Nelson Evora, a Bahá’í from Portugal, has won the gold medal for the triple jump at the Beijing Olympics. He had previously won the triple jump World Champion title at the athletics world championships in Osaka in August 2007.
Back in 2004, the Bahá’í World News Service posted a story about the support a number of top sports people find in the Bahá’í Faith, including Nelson Evora:
Born in Cote D’Ivoire where his parents had come to live from Cape Verde, Nelson relocated to Portugal when he was five.
The family moved into an apartment that happened to be on the floor above Nelson’s future coach, trainer and mentor, Joao Ganco, a member of the Portuguese Baha’i community.
Mr. Ganco, who introduced Mr. Evora to the Baha’i Faith, describes the young star as a talented athlete and as responsible, humble, good-humored, and helpful.
After the Olympics, Mr. Evora will study in the faculty of management at the University of Lisbon.
I have mixed feelings about Mr Evora’s success. As a Brit, I have to say that it is sad that he edged out the British triple jump contender, Phillips Idowu, to win this gold. But as a Bahá’í and a world citizens, I raise my hat and offer my congratulations to Nelson Evora and to Portugal for this achievement.
Hat tip: Marco Oliveira.
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Ya Baha’u'l Abha! As a Baha’i I am proud for him!
Allah’u'abha . juste pour dire que nous tous fiers de sa medaille et une demostration a l’humanite entiere que cela une preuve palpable d’unite dans la diversite. Que nous soyons rouges ,blancs , jaunes ou noirs qu’importe c’est l’amour du coeur qui compte. Donc soyons tous unis pour la paix du monde entier.
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