Know who are the winners of 2022 Laureus World Sports Awards including the much coveted Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
On April 24, 2022, 2022 Laureus World Sports Awards took place in Seville, Spain as a virtual awards ceremony, where awards were distributed to players and teams with outstanding performance during the season.
2022 Laureus World Sports Awards Venue, Date, Awards And Winners List
Laureus World Sports Awards Shortlisting Method, Voting, 2022 Awards Venue, and Date
The Laureus World Sports Awards, which were first held in 2000, commemorate the best and most inspirational sporting victories of the year while also highlighting the efforts of Laureus Sport for Good. More than 1,000 sports journalists from over 70 countries voted to produce shortlists for six categories. The International Paralympic Committee provides the shortlist for World Athlete of the Year with a Disability.
The Laureus World Sports Academy consisting of select group of athletic legends selects the winners in each of the shortlisted categories, and the Academy also has the authority to bestow discretionary accolades such as the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award. Meanwhile, the winner of the Laureus Sporting Moment of the Year is decided by a global public vote.
On Sunday 24th April, the 2022 Laureus World Sports Awards took place as a virtual awards ceremony in Seville, Spain.
2022 Laureus World Sports Awards List and Winners
Laureus World Sportsman and Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year in 2022 award went to Formula One world champion Max Verstappen and Jamaican Olympic sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah respectively.
With a controversial win in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December, Verstappen claimed the F1 driver’s title. In winning the honor, he beat out Tom Brady, Novak Djokovic, Caeleb Dressel, Eliud Kipchoge, and Robert Lewandowski.
List of Awards and Winners
Sportsman of the Year Award- Max Verstappen (Motor Racing)
Sportswoman of the Year Award- Elaine Thompson-Herah (Athletics)
World Team of the Year Award- Italy Men’s Football Team
Breakthrough of the Year Award- Emma Raducanu (Tennis)
Comeback of the Year Award- Sky Brown (Skateboarding)
World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award- Marcel Hug (Wheelchair Athletics)
World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award- Bethany Shriever (BMX)
Lifetime Achievement Award- Tom Brady (American Football)
Academy Exceptional Achievement Award- Robert Lewandowski
Sporting Icon Award- Valentino Rossi (Motorcycle Racing)
Sport for Good Award- Lost Boyz Inc. (Baseball)
Sport for Good Society Award- Real Madrid Foundation
Athlete Advocate of the Year Award- Gerald Asamoah and the Black Eagles (Football)
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