Often also referred to as the “Oscars of Sports”, the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards were established by the highly esteemed Laureus Sport for Good Foundation in 2000 with the ultimate aim to commemorating and symbolise the never-fading and unwavering power of sports on a global level.
The Laureus World Sports Awards encompass several award categories including, Sportsman of the Year, Sportswoman of the Year, Team of the Year, Breakthrough of the Year, Comeback of the Year, Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability, Action Sportsperson of the Year, Sport for Good Award and a few others.
The selection process of the Laureus World Sports Awards involves over 1,000 sports journalists and broadcasters from more than 70 countries to vote and create shortlists for each category. The most recent Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 witnessed numerous esteemed and extremely prominent athletes from diverse sports receiving their coveted Laureus World Sports Awards for all the path-breaking contributions that they have made to their respective stream of sports.
In this article we will take a look at the completed winners list of the recent Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 edition.
Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 : Full Winners List
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award: Mondo Duplantis
The legendary Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis was honoured with the coveted Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 after securing gold at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and setting multiple world records.
Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award: Simone Biles
The iconic American gymnast Simone Biles successfully earned her career’s fourth Laureus award, tying Serena Williams’ record, following her triumphant return at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she clinched a total of three gold and a silver medal.
Laureus World Team of the Year Award: Real Madrid
The Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football, Real Madrid, was honoured with the prestigious Laureus World Team of the Year Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2025, highlighting the dominating and ground-breaking performances of the team in the entire previous year.
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award: Lamine Yamal
The Spanish football prodigy Lamine Yamal received recognition at the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards for his remarkable role in Spain’s European Championship victory and was honoured with the prestigious Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award.
Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award: Rebeca Andrade
Although initially the Indian international cricketer Rishabh Pant was nominated to receive the coveted and highly prestigious Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award for making a roaring comeback in international cricket from a 14-month layoff due to his road accident, the award was eventually given to Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 as he missed out on the awards.
Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award: Jiang Yuyan
Chinese professional Paralympic swimmer, Jiang Yuyan, who competes in the S6 disability class, received her maiden Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 for being the most-decorated athlete in the 2024 Summer Paralympics and winning 7 gold medals in total.
Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award: Tom Pidcock
Thomas Pidcock, popularly referred to as “Tom Pidcock”, is a British cyclist who competes in the cyclo-cross, mountain bike and road bicycle racing disciplines of the sport for the Swiss Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team was honoured with the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award.
Laureus Sport for Good Award: Kick4Life
Kick4Life, an organisation leveraging football for social development, was also honoured with the prestigious Laureus Sport for Good Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 for its impactful work.
Laureus Sporting Icon Award: Rafael Nadal
The legendary Spanish professional tennis player, Rafael Nadal, who was ranked as the world No. 1 in men’s singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 209 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times, was honoured with the Laureus Sporting Icon Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 for the immense contributions that he has made to the international scene of tennis and for all his star-studded records and achievements.
Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award: Kelly Slater
The 53-year-old American professional surfer, Kelly Slater, who has been crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times, was honoured with the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2025. In the previous editions of the Laureus World Sports Awards, Kelly Slater has also been awarded the prestigious Action Sportsperson of the Year award four times in the years 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2012.
