Beyond the Spotlight: is brand new initiative of AC Global Voices. The purpose of this section is to uncover the whereabouts of past African Caribbean sporting figures to find out where they are now, as well as unearthing the positive works that current African Caribbean sporting figures are involved in behind the scenes.
Initially this was going to be a separate blog, but I decided to merge this with AC Global Voices at it fits in with the overall concept of the platform.
BORN: 31st August 1955
ACCOLADES
– 400 Metre Hurdle World Record Holder
– 2 x Olympic Gold Medallist ( 1976, 1984),
– 2 x World Championship Gold Medallist (1983, 1987),
– 3 x Word Cup Gold Medallist
– Won 122 consecutive races (before losing to Danny Harris)
YOU REMEMBER HIM FOR CLASSIC PERFORMANCES LIKE THIS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a976uSf5hfc
WHERE IS HE NOW
Edwin Moses is currently the Chairman of The Laureus Sport For Good Foundation
Founded in 1999, the Laureus World Sports Academy is a unique association of forty-two of the greatest living sporting legends who volunteer their time in this noble cause. Laureus is a worldwide movement that uses the power of sport to bring people together and to effect social change.
The range of their is huge, both in its variety and its geographical spread: the have projects in Northern Ireland designed to bring Nationalist and Unionist children together, in the Middle East to give Israeli and Palestinian youngsters the opportunity to play sport together; in Australia we are at work with Aboriginal children to keep them out of trouble and give them more career opportunities; in India we help kids who live out in the streets; in South Africa we work with AIDS orphans and those who are in danger of being sucked into drug gangs; in Uganda they support a project which is making a major impact on AIDS education.