Name: The Determined Youth of Egypt
Goal: To bring freedom and democracy to their nation
Date of Birth: 25 January 2011
Hometown: Tahrir Square and every village, town and city in Egypt

Reasons to pursue goal:

To rid Egypt of a corrupt government,restore freedom of speech, rid the media of censorship, establish a free and fair election system, eliminate rampant unemployment, ease poverty, reduce food shortages, improve health facilities and education and provide equal opportunity for all.

Major Achievements:
• Demonstrated in a peaceful, dignified but determined way
• Remained calm in the face of adversity
• Negotiated with intelligence
• Were not fooled by the ploys and empty promises of the government made under pressure
• Protected property and lives with neighbourhood watches in the absence of the police
• Worked together in unity, eliminating religious, social, age, professional and petty political differences
• Forced a despised and unwanted leader into internal exile
• Dismantled the infrastructure of a corrupt political system
• Established a viable future for themselves
• Gave Egypt back to its people.

Proudest Moment:
11 February 2011 at 6:12 PM Egyptian time, when the recently appointed vice president announced the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and the temporary assumption of governmental control by the military in a speech that contained only 49 words but set off volumes of cheers and thanks to God that the end of the beginning had finally arrived.

Editors’ Comments:
Every month, the editorial team at Sports & Fitness research the athletic achievements of the past month in order to select the Athlete of the Month. This is a job we take seriously because too often athletes do not get the recognition they deserve. We discuss our ideas with Vodafone who sponsor the page and sometimes we don’t necessarily agree but we work out our differences of opinion and ultimately we end up with the best choice for our readers.

This month there was no need for discussion as both the magazine and Vodafone immediately agreed that the youth of Egypt as a symbol of the revolution deserved the honour. The achievement was not athletic but it embodied many of the traits that make an athlete successful: A sense of honour and fair play, carefully thought out strategy and most of all the willingness to experience pain and discomfort in order to achieve ones goals. We salute these brave young people and thank them for their enormous contribution to a new and better Egypt