Laureus World Sports Awards

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Laureus World Sports Awards
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Cartier statuette presented to each winner
Awarded forMen and women from the world of sport along with their achievements from the previous calendar year
Presented byLaureus Sport for Good Foundation
Most awards Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (6)
Most nominations Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (12)
Website Official website

The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony honouring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year. It was established in 1999 by Laureus Sport for Good Foundation founding patrons Daimler and Richemont. It is supported by its global partners Mercedes-Benz, IWC Schaffhausen and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. The name "Laureus" is derived from the Greek word for laurel, considered a traditional symbol of victory in athletics.

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The first ceremony was held on 25 May 2000 in Monte Carlo, at which South African president Nelson Mandela gave the keynote speech. As of 2020, awards are made annually in eight categories, with a number of discretionary categories irregularly recognised. The recipient of each award is presented with a Laureus statuette, created by Cartier, at an annual ceremony held in various locations around the world. As of 2020, the ceremonies have been held in eleven different cities, and are broadcast in at least 160 countries.

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer holds the record for the most awards with six, five for Sportsman of the Year and one for Comeback of the Year. Serena Williams holds the record for most awards held by a female with five, four for Sportswoman of the Year and one for Comeback of the Year. Novak Djokovic won the 2024 Sports Man of the year award and grabbed his 5th title, Making him the most decorated sportsman in the History of the Award along with Roger Federer. [1] A number of awards have been rescinded, namely those presented to American cyclist Lance Armstrong, American sprinter Marion Jones and Canadian amputee sprinter Earle Connor, each of whom were subsequently found to have illegally used drugs to achieve their records. In the 2020 ceremony, Argentine footballer Lionel Messi became the first footballer to win the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award. He is also the first and only athlete to win it coming from a team sport. Moreover, in 2023, Messi once again won it and became the only sportperson as well as footballer to ever win the award twice from a team sport. [2] [3]

History

Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair.

Nelson Mandela,2000 [4]

The organisation, established in 1998 to do charity [5] by a partnership of Richemont and Daimler became known as "Laureus", its name being derived from the Greek word for laurel, considered a traditional symbol of victory in athletics. [6] The first Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony was held two years later, at which the patron and president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, delivered a speech which Edwin Moses has described as "iconic". [7]

Awards were made in seven regular categories and two discretionary categories at the inaugural ceremony, hosted by the American actors Jeff Bridges and Dylan McDermott. [8] Two of those awards would later be rescinded: both the American cyclist Lance Armstrong and the American track athlete Marion Jones were found to have used performance-enhancing drugs and had their awards withdrawn. [9] The award for American amputee sprinter Earle Connor, who won the 2004 Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award, was also later rescinded. [10]

The awards are frequently referred to as the sporting equivalent of an "Oscar" for movies. [11] [12] [13]

Categories

The Laureus Nominations Panel, composed of more than 1,000 members of sports media from more than 70 countries, vote to create a shortlist of nominations in six categories: [14]

The nominees of the Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability are chosen by the International Paralympic Committee. [14]

The Laureus World Sports Academy is an association of 68 retired sportspeople who volunteer to support the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. They also vote each year to decide the winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards. As of 2020, the chairman of the Academy is Sean Fitzpatrick, former rugby player from New Zealand. [15] The members of the Academy vote by secret ballot to select the winners. [16]

The public votes to select the winner for one category, the Laureus Best Sporting Moment of the Year. [17]

The Academy also makes discretionary awards, including: [17]

Ceremony

The Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony is held annually at various venues in various locations around the world. The inaugural ceremony took place at the Sporting Club in Monaco on 25 May 2000. [18] As of 2020, the ceremonies have been held in eleven cities around the world, and are broadcast in at least 160 countries. [19] Each Laureus World Sports Award winner receives a Cartier Laureus statuette which features a "representation of the striving human form". [19] The award weighs approximately 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb) (with 670 grams (24 oz) of solid silver and a 650-gram (23 oz) gold-finish base) and is 30 centimetres (12 in) tall. [19]

The ceremony has been held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on three occasions. Monaco07.JPG
The ceremony has been held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on three occasions.
The 2015 ceremony took place at the Shanghai Grand Theatre, China. Shanghaigrandtheatre.jpg
The 2015 ceremony took place at the Shanghai Grand Theatre, China.
Locations of Laureus World Sports Awards ceremonies
YearLocationVenueNotesRef(s)
2000 Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Sporting Club Patron was Nelson Mandela [8]
2001 Grimaldi Forum Patron was Prince Albert [20] [21]
2002 [22] [23]
2003 [24]
2004 Flag of Portugal.svg Lisbon, Portugal Cultural Centre of Belém Patron was José Manuel Barroso [25] [26]
2005 Flag of Portugal.svg Estoril, Portugal Casino Estoril [27]
2006 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, SpainParc del Fòrum [28]
2007 Palau Sant Jordi Patron was Juan Carlos I of Spain [29]
2008 Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia Mariinsky Theatre Attended by President Vladimir Putin [30]
2009Ceremony cancelled due to world economic crisis; awards presented to winners individually at other events from May to June. [31]
2010 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Emirates Palace [32]
2011 [33]
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom Central Hall Westminster [34]
2013 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Theatro Municipal [35]
2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Istana Budaya [36]
2015 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China Shanghai Grand Theatre [37]
2016 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany Palais am Funkturm [38]
2017 Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Sporting Club [39]
2018 [40]
2019 [41]
2020 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, GermanyVerti HalleTwentieth anniversary of awards [42] [43]
2021 Flag of Spain.svg Seville, SpainOnlineVirtual ceremony [44]
2022 Flag of Spain.svg Seville, SpainOnlineVirtual ceremony [45]
2023 Flag of France.svg Paris, FrancePavillon Vendome [46]
2024 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain Palacio de Cibeles [47]

Winners by category

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Novak Djokovic (five) has the most Sportsmen of the Year awards. [48] [49]
Daniel Dias has won the Sportsperson with a Disability of the Year Award three times. DANIEL DIAS GANHA OURO NOS 50M LIVRE S5 DOS JOGOS PARALIMPICOS RIO 2016 (29562787881).jpg
Daniel Dias has won the Sportsperson with a Disability of the Year Award three times.

Regular awards

Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year

Team of the Year

Breakthrough of the Year

Prior to 2007, this award was called Newcomer of the Year. [51] [52]

Comeback of the Year

Sportsperson with a Disability of the Year

Action Sportsperson of the Year

Prior to 2007, this award was called Alternative Sportsperson of the Year. [51] [52]

Best Sporting Moment

The Best Sporting Moment Award, inaugurated in 2017, and voted for by the public, was won by the FC Barcelona under-12 (Infantil-B) side for their sportsmanship in consoling a defeated opposition team. [53] The 2018 award was won by fans of the Iowa Hawkeyes football team, who at the end of the first quarter of each home game turn toward the children's hospital that overlooks the playing field and wave to patients watching the game. [54] [55] For the 2020 ceremony, the Best Sporting Moment was drawn from the previous two decades and voted for by the general public. [56] Referred to as the "Laureus Sporting Moment Award (2000–2020)", it was won by Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. [57] In 2021, Chris Nikic was presented with the Best Sporting Moment award. [44]

Discretionary awards

Since 2000, the Laureus World Sports Awards have included a number of accolades given by the Academy at their discretion. At the first ceremony in 2000, Brazilian footballer Pelé became the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, while American Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics was presented with the inaugural Laureus Sport for Good Award. [9] The first Spirit of Sport award was presented in 2005 to the Boston Red Sox who had won the World Series for the first time in 86 years. [58] In 2013, American swimmer Michael Phelps became the first recipient of the Exceptional Achievement Award. As of 2018, Chinese tennis player Li Na (2015) and Italian footballer Francesco Totti (2018) are the only other people to be honoured with the award. [54] [59] In 2017, the Refugee Olympic Team, comprising ten athletes from Syria, Congo, Ethiopia and South Sudan, was awarded the first Sporting Inspiration Award. [60] The following year, the award was presented to the American footballer J. J. Watt whose "exceptional humanitarian efforts" raised more than US$37 million for those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. [61] In 2021, Lewis Hamilton was presented with the Athlete Advocate of the Year Award. [62]

Winners by year

Regular awards

Laureus World Sports Awards regular awards winners
YearSports­manSports­womanTeamBreak­throughCome­backDisabilityActionMomentRef
2000 Tiger Woods Marion Jones * Manchester United Sergio García Lance Armstrong * Louise Sauvage Shaun Palmer — [9]
2001 Tiger Woods (2) Cathy Freeman France national football team Marat Safin Jennifer Capriati Vinny Lauwers Mike Horn — [63]
2002 Michael Schumacher Jennifer Capriati Australia national cricket team Juan Pablo Montoya Goran Ivanišević Esther Vergeer Bob Burnquist — [64]
2003 Lance Armstrong * Serena Williams Brazil national football team Yao Ming Ronaldo Michael Milton Dean Potter — [65]
2004 Michael Schumacher (2) Annika Sörenstam England national rugby union team Michelle Wie Hermann Maier Earle Connor * Layne Beachley — [10]
2005 Roger Federer Kelly Holmes Greece national football team Liu Xiang Alex Zanardi Chantal Petitclerc Ellen MacArthur — [66]
2006 Roger Federer Janica Kostelić Renault F1 team Rafael Nadal Martina Hingis Ernst van Dyk Angelo d'Arrigo — [51]
2007 Roger Federer Yelena Isinbayeva Italy national football team Amélie Mauresmo Serena Williams Martin Braxenthaler Kelly Slater — [52]
2008 Roger Federer Justine Henin South Africa national rugby union team Lewis Hamilton Paula Radcliffe Esther Vergeer Shaun White — [67]
2009 Usain Bolt Yelena Isinbayeva (2) China Olympic team Rebecca Adlington Vitali Klitschko Daniel Dias Kelly Slater — [68]
2010 Usain Bolt Serena Williams Brawn F1 team Jenson Button Kim Clijsters Natalie du Toit Stephanie Gilmore — [69]
2011 Rafael Nadal Lindsey Vonn Spain national football team Martin Kaymer Valentino Rossi Verena Bentele Kelly Slater — [70]
2012 Novak Djokovic Vivian Cheruiyot Rory McIlroy Darren Clarke Oscar Pistorius Kelly Slater — [71]
2013 Usain Bolt Jessica Ennis Andy Murray Félix Sánchez Daniel Dias Felix Baumgartner — [72]
2014 Sebastian Vettel Missy Franklin Marc Márquez Rafael Nadal Marie Bochet Jamie Bestwick — [73]
2015 Novak Djokovic Genzebe Dibaba Germany national football team Daniel Ricciardo Schalk Burger Tatyana McFadden Alan Eustace — [74]
2016 Novak Djokovic Serena Williams New Zealand national rugby union team Jordan Spieth Dan Carter Daniel Dias Jan Frodeno — [75]
2017 Usain Bolt (4) Simone Biles Chicago Cubs Nico Rosberg Michael Phelps Beatrice Vio Rachel Atherton [76]
2018 Roger Federer (5) Serena Williams (4) Mercedes F1 Team Sergio García Roger Federer Marcel Hug Armel Le Cléac'h Chapecoense [54]
2019 Novak Djokovic Simone Biles France national football team Naomi Osaka Tiger Woods Henrieta Farkašová Chloe Kim Xia Boyu [77]
2020 Lewis Hamilton &
Lionel Messi 		Simone Biles (3) South Africa national rugby union team Egan Bernal Sophia Flörsch Oksana Masters Chloe Kim Sachin Tendulkar [57]
2021 Rafael Nadal (2) Naomi Osaka Bayern Munich Patrick Mahomes Maxence Parrot —— Chris Nikic [78]
2022 Max Verstappen Elaine Thompson-Herah Italy national football team Emma Raducanu Sky Brown Marcel Hug Bethany Shriever — [79]
2023 Lionel Messi (2) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Argentina national football team Carlos Alcaraz Christian Eriksen Catherine Debrunner Eileen Gu — [80]
2024 Novak Djokovic (5) Aitana Bonmatí Spain women's national football team Jude Bellingham Simone Biles Diede de Groot Arisa Trew — [81]
Key
*Indicates individual whose award or nomination was later rescinded
—Not awarded

Discretionary awards

Laureus World Sports Awards discretionary awards recipients
YearLifetimeSport for GoodSpirit of SportExceptional AchievementSporting InspirationAthlete AdvocateSporting Icon AwardSport for good societyRef
2000 Pelé Eunice Kennedy Shriver —————— [9]
2001 Steve Redgrave Kip Keino —————— [63]
Peter Blake † Peter Blake †—————— [64]
2003 Gary Player Arnold Schwarzenegger —————— [65]
2004 Arne Næss Jr. † Mathare Youth Sports Association —————— [10]
India national cricket team
Pakistan national cricket team 		[10]
2005— Gerry Storey Boston Red Sox ————— [66]
2006 Johan Cruyff Jürgen Griesbeck Valentino Rossi ————— [51]
2007 Franz Beckenbauer Luke Dowdney————— [52]
2008 Sergey Bubka Dick Pound ————— [67]
2009———————— [68]
2010 Nawal El Moutawakel Dikembe Mutombo —————— [69]
2011 Zinedine Zidane May El-Khalil ————— [70]
2012 Bobby Charlton Raí —————— [71]
2013 Sebastian Coe —— Michael Phelps ———— [72]
2014—Magic Bus Afghanistan national cricket team ————— [73]
2015— Skateistan Yao Ming Li Na ———— [74]
2016 Niki Lauda Moving the Goalposts Johan Cruyff †————— [75]
2017—Waves for Change Leicester City — Refugee Olympic Team ——— [76]
2018 Edwin Moses Active Communities Network— Francesco Totti J. J. Watt ——— [54]
2019 Arsène Wenger Yuwa Lindsey Vonn Eliud Kipchoge ———— [77]
2020 Dirk Nowitzki South Bronx United— Spanish Basketball Federation ———— [57]
2021 Billie Jean King Kickformore by Kickfair—— Mohamed Salah Lewis Hamilton —— [78]
2022 Tom Brady Lost Boyz Inc.— Robert Lewandowski —Gerald Asamoah and the Black Eagles Valentino Rossi Real Madrid Foundation [79]
2023—TeamUp (Robert Lewandowski)—————— [80]
2024—Fundación Rafa Nadal (Rafael Nadal)———————
Key
†Indicates posthumous award
—Not awarded

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