Simone Biles and Mondo Duplantis win at Laureus Awards 2024
Simone Biles and Mondo Duplantis win at Laureus Awards 2024
The Olympicics and Paralympic from Paris were the big winners of the 25th Laureus World Sports Awards, which took place in Madrid. The celebrated athletes included the superstars Simone Biles and Armand’ Mondo .
a festival of the athletes and the good cause
The Laureus Awards, which were moderated by Amanda Davies
Simone Biles - a record evening
Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, received her fourth award as athlete of the year after adding three gold and a silver medal in her third participation this summer in the Olympic Games. With tennis legend Serena Williams won.
"I won this award for the first time in 2017 and since then Laurus has been part of my story. I believe that sport has the strength to change the world," said Biles about her record -breaking evening. "It could be a little girl who sees someone like me on TV and decides that she can do it. Or it could be the fantastic work that Laureus Sport for Good has been doing all over the world for 25 years."
Armand 'Mondo ’Duplantis - another triumph
The Swedish Stabhochspringer duplantis href = "https://www.instagram.com/p/diujbpjngcx/?img_index=1" target = "_ blank"> second athlete, after the four -time winner Usain Bolt, who received the title athlete of the year. The 25-year-old set up his own world record, secured his second Olympic gold medal and became the first pole vaulter to have won successive gold medals since Bob Richards.
"The Laureus Awards are the ultimate prices that we want to win athletes. I know that because I am nominated for the fourth time - and that proves that it is more difficult to win a Laurus than an Olympic gold medal!" Duplantis joked. "I follow the footsteps of greats such as Novak (Djokovic), Usain, Rafael Nadal and Lionel Messi. The list of former winners of this award is like a history of sporty size of the past 25 years."
other impressive winners
The other highlights of the event in Madrid included the award of Biles ’girlfriend and Rival Rebeca Andrade with the comeback of the year. The Brazilian had considered giving up the sport after suffering a triple cruciate ligament injury in four years. But she struggled back and competed in Paris at her third Olympic Games, where she won a gold and two silver medals and bronze medal- and thus became the most decorated Olympionics from Brazil of all time. Their victory moment led to one of the iconal photos Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles before Anda> fell on the podium on the knees.
"Individual sports can be insulating, but Paris showed that camaraderie can also exist between competitors. I was so proud to compete together with last year's winner of this prize, Simone Biles," said Andrade after her profit. "Simone and I are the only two gymnasts who have won a Laureus Award, and I hope that our stories can inspire anyone who has experienced injuries and setbacks to continue fighting."
The sporting future in view
later, despite the winning of Real Madrid, the team of the year Award, Barça talent Lamine Yamal, received the prize for the breakthrough of the year. The only 16-year-old became the Player and scorer in the history of the European Championship. He celebrated his birthday by becoming the youngest who took part in an EM final only one day after his 17th birthday.
The Laureus Awards are not only there to honor the greatest athletes, but also those who use sport to be positive in society. This year the sport went for good purposes to Kick4Life , a organization founded in 2005, to use football, to reach endangered young people in Lesotho.
Overall, it was a spectacular evening to celebrate sport with the largest athletes and sports men in the world who were present in Madrid.
Complete list of the winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards
- athlete of the year: Mondo Duplantis
- athlete of the year: Simone Biles
- Team of the year: Real Madrid
- Thraying of the year: Lamine Yamal
- comeback of the year: Rebeca Andrade
- athlete of the year with disabilities: Jiang Yuyan
- Action athlete of the year: Tom Pidcock
- Sport for good purposes Award: Kick4Life
- Sporticone Award: Rafael Nadal
- honorary award for long -term benefits: Kelly Slater
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