SBJ Faces and Places — Leaders Sports Awards in London
10.21.2024
The global sports industry gathered to celebrate excellence and innovation at the 2024 Leaders Sports Awards on Oct. 15 at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly in London.
All photos by Eamonn McCormack
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Leaders celebrated 10 years of Leaders Under 40 and honored the Class of 2024.
Kristy Coates, Northampton Saints head of operations, accepted the Unsung Hero Award.
Dame Sarah Storey, a 19-time Paralympic gold medal winner, was honored with the night’s top prize, Leader of the Year, for her trailblazing career.
Women in Football Chair Ebru Köksal earned the Trailblazer Award.
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber detailed how the league’s single entity structure has driven its success.
Leaders in Sport’s Leaders Week London kicked off Oct. 14 with The Leaders Meet: Diversity Forum at Emirates Stadium. From left, Claire Boakes, head of global sport and purpose, Jaguar Land Rover; Tolulope Oke, global head of diversity and inclusion, Diageo; and moderator Javan Odegah, Leaders in Sport, discussed the paradigm shift for DEI.
During the event’s Summit on Oct. 16, Bay FC CEO Brady Stewart and Russell Wolff, managing director of sports, media and entertainment at Sixth Street, took the stage to discuss investment in women’s soccer.
