2010 Laureus Polo Cup

LONDON, June 21, 2010 - Equus Passport with world famous polo players Eduardo Heguy and his brother Nachi Heguy were among the many stars who attended the annual Laureus Polo Cup at The London Polo Club on Friday (June 18), which raised funds for good causes in Argentina. Laureus England beat Laureus Argentina 6-5 with Alan Wyatt scoring four goals for the victors and Rafa Singh scoring three times for Laureus Argentina in a closely-fought game.

Laureus Academy Chairman Edwin Moses said: "This has been a very big year for the Foundation - we now have 78 projects in 36 countries and we have grown quite a bit in the last ten years. Academy Members dedicate a lot of their time all over the world.  "Laureus is all about making a difference through personal efforts and we're looking forward to growing even more in the next ten years."  The Laureus Polo Cup event attracted an enthusiastic celebrity audience including Laureus World Sports Academy Members Boris Becker, Sean Fitzpatrick, Hugo Porta and Daley Thompson.

Rugby legend Hugo Porta, the President of Fundacion Laureus Argentina, said: "For the Sport For Good Foundation in Argentina this is the event of the year. We have raised funds that allow us to make dreams a reality for kids in our country. I would like to also thank the players because without them we could not have these events."

Laureus World Sports Academy member and tennis legend Boris Becker said: "I became a big fan of polo because of this event - how the players can handle the horse, the stick and hit the ball really impresses me and I recently went to the world championships in Argentina. It's a little bit too much for me but the key for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation is raising a lot of money and that's why we have this event."
Polo superstar Eduardo Heguy said: "It's great to support this cause and we're really privileged to be able to help people through this sport that we love so much. It's fun to play this sort of charity match in front of so many sporting heroes."

Edwin Moses is Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, a unique collection of 46 of the greatest living sports legends, who volunteer their services as global ambassadors for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, which was set up to promote the use of sport as a tool for social change. 

Fundación Laureus Argentina is one of nine local Laureus Foundations under the umbrella of the global Laureus Foundation, which fund and promote sports activities for disadvantaged young people around the world. Fundacion Laureus Argentina supports four projects: Club Deportivo Barracas in General LaMadrid, Buenos Aires, which uses sport as well as a traditional Argentinian dance, the murga, to reinforce the importance of education, community, and values; the San Isidro Project in Buenos Aires, which has set up sports activity sessions and educational workshops in an area where crime, drugs, alcohol, violence and firearms use is prevalent; the West City Project in Mendoza, which uses football and hockey to address crime, delinquency and drug abuse; and Club Platense in Laprida which aims to offer a holistic development of its participants by providing a space with clear rules, solidarity amongst its members and a sense of community using educational workshops, football, rollerblading and chess.