Laureus Player of the Year candidates include Djokovic, Duplantis, Haaland, etc.
Six candidates competing, including Lyles, Messi, and Perstafen
Novak Djokovic (Serbia), Armand Duplantis (Sweden), and Erling Holland (Norway) were selected as candidates for the 2024 Laureus Male Sportsperson of the Year.
The Laureus World Sports Academy announced candidates for major categories,
including Male and Female Sportsperson of the Year, on the 27th (local time).
Six people were nominated for Male Sportsperson of the Year:
Djokovic, Duplantis, Holland, Noah Lyles (USA), Lionel Messi (Argentina), and Max Verstappen (Netherlands).
Djokovic swept the Australian Open, French Open, and US Open among the four major tennis tournaments last year. 카지노사이트
He set a record for the most singles wins in major competitions with 24 wins.
Duplantis won his second consecutive pole vault world championship last year and broke both the indoor world record (6m 22) and the outdoor world record (6m 23).
Holland scored 36 goals in the English professional soccer Premier League in the 2022-2023 season,
and scored a total of 52 goals, including 12 goals in the UEFA Champions League (UCL).
36 goals is the record for most goals scored in a Premier League season.
Lyles swept the men’s 100m, 200m, and 400m relay races at the World Athletics Championships,
becoming the first athlete to win three gold medals in eight years since Usain Bolt (Jamaica) in 2015.
Messi, who was selected as the Laureus Male Sportsperson of the Year last year,
won the Ballon d’Or, given to the best soccer player of the year, for the eighth time, the most ever.
Perstafen won 19 times in one season in Formula One (F1), setting the record for the most wins in a single season.
The female sportsperson of the year nominees are Aitana Bonmatti (soccer, Spain),
Sherica Jackson (Jamaica), Faith Kiefon (Kenya), Shirkari Richardson (athletics, USA), Mikayla Shiffrin (skiing, USA), Iga Sibion Tech (Tennis, Poland) was selected.
In addition, six teams will compete in the Team of the Year category,
including the Ryder Cup golf European team, the German men’s national basketball team, England professional soccer team Manchester City, the Red Bull Racing team, the South African national rugby team, and the Spanish women’s national soccer team.
The Laureus World Sports Awards, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, will be held in Madrid, Spain, on April 22.