{"id":8077,"date":"2025-09-22T08:36:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sport2life.hr\/?p=8077"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T09:01:11","slug":"ivan-rakitic-ambassador-of-the-global-sport2life-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sport2life.hr\/en\/ivan-rakitic-ambassador-of-the-global-sport2life-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"IVAN RAKITI\u0106 AMBASSADOR OF THE GLOBAL SPORT2LIFE INITIATIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8077\" class=\"elementor elementor-8077 elementor-8067\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4266e24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4266e24\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ca1ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72ca1ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81fb8a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81fb8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Sport2Life, with the support of the ERASMUS-SPORT-2024 program, is bringing 250 primary school children from 10 European countries to Croatia, at LAVCUP25, to compete in various sports and educate them about healthy lifestyle habits.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b99ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48b99ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d85e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d85e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the best and most decorated Croatian footballers, <strong>Ivan Rakiti\u0107<\/strong>, has become an ambassador for a global initiative that encourages children and young people to lead a healthy, active and balanced lifestyle &#8211; Sport2Life. With his authority, charisma and personal example, Rakiti\u0107 will support the mission of the project, which aims to bring sports, games and socializing back into the everyday lives of children and young people.<\/p><p>&#8220;As an athlete, but also a parent, it is important for me to support this project of the <strong>Sport2Life association<\/strong>, which enables children to grow up healthy, to play sports and to develop true life values. I am happy to be a part of this story,&#8221; said Ivan Rakiti\u0107.<\/p><p>With Rakiti\u0107&#8217;s arrival, <strong>LAVCUP25<\/strong>, an international sports tournament for children and young people, which will be held in Podstrana from 26 to 29 September 2025, organized by the Croatian association Sport2Life, will also gain additional value. The tournament is the central event of the EU project <strong>S_COOL \u2013 Sport for Children\u2019s Optimal Outdoor Active and Healthy Lifestyle<\/strong>, funded by the <strong>ERASMUS-SPORT-2024<\/strong> program with the largest amount approved in Croatia so far within that call \u2013 as much as 450,000 euros.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d980332 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d980332\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdfa834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"fdfa834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=0YTfRC9ALIk&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a91cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85a91cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d3ef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54d3ef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It is important to note that 250 primary school-age girls and boys from ten European countries will participate in the tournament. In addition to competitions in football, basketball and volleyball, the program also includes workshops on healthy eating, mental health, environmental responsibility and safety in sports. A special place will be occupied by training for coaches and sports leaders with an emphasis on inclusion in sports, conflict resolution, children&#8217;s rights and the balance between digital and physical life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f972d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15f972d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e011d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e011d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1417\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/sport2life.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/sport2life_-44-1417x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-liquid-style7-lb size-liquid-style7-lb wp-image-7235\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mike Saran, initiator of the global Sport2Life initiative and initiator of the LAVCUP25 project.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f42ef0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f42ef0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f81ffc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f81ffc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The global initiative Sport2Life, launched by entrepreneur and philanthropist Mike Saran, arose from the need to get children and young people away from a sedentary lifestyle and virtual content and back to sports, movement and socializing. The goal of the initiative is to enable children aged 6 to 14 to acquire healthy lifestyle habits through sports camps, workshops and programs with top athletes.<\/p><p><em>&#8220;Children are our future and deserve a healthy and happy childhood. That is why we are proud to have the support of a top athlete like Ivan Rakiti\u0107, whose name and example will inspire thousands of young people to live a more active and healthy life,&#8221; said Mike Saran, the founder of the global initiative Sport2Life and the initiator of the LAVCUP25 project.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sport2Life, with the support of the ERASMUS-SPORT-2024 program, is bringing 250 primary school children from 10 European countries to Croatia, at LAVCUP25, to compete in various sports and educate them about healthy lifestyle habits. 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