Laureus Awards 2022 winners: Max Verstappen, the 2021 Formula One World champion, was voted as the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2022, while Jamaican athlete Elaine Thompson-Herah was named Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year 2022 at the 2022 Laureus World Sports Awards virtual event that was screened live from Seville, Spain, on April 24, 2022.
Max Verstappen took the top honour, beating the likes of Tennis legend Novak Djokovic, Footballer Robert Lewandowski, American football star Tom Brady, American swimming star Caeleb Dressel and Kenyan athlete Eluid Kipchoge. Max Verstappen had secured his first World Championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December, becoming the first Dutch driver to win the World Championship.
🏆 The #Laureus22 World Sportsman of the Year Award winner is @Max33Verstappen
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) April 24, 2022
Max won his first @F1 Championship in thrilling style in 2021. The @redbullracing driver had ten Grand Prix wins during the year and a record 18 podium finishes 👏 pic.twitter.com/8QmjeyDcCr
Laureus Awards 2022 nominees for Sportswoman of the year included Australian Open champion Ashleigh Barty, footballer Alexia Putellas, American athlete Allyson Felix, Australian swimming star Emma Mckeon and American swimming star Katie Ledecky. The award winner Elaine Thompson-Herah not only defended her 100 and 200 metres Olympic titles in Tokyo but also won a third gold in the 4 x 100m relay. She has been described as the female Usain Bolt. Speaking on her win, she said: "I know Usain has won Laureus Awards before, so to bring this trophy back home to the Caribbean, also in Jamaica, is very special."
💬 "I am the second woman to do what I have done at the @Olympics. To be the second fastest woman alive is really an honour and a privilege, it is an honour to walk away with this trophy"#Laureus22 World Sportswoman of the Year Award winner, @FastElaine 🏆 pic.twitter.com/61VyDLTa3t
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) April 24, 2022
Italy's football team won Laureus World Team of the Year award, beating other nominees including Argentina men's football team, Barcelona women's football team, Chinese olympic diving team, Mercedes F1 team and Milwauke Bucks American Basketball team. The Italian men's football team had won the European Championship in 2021. This is their second Laureus Team of the Year Award.
India's Neeraj Chopra was nominated among the Laureus Awards 2022 nominees for Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award alongside major sporting names including Tennis player Daniil Medvedev and Spanish Footballer Pedri. The award went to British Tennis sensation Emma Raducanu, who became the first qualifier in tennis history to win a Grand Slam. She won the US Open without losing a set. This was her second Grand Slam event.
🏆 The 2022 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award winner is @EmmaRaducanu
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) April 24, 2022
Emma became a global sensation when she won the @usopen at the age of 18, the first ever qualifier in tennis history to win a Grand Slam ✨#Laureus22 pic.twitter.com/BzeS0ToxJ7
Laureus World Sports Awards 2022 Winners: Check Complete List
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: Max Verstappen (Motor racing), The Netherlands
Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year: Elaine Thompson-Herah (Athletics), Jamaica
Laureus World Team of the Year: Italy Men’s Football Team
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year: Emma Raducanu (Tennis), UK
Laureus World Comeback of the Year: Sky Brown (Skateboarding), UK
Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year : Bethany Shriever (BMX), UK
Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability: Marcel Hug (Wheelchair Athletics), Switzerland
Laureus Sport for Good: Lost Boyz Inc (Baseball), USA
Laureus Sport for Good Society: Real Madrid Foundation, Spain
Laureus Lifetime Achievement: Tom Brady (American football), USA
After 22 years in the @NFL, winning the @SuperBowl a record 7 times and the Super Bowl MVP 5 times, @TomBrady is the most successful player in the history of the game 🏈
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) April 24, 2022
🏆The Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award recipient has posted some incredible career numbers #Laureus22 pic.twitter.com/JlE4wbALeD
Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement: Robert Lewandowski (Football), Poland
Laureus Sporting Icon: Valentino Rossi (Motorcycle Racing), Italy
🙌 @ValeYellow46 announced his retirement earlier this year after an incredible career that amassed 9 World Champion titles and an induction into the @MotoGP Hall of Fame
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) April 24, 2022
Congratulations on an inspirational career and the #Laureus22 Sporting Icon Award, Valentino 🏆 pic.twitter.com/lFGopLAt2g
Laureus Athlete Advocate of the Year: Gerald Asamoah and the Black Eagles (football), Germany
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