Djokovic, Messi and Haaland will compete for the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award – 2024-02-27 06:47:39

The Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and the Argentine footballer Lionel Messi stand out among those nominated by Laureus World Sports for the “World Athlete of the Year” award. On April 22, at a gala where the most famous athletes on the planet will be present, the trophy will be awarded, for which footballer Erling Haaland, athletes Mondo Duplantis and Noah Lyles and Formula 1 racer Máx Verstappen are also opting.

«This year, as always, I am overwhelmed by the quality of the athletes I am nominated with. “This is what makes the Laureus Awards so special to us and why we want to win as much as when we compete,” said Djokovic, winner of three Grand Slam tournaments.

Regarding the women’s category, another tennis player, the Polish Iga Swiatek, is one of the strong candidates to win the award.

The world number one, champion of Roland Garros 2023, will compete with soccer player Aitana Bonmati, skier Mikaela Shiffrin and athletes Faith Kipyegon, Shericka Jackson and Sha’Carri Richardson.

In the “Revelation of the Year” category, American tennis player Coco Gauff, soccer players Jude Bellingham, Linda Caicedo and Salma Paralluelo, athlete Josh Kerr and swimmer Qin Haiyang were nominated.