported the development of sport – with no personal interest attached." The first recipients of the Special World Fair Play Trophy were
Mintimer Shaimiev and
Alisher Usmanov.
Occasional awards The CIFP will on occasion give out Fair Play . These were first presented at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing. Among the recipients are: • 2013: Russian
middle-distance runner Yuliya Zaripova received the CIFP Fair Play Award for the
2013 Summer Universiade. • 2016:
Norway men's national handball team received the Rio 2016 Fair Play Award for great sportsmanship during their semifinal match against Germany on 29 January at the
2016 European Men's Handball Championship.
Nikki Hamblin and
Abbey D'Agostino received the Rio 2016 Fair Play Award after colliding with each other on the track during the
5000 m event and assisting each other to continue the race. • 2017: High jumper
Ruth Beitia of Spain received the CIFP Fair Play Award for the
2017 World Championships in Athletics in London. • 2020: Skateboarders
Sakura Yosozumi and
Cocona Hiraki of Japan, Brazilians
Dora Varella and
Yndiara Asp, Britain's
Sky Brown, Australian
Poppy Olsen and
Bryce Wettstein, USA were awarded the Tokyo 2020 Fair Play Award. • 2021: Charne Eileen Swart and Veronica Vancardo received a CIFP Fair Play Award for the
2021 Summer World University Games. • 2022: French cyclist
Romain Bardet received the CIFP Fair Play Award for the
2022 Giro d'Italia. Andorran runner
Nahuel Carabaña received the CIFP Fair Play Award for the
2022 European Championships. Quatari
high jumper
Mutaz Barsham received the CIFP Fair Play Award for the
Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. • 2023: Ethiopian long-distance runner
Letesenbet Gidey received the CIFP Fair Play Award as part of the 2023
World Athletics Awards for the
2023 World Athletics Championships. Colombian
judoka received the CIFP Fair Play Award for the
2023 Pan American Games. • 2024: Canadian gymnast
Ellie Black received the Paris 2024 Fair Play Award. • 2026: American figure skater
Ilia Malinin received the Milano-Cortina 2026 Fair Play Award.
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