Madrid does not stop in its efforts to become one of the sports capitals worldwide and on April 22, the Laureus Awards gala, known as the Oscars of Sports, will be held at the Cibeles Palace. The Spanish capital will bring together a constellation of sports stars among which stands out Usain Bolt, winner of eight Olympic gold medals and eleven world titles, who confirmed his attendance at the twenty-fifth edition of these awards, which includes among its nominees figures of the stature of Leo Messi, Novak Djokovic, Erling Haaland, Max Verstappen, Simone Biles, Jude Bellingham or the Spanish women’s football team.
The Jamaican superstar, recognized for his signature lightning bolt victory pose and still the fastest human being in history, won four Laureus Awards during his spectacular career.
From the world of football, the guest list is long. Legends such as Cafú, Alessandro Del Piero, Marcel Desailly, Luis Figo, Gullit and Raúl González will be present. On the other hand, in the tennis field there will be names such as the two-time Spanish Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza, Katie Boulter, Alex de Minaur, Elena Rybakina and, after his victory in the Monte Carlo Masters, Stefanos Tsitsipas. Laureus Action Athlete of the Year nominees and skate sensations Arisa Trew and Rayssa Leal will also be in Madrid, along with Action Nominee and Brazilian surfer Filipe Toledo, MMA star Ilia Topuria and many other sports stars current.
Madrid joins Barcelona as a national city to receive the ceremony after they landed in Barcelona in 2006 and 2007. In 2021 and 2022 they did so in Seville, although virtually due to health restrictions derived from the coronavirus pandemic. The winners of the Laureus World Sport Awards are selected by the 69 members of the Laureus World Sport Academy, “living legends of sport who pay tribute to today’s best athletes.”
The Awards are presented in seven categories: Best World Male Athlete of the Year, Best World Female Athlete of the Year, World Team of the Year, Best World Promise of the Year, Best World Comeback of the Year, Best World Disabled Athlete of the Year and Best Sports Athlete. world alternatives of the year. The galas have an average of 1.1 billion viewers around the world and are a meeting point for leading figures in the sector.
2024-04-16 11:17:22
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