Wayde van Niekerk named an ambassador for Discovery Vitality
The world record holder in the men’s 400m says the health of South Africans‚ especially the country’s children‚ is very close to his heart
World record holder and Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk has been appointed a Discovery Vitality ambassador. Van Niekerk will represent Discovery Vitality globally‚ joining a group ambassadors that includes British track and field athlete Jessica Ennis-Hill and women’s world number one tennis player Angelique Kerber. Teaming up with swimmer Chad le Clos in SA‚ Van Niekerk will contribute to Discovery’s core purpose of making people healthier by motivating them to get active and lead healthier lives. On becoming an ambassador‚ Van Niekerk said: "The health of South Africans‚ and especially our children‚ is very close to my heart. If I can make only one person more aware of the benefits of leading an active and healthy lifestyle‚ I would have made a big difference." Discovery founder and CEO Adrian Gore said:"We are thrilled to welcome Wayde van Niekerk into the Discovery family. "Wayde overcame incredible odds to become an Olympic gold medallist‚ and through his positive attitude‚ ...
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