<\/A> for 2011, and congratulated him on this honor.<\/FONT><\/P> The committee stated in their announcement of the prize that Shimon Mizrahi has created new styles of management in the field of sport.
His on-going activity, which he has done on a volunteer basis for many years, has strengthened public awareness in the field of basketball through his meticulousness in maintaining a high level and quality of management in Israeli sports, and has attained prestigious achievements on both a national and international level.
The public activities of Mr. Mizrahi in national and international forums have raised the image of Israeli sports in general and basketball in particular.<\/FONT><\/P> The chairman of the prize committee in the field of sport was Mr. Tal Brody.
Also on the committee were Ms. Esther Roth-Sachmorov and Mr. Gili Lustig.<\/FONT><\/P> Shimon Mizrahi<\/B> had this reaction to the news: \u201cI\u2019m very happy and excited.
It\u2019s an award for achievements made over the last 42 years.
I want to thank all of the members of the management and the team since 1969.
In effect, this is a prize for the entire Maccabi Tel Aviv club.
I never did the things I\u2019ve done in order to win a prize, but it\u2019s gratifying to be appreciated.
It gives me the strength to keep on with this work for many years to come.\u201d<\/FONT>
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