Former US First Lady, Michelle Obama made an appearance at the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award (ESPYs) to honour the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver—the founder of the Special Olympics, who died in 2009—with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
Obama, wearing a black Cushnie et Ochs dress, was greeted with cheers from the crowd, and spoke to honour Shriver — John F. Kennedy’s sister and Maria Shriver’s mother — for her mission to ensure opportunity for everyone, regardless of their background or challenges.
“I am here tonight to honor a remarkable woman,” she said. “A woman who believed everyone has something to contribute and everyone deserves to push themselves to find out what they’re made of and to compete and win. She knew that when we give others a chance to fulfill our greatest potential, we all win.” Shriver’s son Timothy, now the chairman of the Special Olympics, accepted the award on her behalf.
