Sports Legends Whose Political Fortunes May Be a Lesson to Riner
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Sports legends whose political fortunes may be a lesson to Riner
AFP Sport picks out three examples: Imran Khan (Cricket) The charismatic Pakistani captained his country to their sole Cricket World Cup victory in 1992. It was a very personal triumph as he used his £90,000 ($121,000) prize money and high profile to raise the funds to build a cancer hospital -- free of charge to patients -- named after his mother Shaukat Khanum, who had died of the illness in 1985. When the hospital opened in 1994, Khan said "i…
Modern and contemporary history has seen unique stations where a selection of leading athletes has moved from the lights and sports competitions to the major fields of politics, some of whom have taken the seats of President in their own countries.
In France and elsewhere, many personalities in sport or culture have already tried to convert through the vote, with varying degrees of success.
George Weah, Romário, Bebeto and even Schwarzenegger are other examples
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