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India.com
22-04-2025
- Sport
- India.com
Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Mondo Duplantis, Simone Biles Win Top Honours, Rafael Nadal Gets Special Recognition; Check Full List Of Winners
photoDetails english 2889681 Updated:Apr 22, 2025, 07:20 PM IST Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award: Mondo Duplantis 1 / 10 Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis was named the Sportsman of the Year at the 2025 Laureus World Sports Award in Spain on Monday. Duplantis became the first back-to-back men's pole vault champion at the Olympic Games in more than half a century when he defended his Tokyo 2020 title at Paris 2024, while also breaking the world record for the ninth time. Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award: Simone Biles 2 / 10 The world's most decorated gymnast Simone Biles was named the Sportswoman of the Year at the 2025 Laureus World Sports Award in Spain on Monday. Biles, who won gold medals in the team, all-around and vault competitions, as well as a silver on the floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Games to complete a triumphant comeback three years after withdrawing from events at the Tokyo Olympics, won the Laureus award for the fourth time. Laureus World Team of the Year Award: Real Madrid 3 / 10 Real Madrid were honoured with the Laureus World Team of the Year Award after a season in which they won La Liga for a record 36th time, delivered a 15th UEFA Champions League/European Cup title, and defeated rivals Barcelona 4-1 in the Supercopa de Espana. The club continued to sweep aside all before them at the beginning of the 2024-25 season, winning both the UEFA Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup, an achievement which saw Carlo Ancelotti become Madrid's most decorated manager. Real Madrid's legendary midfielder Luka Modric accepted the Award. Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award: Lamine Yamal 4 / 10 Lamine Yamal won the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award after emerging as one of football's global superstars. As part of the Spain team which won Euro 2024, he became the youngest player to score in the European Championships as well as the youngest to feature in the final and was named Best Young Player of the tournament. Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award: Rebeca Andrade 5 / 10 Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade received the World Comeback of the Year accolade at 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards. Andrade defied the odds to arrive at Paris 2024 after multiple injury setbacks, and then proceeded to win four medals to become the most decorated artistic gymnast from Latin America. Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award: Jiang Yuyan 6 / 10 China's Jiang Yuyan, who is also known as the 'Flying Fish', was named the Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability. The 19-year-old Para swimmer left Paris 2024 as the most decorated athlete of the Paralympic Games with seven gold medals from seven events. Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award: Tom Pidcock 7 / 10 Tom Pidcock won the World Action Sportsperson of the Year award after his memorable mountain bike victory at Paris 2024, which included fighting back from a punctured tyre, to defend his Tokyo 2020 gold medal. Laureus Sporting Icon Award: Rafael Nadal 8 / 10 Legendary Rafael Nadal received the Laureus Sporting Icon Award after a year in which he announced the end of one of the greatest careers in the history of professional tennis. The 22-time singles Grand Slam winner became the second-ever recipient of the Sporting Icon Award after Italian motorcycling legend Valentino Rossi, who won the inaugural award in 2022. Laureus Sport for Good Award: Kick4Life 9 / 10 The Laureus Sport for Good Award went to Kick4Life, a charity foundation that uses football to engage children and teens in Lesotho and educate them about HIV infection. Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award: Kelly Slater 10 / 10 Kelly Slater, widely considered the greatest surfer of all time, received the Laureus Lifetime Achievement award, joining the ranks of sports greats such as Pele, Billie Jean King, Niki Lauda and Sergey Bubka, among others.
Indian Express
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 Winners List: Duplantis, Nadal bag top honours; Rishabh Pant misses out
Record-breaking pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and America's legendary gymnast Simone Biles bagged the top honous at the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Madrid on Monday. While Duplantis earned the World Sportsman of the Year at the prestigious award gala, Biles was bagged the highest women's honours of the night. The 25-year-old Duplantis, regarded as the greatest pole vaulter of all time, won the award for the first time after being nominated in each of the past three years. Duplantis became only the second track-and-field athlete after four-time winner Usain Bolt to claim the prestigious award. Duplantis pipped the likes of Spain's Carlos Alcaraz (Tennis), France's Léon Marchand (Swimming), Slovenia's Tadej Pogačar (Cycling) and Netherlands' Max Verstappen (Motor Racing) with more votes for the award. 'I am incredibly honoured to have won my first Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award in the sporting capital of Madrid and to have the great Usain Bolt pay tribute to me…' he said. Duplantis won his second World Indoor Championship gold medal in March and broke his own world record for a remarkable ninth time in 2024 en route to Olympic gold in Paris. Biles, who returned to action after a break, clinched three gold and one silver medal in a stunning comeback at the Paris Olympics to claim her fourth Laureus award — equalling the record held by Serena Williams. Both the athletes also have one Comeback of the Year honour. Tennis great Rafael Nadal was conferred the Laureus Sporting Icon Award in a year he announced his retirement from professional tennis. 'Back in 2006 I won the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award in Barcelona… Tennis and sports in general has given me so much…,' Nadal said. Rishabh Pant, who was the only Indian to be nominated for the awards for his comeback from a 14-month layoff due to his road accident, missed out on the award eventually clinched by Rebeca Andrade. Andrade got the Comeback of the Year award for her inspirational return from a series of career-threatening injuries. Andrade, who contemplated quitting after three ACL injuries, made a triumphant return by winning gold in the floor exercise at the Paris Games. Laureus Sports Awards 2025 Full Winners List Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award: Mondo Duplantis Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award: Simone Biles Laureus World Team of the Year Award: Real Madrid Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award: Lamine Yamal Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award: Rebeca Andrade Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award: Tom Pidcock Laureus Sport for Good Award: Kick4Life Laureus Sporting Icon Award: Rafael Nadal
Observer
28-02-2025
- Sport
- Observer
Sinner dropped from Laureus awards list
PARIS: Jannik Sinner had his nomination for the prestigious Laureus sportsman of the year award withdrawn on Thursday after he was banned for three months following two failed drugs tests, an official said. The world number one from Italy, who is the reigning US Open and Australian Open champion, twice tested positive for traces of the banned anabolic steroid clostebol in March last year. "Following discussions by the Laureus Academy it has been decided that Jannik Sinner's nomination for this year's Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award is to be withdrawn," said the awards body chairman Sean Fitzpatrick, the former New Zealand rugby union great. "We have followed this case, the decisions of the relevant global bodies and — whilst we note the extenuating circumstances involved — feel that the three-month ban renders the nomination ineligible. "Jannik and his team have been informed." Earlier in February, the 23-year-old Sinner agreed to a three-month ban from tennis after admitting "partial responsibility" for team mistakes which led to him twice testing positive in March 2024. His suspension ends on May 4, allowing him to return in time for the French Open, the season's second Grand Slam event of the year. The Laureus awards have been offered annually since 2000 by a 69-strong jury comprised of sporting greats who make up the Laureus Academy. In 2024, fellow tennis star Novak Djokovic took the sportsman of the year award for a record fifth time. — AFP
Al-Ahram Weekly
27-02-2025
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Tennis: Sinner dropped from Laureus awards list after doping ban - Omni sports
Jannik Sinner had his nomination for the prestigious Laureus sportsman of the year award withdrawn on Thursday after he was banned for three months following two failed drugs tests, an official said. The world number one from Italy, who is the reigning US Open and Australian Open champion, twice tested positive for traces of the banned anabolic steroid clostebol in March last year. "Following discussions by the Laureus Academy it has been decided that Jannik Sinner's nomination for this year's Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award is to be withdrawn," said the awards body chairman Sean Fitzpatrick, the former New Zealand rugby union great. "We have followed this case, the decisions of the relevant global bodies and - whilst we note the extenuating circumstances involved - feel that the three-month ban renders the nomination ineligible. "Jannik and his team have been informed." Earlier in February, the 23-year-old Sinner agreed to a three-month ban from tennis after admitting "partial responsibility" for team mistakes which led to him twice testing positive in March 2024. His suspension ends on May 4, allowing him to return in time for the French Open, the season's second Grand Slam event of the year. The Laureus awards have been offered annually since 2000 by a 69-strong jury comprised of sporting greats who make up the Laureus Academy. In 2024, fellow tennis star Novak Djokovic took the sportsman of the year award for a record fifth time. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sinner's Laureus award nomination withdrawn after ban
Jannik Sinner's nomination for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award has been withdrawn after he was given a three-month doping ban. The world number one accepted an immediate three-month ban from tennis earlier this month after reaching a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency over his two positive drugs tests last year. The 23-year-old Italian, who won the Australian Open in January, is suspended from 9 February until 4 May. "Following discussions by the Laureus Academy, it has been decided that Jannik Sinner's nomination for this year's Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award is to be withdrawn," Laureus World Sports Academy chairman Sean Fitzpatrick said. "We have followed this case, the decisions of the relevant global bodies and - whilst we note the extenuating circumstances involved - feel that the three-month ban renders the nomination ineligible. "Jannik and his team have been informed." 'Sad day for tennis' - Sinner doping ban 'leaves sour taste' What happens next for Sinner after doping case? Are there different approaches to tennis doping cases? Sinner had previously been cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent panel after testing positive for the banned substance clostebol in March. The International Tennis Integrity Agency's (ITIA) investigation found that Sinner had been inadvertently contaminated with the anabolic steroid by his physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi. Wada, having launched an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas), initially sought a ban of up to two years for the three-time Grand Slam champion. However, Wada reached a settlement after accepting Sinner was inadvertently contaminated by a banned substance and "did not intend to cheat". The nominees for the Laureus World Sports Awards, selected by a panel of journalists and broadcasters, will be announced on 3 March. Live scores, results and order of play Get tennis news sent straight to your phone
