U.S. athletes including Mikaela Shiffrin, Noah Lyles and Coco Gauff are nominated in five categories for the 25th annual world sport's most prestigious award.
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LONDON, February 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Laureus, the global organization that harnesses the power of sport to change the world, today announced nominations for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards. Since its inception in 2000, these awards have attracted the biggest names in sports and entertainment to honor the greatest athletes on the planet, and this year's list of nominees includes his NBA, tennis, track and field, gymnastics and surfing talents. Includes US athletes. And skiing.
The Laureus Statue has become one of the most coveted awards in sports among elite sports men and women, and these are the athlete awards voted by 69 members of the Laureus World Sports Academy: Olympic Champion, Who will form the ultimate jury to evaluate the greatness of sports, including world record-breakers and athletes who have redefined their sport?
This year, America will be represented by: Shakari richardson, won the gold medal in the 100 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Hungary. In her first global final, she recorded the fifth fastest time of all time at 10.65 seconds, Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award. Richardson joins athletes such as world No. 1 tennis player Iga Świętek and World Cup-winning soccer star Aitana Bommatti on the shortlist. Michaela ShiffrinIn 2023, she achieved a record of 87 wins, making her the most successful alpine skier of the World Cup era (she finished the year with 88 wins). At the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Shiffrin won her seventh gold medal of her career in giant slalom.
LStaphylococcus aureus World Sportswoman of the Year candidate Mikaela ShiffrinSaid: “When it comes to bringing together athletes to celebrate, there's nothing quite like the Laureus Awards. we have All that has been accomplished, but here's the impact the sport has had on the world. Laureus provides us with a unique platform to interact and make a difference. In 2023 really incredible This year was an even more special year for me. I What I've experienced in the last few years. Since breaking the record last season, I I thought a lot about why records are made. actually important For athletes…and I reach a conclusion that the It's not just about breaking records or resetting records. the It’s important to set the tone for the next generation and inspire them. That's why I'm honored to be nominated once again for the Sportswoman of the Year award alongside such inspirational fellow athletes.”
Not since Usain Bolt dominated sprinting at the World Athletics Championships has there been a sprinter. Noah Lyles In Budapest, she won gold medals in the 100m and 200m as well as the 4x100m relay. This allows him to enter the next shortlist. Laureus World Sportsman of the Year AwardNow, join sports greats like Lionel Messi, who led Inter Miami to victory in the League Cup, and Novak Djokovic, who won three Grand Slam tennis titles in 2023.
Simone Biles Nominated in the category of This year's comeback After a nearly two-year hiatus that began after the Tokyo Olympics, she returned to competitive gymnastics, but at that time, she experienced a phenomenon that gymnasts call “twisties,'' in which her mind and body become disjointed during practice, resulting in a personal injury. He forfeited 4 of the 5 finals. She returned to competition in 2023 and won four gold medals at the World Championships. In the same category, jamal murray Murray, of the Denver Nuggets, was drafted after returning to the court after 18 months of rehabilitation from a torn ACL suffered in April 2021. When Denver won its first championship, he played in the NBA Finals with the Giants, becoming the fourth player in history to play in the NBA Finals. Averaged over 20 points and 10 rebounds.
of Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award Awarded to an athlete who joins the Elite in 2023.Nominees in this category include: coco gauffAnd her breakthrough came on home soil, where Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final. Gauff includes Chinese swimmer Qin Haiyang, who had great success at the World Swimming Championships, and who joined the world's biggest soccer team before his 20th birthday, scoring 10 goals in his first 10 games for Real Madrid. Athletes such as Jude Bellingham, who scored
florida surfer caroline marks has been nominated for Laureus World Action Sports Athlete Award After winning his first world title. At age 22, she defeated five-time champion Carissa Moore in San Clemente, California. Brazil's Filipe Toledo, winner of the men's event there, is also among the nominees, as are two teenage skateboarders: Australia's Alisa True and Brazil's Raissa Real.
inside team of the year Nominees in this category include the Oracle Red Bull Racing Formula One team who put together a near-perfect season, the Springboks who won back-to-back Rugby World Cup titles, and the surprise win at the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup. Includes German team.
On the shortlist of Laureus World Disabled Athletes Award Athletes include Dide de Groot, who is undefeated in an astonishing 127 matches in wheelchair tennis, and Markus Rehm, who is equally impressive in the long jump. He won his sixth Para Athletics World Championship title and four Paralympic gold medals. He achieved his 14th world record.
The Laureus World Sports Awards also recognize the achievements of the more than 300 programs supported around the world by Laureus Sport for Good that use the power of sport to change the world.Programs shortlisted Laureus Sport for Good Award This year includes dancing grounda New Orleans-based project that connects dance and creativity with social justice issues and develops leadership and citizenship skills in participating youth.
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The full list of candidates is:
laureus world Sportsman of the year award
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Tennis. Monde Duplantis (Sweden) Athletics. erling haaland (Norway) Soccer. Noah Lyles (USA) Track and Field; lionel messi (Argentina) Soccer. max verstappen (Netherlands)
laureus world sportswoman of the year award
Aitana Bonmati (Spain) Soccer; sherika jackson (Jamaica) Athletics. Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) Athletics; Shakari richardson (USA) Athletics. Michaela Shiffrin (USA) Alpine skiing; Iga Świętek (Poland) Tennis
Laureus World Team of the Year Award
european ryder cup team – golf; german men's basketball team; city of manchester (UK) Soccer; oracle red bull racing F1 team (Austria); Spulling box (South Africa) Rugby; spanish women's soccer team
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award
jude bellingham (UK) Soccer. Linda Caicedo (Colombia) Soccer; coco gauff (USA) Tennis. Qin Haiyang (China) Swimming. josh carr (UK) Athletics; salma Paraluero (Spain) Soccer
Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award
Simone Biles (USA) Gymnastics. Sebastian Haller (Ivory Coast) Soccer. Katarina Johnson Thompson (UK) Athletics. Shea Kolisi (South Africa) Rugby. jamal murray (Canada) Basketball. marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) Tennis
Sportsperson of the Year who won the Laureus Disability Award
Simone Barlaam (Italy) Para swimming. Danilo Chufarov (Ukraine) Para swimming. dide de groot (Netherlands) Wheelchair tennis. Luca Eckler (Hungary) Para athletics. nicole murray (New Zealand) Paracycling. Markus Rehm (Germany) Para athletics
Laureus World Action Sports Player of the Year Award
Raissa Leal (Brazil) Skateboard. caroline marks (USA) Surfing. Kirsten neuschfer (South Africa) Sailing. Bethany schriever (UK) BMX. filipe toledo (Brazil) Surfing. Alisa True (Australia) Skateboard
Laureus Sport for Good Award
Mullet plastic frente (Brazil) Multisport x Employability. dancing ground (USA) Dance x Social Integration. foundation Rapha nadal (Spain) Tennis x Education. ISF Cambodia Soccer x education. justice desk africa (South Africa) Multi-sport x human rights. Obietivo naples (Italy) Multisport x Inclusion
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