LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Former American hurdler Edwin Moses was honoured with a career World Fairplay Award yesterday in recognition of his work on promoting drug-free and amateur sport.
Moses, twice Olympic and world 400 metres hurdles champion and a former world record holder, attended a gala ceremony in the Olympic capital to collect the award.
It was made by the International Fair Play Committee and the International Sports Journalists’ Association (AIPS).
The Act of Fair Play Award for the year was given jointly to three athletes — Amin Zadeh, an Iranian soccer player, Darius Draudvila, a Lithuanian decathlete, and Chinese wrestler Gao Feng.
Zadeh kicked the ball out of play in an Iranian league match when presented with an open goal, refusing to take advantage of the opposition goalkeeper lying injured.