▼ Adi Godrej conferred the 10th Annual Clinton Global Citizen Award

It was set up after the Nobel Foundation refused to create awards honouring efforts in environment and international development issues.

It was set up by German-Swedish philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull and is presented in early December.

The Right Livelihood Award is a global honour for those offering practical and exemplary answers to challenges faced by the world.

All winners of the year therefore upheld the fundamental human rights and values despite war and oppression.

Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet was awarded for their fearless investigations and commitment to freedom of expression in the light of censorship and threats.

Russia’s Svetlana Gannushkina was awarded for her decades long commitment to promoting human rights and justice for refugees and forced migrants as well as tolerance among different ethnic groups.

Mozn Hassan and Nazra for Feminist Studies from Egypt won the award for studying and asserting equality/rights of women in circumstances where they are subjected to violence, discrimination and abuse.

This marks the first time a Right Livelihood Award was worn by Syrians.

The White Helmets for Syria were awarded for their bravery, compassion and humanitarianism in rescuing citizens in Syria from the civil war there.

The laureates will share the USD 350,000 dollar prize.

Egypt’s Mozn Hassan and Nazra for Feminist Studies Laureates of the Right Livelihood Award this year include: It was announced on 22nd Sept 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.

The 2016 Right Livelihood Award is widely called the Alternative Nobel Prize. ▼ 2016 Right Livelihood Award winners announced

At the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, he won 4 gold medals including 100 and 200m long jump.

He set three world records and tied another in less than an hour at 1935 Big Ten Track meet in Ann Arbour Michigan, called the “greatest 45 minutes ever in sports”.

He was the most successful athlete at the games.

James Cleveland Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete who crushed Hilterian myth of Aryan supremacy.

He also took 3 world heavyweight championships in 1964, 19.

Ali won the gold medal at the Rome 1960 Olympics.

Granddaughter of the famous athlete Jesse Owens, Margaret Dotch will present the award at the next week’s Best of the Games award ceremony to Ali’s wife Lonnie.

It is going to honour people who have served as an inspiration.

It marks the 80th anniversary of Jesse Owen’s 4 gold medal performance at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

The first Jesse Owens Olympic Spirit Award will recognise the late legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.

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