Recently, the 25th Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony was held in Madrid, Spain, and we will first bring you the specific list of winners:
Best Male Athlete Award: Duplantis (Sweden, Athletics)
Best Female Athlete Award: Biles (USA, Gymnastics)
Best Team Award: Real Madrid (Spain, Football)
Best Breakthrough: Yamal (Spain, Football)
Best comeback: Andrade (Brazil, Gymnastics)
Best Extreme Athlete Award: Pydcock (UK, Mountain Bike)
Best Para Athlete Award: Jiang Yuyan (China, Para Swimming)
Best Sports for Good Award: Kick4life (Lesotho, Football x Gender Equality)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Slater (USA, Surfing)
In addition, Nadal, who has retired from the sport, won the Sports Icon Award, making him the only athlete to complete the Laureus World Sports Awards Grand Slam (Breakthrough of the Year, Best Comeback, Best Male Athlete, Sports for Good Award, Sports Legend Award) for the former Spanish tennis star.
Looking at the list of winners of this year's Laureus Awards, it is surprising that there are no tennis players in the regular awards as one of the most professional sports in the world, considering that the last time such a situation occurred was in 2020, exactly five years ago.
In 2021, Nadal won the Best Male Athlete award, becoming the oldest champion at the Acapulco Open in 2020 and holding the title for 17 consecutive years.
At the French Open in the same year, Nadal reached the men's singles final with Roland Garros and won his 20th career Grand Slam title with his 100th French Open victory, tying Federer's record at the time.
This year's Laureus Female Athlete of the Year was also won by tennis players, with former women's singles world No. 1 Naomi Osaka from Japan winning the 2020 US Open and the 2021 Australian Open women's singles title undisputed.
In 2022, Raducanu won the Laureus Award for Best Breakthrough, Alcaraz defended the title for tennis in 2023 and Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic won the Best Male Athlete award last year. It is worth mentioning that this is the fifth time in Djokovic's career that he has won the Laureus Best Male Athlete Award, after winning the prestigious award in 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2019.
Although Nadal won the Sports Icon Award this year, it was also the first time in nearly five years that no tennis event has won a regular award.
From its inception in 2000 to its 25th edition, Laureus is one of the most influential awards in world sports, and has had countless outstanding athletes shine here, so who are you most impressed? Do you know which Chinese players have won Laureus Awards?(Source: Tennis House Author: Barbie)