- Novak Djokovic, Simone Biles, Aitana Bonmatí, and Jude Bellingham were honored at the 2024 Laureus Sports Awards ceremony held in Madrid.
- The event was a grand celebration of the world’s best athletes and their achievements.
- Novak Djokovic, the world’s top-ranked tennis player, was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the fifth time, matching Roger Federer’s record for the most decorated male athlete in this category. Djokovic had previously won this award in 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2019.
List of 2024 Laureus Sports Awards
- Sportsman of the Year Award: Novak Djokovic
- Sportswoman of the Year Award: Aitana Bonmati
- Comeback of the Year Award: Simone Biles
- Breakthrough of the Year Award: Jude Bellingham
- Team of the Year Award: Spain Women’s Football Team
- Action Sportsperson of the Year Award: Arisa Trew
- Laureus Sport for Good Award: Fundaci³n Rafa Nadal
- Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award: Diede de Groot
Laureus Sports Awards
- The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual event that started in 2000. It celebrates great and inspiring sporting achievements and also showcases Laureus Sport for Good’s initiatives.
- Shortlists for seven categories, which include Sportswoman, Sportsman, Team, Breakthrough, Comeback, Action and Sport for Good, are created by votes from over 1,000 sports media from more than 70 countries.
- The International Paralympic Committee shortlists World Athlete of the Year with a Disability.
- The winners in each category are voted by the Laureus World Sports Academy, a unique group of sporting legends.
- The Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award is also given by the Academy..
- The Awards are broadcast globally, and they provide a platform for supporting Laureus Sport for Good by showcasing the incredible work done to transform young lives worldwide.
- The Laureus Sport for Good Award recognizes one programme each year for its outstanding work.
- The Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar won the Laureus Sporting Moment Award (2000-2020).
- Neeraj Chopra, an Indian Tokyo Olympics gold medalist, is the third Indian after Vinesh Phogat and Sachin Tendulkar who was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Awards.