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Olympic Laurel
Awarded for	Significant achievements in education, culture, development and peace through sport
Presented by	International Olympic Committee
Status	Currently awarded
First awarded	5 August 2016 (5 August 2016)
Last awarded	26 July 2024 (26 July 2024)
Total recipients	3

The Olympic Laurel is a distinction awarded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to honour those who have "made significant achievements in education, culture, development and peace through sport". It was introduced in 2016 to implement part of recommendation 26 of Olympic Agenda 2020, and will be presented during the opening ceremony of each Olympic Games. IOC President Thomas Bach stated that the award reconnects the Olympics the ideals and values of the Ancient Olympic Games. The trophy features a laurel wreath and the Olympic rings which are made out of Fairmined Gold and the base is a stone from Ancient Olympia.

List of recipients

Year	Name	Reference
2016	Kipchoge Keino
2020	Muhammad Yunus
2024	Filippo Grandi

See also

• Olympic Cup
• Olympic diploma
• Olympic Diploma of Merit
• Olympic medal
• Olympic Order
• Pierre de Coubertin Medal

References

1. "Olympic agaenda recommendations" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
2. ^ "New Olympic Laurel Award to 'Reconnect with the Ideals and Values of the Ancient Olympic Games' – Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
3. fairmined on (13 August 2016). "THE OLYMPIC LAUREL: A new trophy made of Fairmined Gold". Fairmined. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
4. "Kip Keino to receive Olympic Laurel distinction". IOC. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
5. "Bangladesh's Nobel laureate to become the second recipient of Olympic Laurel". 21 July 2021.
6. "Olympic Laurel for United Nations High Commissioner Filippo Grandi". IOC. 23 July 2024.

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