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The Power of the Five Rings: Giving Back the Olympic Gold to the Sea

Theresa Zabell, double Olympic champion, will share how the values of elite sport can help us overcome challenges and turn success into a purpose, inspiring the protection of the sea through the Ecomar Foundation
In this inspiring conference, Theresa Zabell, double Olympic champion, will reveal the philosophy that took her from dreaming about the Olympic Games to winning the gold medal. Through five pillars —dream, resilience, teamwork, strategy, and preparation— she shows how the values of elite sport can be applied to overcome challenges and achieve great goals.
The talk will also address the transition to life after competition and how to transform sporting success into a new purpose. From this journey, the Ecomar Foundation was born, created to give back to the sea everything it gave her during her career and to promote education, awareness, sport, and science as tools to protect our oceans.
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