Paula Badosa, new Laureus ambassador to promote sport among young people
The Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa has been appointed this Thursday new Laureus ambassador with the aim of bringing their experience and the values of the youth sports from around the world and provide them with a message of resilience, the organization announced this Thursday.
badass, 28 years old, has previously participated in a Laureus in New York, city in which the tennis player was born, and now she officially joins the ambassador network of the organization that works to use sport as a tool for social transformation and promote values such as hope and resilience.
The former world number two, to which injuries conditioned its 2025 season and forced it to work on its recovery during 2026, wants to transfer in particular the value of resilience to young people linked to the Laureus programs, according to a statement.
“Giving up was never an option,” said the player last June, after winning the Berlin to the American Coco Gauff, two-time champion grand slam in a message on social networks.
The tennis player assured that it is “an honor” become Laureus ambassador: “I have witnessed firsthand how their mission has improved the young life from all over the world,” he said, explaining that he intends to use his experience to demonstrate how sport can foster values such as perseverance and determination.
“These youths They face challenges much greater than those of any professional athlete and they inspire me much more than I could ever inspire them,” he said in the note.
The incorporation of Badosa reinforces the presence of Laureus in Spain, where the organization has a wide representation of sports figures, among them the former soccer players Raúl González, Carles Puyol, Juan Mata, Gerard Piqué and Óscar de Marcos; the former tennis player Àlex Corretja; and the MotoGP riders Marc Márquez and Jorge Lorenzo.
The extensionist Martina Navratilova, member of the Laureus Academy, celebrated the incorporation of Badosa and highlighted that his “determination as an athlete” and his will to generate a positive impact through sport they fit with the organizational values.
