Nominees for the Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 were announced on March 03 (Monday). Paris Olympic 2024 champions Simone Biles, Leon Marchand and Mondo Duplantis headline this year’s nominees.
The nominees for the six Laureus categories for the Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 were determined following a vote in December by the Laureus Global Media Panel made up of 1,300 members. The International Paralympic Committee also voted for the World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award.
The Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 ceremony will take place in Madrid, Spain, on April 21 recognizing the greatest athletic achievements of 2024 and the best sporting moments from the 25 years since the first Laureus World Sports Awards, in 2000.
The winners will be voted by the 69 sporting icons of the Laureus World Sports Academy.
Laureus World Sport Awards 2025: Full List of Nominees
Here are the shortlisted athletes across various categories at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2025
Laureus World Sportsman Of The Year Award
- Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) Tennis
- Mondo Duplantis (Sweden) Athletics
- Léon Marchand (France) Swimming
- Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia) Cycling
- Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Motor Racing
Laureus World Sportswoman Of The Year Award
- Simone Biles (USA) Gymnastics
- Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) Football
- Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) Athletics
- Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) Athletics
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) Athletics
- Aryna Sabalenka Tennis
Laureus World Team Of The Year Award
- FC Barcelona Women’s Team (Spain)
- Boston Celtics (USA)
- McLaren Formula One Team (UK)
- Real Madrid (Spain)
- Spain Men’s Football Team
- USA Basketball Men’s National Team
Laureus World Breakthrough Of The Year Award
- Julien Alfred (St Lucia) Athletics
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany) Football team
- Summer McIntosh (Canada) Swimming
- Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) Athletics
- Victor Wembanyama (France) Basketball
- Lamine Yamal (Spain) Football
Laureus World Comeback Of The Year Award
- Rebeca Andrade (Brazil) Gymnastics
- Caeleb Dressel (USA) Swimming
- Lara Gut-Behrami (Switzerland) Alpine Skiing
- Marc Márquez (Spain) Motor Cycling
- Rishabh Pant (India) Cricket
- Ariarne Titmus (Australia) Swimming
Laureus World Action Sportsperson Of The Year Award
- Yuto Horigome (Japan) Skateboarding
- Chloe Kim (USA) Snowboarding
- Caroline Marks (USA) Surfing
- Aleksandra Miroslaw (Poland) Speed Climbing
- Tom Pidcock (UK) Mountain Biking
- Arisa Trew (Australia) Skateboarding
Laureus World Sportsperson Of The Year With A Disability Award
- Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland) Para Athletics
- Teresa Perales (Spain) Para Swimming
- Tokito Oda (Japan) Wheelchair Tennis
- Matt Stutzman (USA) Para Archery
- Jiang Yuyan (China) Para Swimming
- Qu Zi Mo (China) Wheelchair Badminton
Laureus Sport For Good Award
Programmes nominated by a specialist selection panel; Laureus Academy select the winner
- Kick4life (Lesotho) Football x Gender Equity – uses football to reach at-risk children and young people
- Figure Skating in Harlem (USA) Figure Skating x Racial Equity – help girls transform their lives through figure skating
- Kind Surf (Spain) Surfing x Inclusion – uses surf therapy to support young people at risk of social exclusion due to intellectual disabilities
- Liberi Nantes (Italy) Football x Social Inclusion – offers a wide range of sporting activities for refugees and political asylum seekers
- Paris Basket 18 (France) Basketball x Gender Equity – focuses on development of women’s sport, and also promotes social integration
- Street League (UK) Multi-sport x Employability – uses the power of sport to help young people aged 14-30 prepare for employment and training opportunities
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