The 25th Laureus World Sports Awards will take place in Madrid on April 22 and will include some of the biggest sporting icons of the world.
The 25th Laureus World Sports Awards will take place in Madrid on April 22. Many of the biggest names from the world of sport, past and present, will be there to honour the greatest sportsmen, sportswomen and teams from 2023.
The Awards Ceremony will take place at the Palacio de Cibeles, a remarkable structure designed by the prolific architect partnership of Antonio Palacios and Joaquín Otamendi. It is one of Madrid’s most iconic buildings.
This is the 25th year the Laureus World Sports Awards have been presented and where better than a Host Venue steeped in sporting greatness? The City and Community of Madrid is home to four La Liga football clubs and the World Rugby Sevens Series; the venue for the climax of cycling’s Vuelta a España; host to the Madrid Open, one of the most sought-after clay court titles of the tennis year; to golf’s Open de España; and the Madrid Marathon.
No fewer than 15 Olympic and Paralympic gold medal winners will attend this year’s Awards – a precursor to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games – alongside world champions from major sports – including World Cup Winners and World Record Holders.
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| Athlete | Sports | Country |
| Novak Djokovic | Tennis | Serbia |
| Mondo Duplantis | Athletics | Sweden |
| Erling Haaland | Football | Norway |
| Noah Lyles | Athletics | USA |
| Lionel Messi | Football | Argentina |
| Max Verstappen | Motorsports | The Netherlands |
| Athlete | Sports | Country |
| Aitana Bonmati | Football | Spain |
| Sherika Jackson | Athletics | Jamaica |
| Faith Kipyegon | Athletics | Kenya |
| Sha’carri Richardson | Athletics | USA |
| Mikaela Shiffrin | Skiing | USA |
| Iga Swiatek | Tennis | Poland |
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| Teams | Sports | Country |
| Ryder Cup Team | Golf | Europe |
| Men’s Basketball Team | Basketball | Germany |
| Men’s Football Team | Football | UK |
| Red Bull Racing | Motor Racing | Austria |
| Springboks | Rugby | South Africa |
| Women’s Football Team | Football | Spain |
| Athlete | Sports | Country |
| Jude Bellingham | Football | UK |
| Linda Caicedo | Football | Colombia |
| Coco Gauff | Tennis | USA |
| Qin Haiyang | Swimming | China |
| Josh Kerr | Athletics | UK |
| Salma Paralluelo | Football | Spain |
| Athlete | Sports | Country |
| Simone Biles | Gymnastics | USA |
| Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Athletics | UK |
| Siya Kolisi | Rugby | South Africa |
| Sebastien Haller | Football | Ivory Coast |
| Jamal Murray | Basketball | Canada |
| Marketa Vondrousova | Tennis | Czech Republic |
| Athlete | Sports | Country |
| Simone Barlaam | Para Swimming | Italy |
| Danylo Chufarov | Para Swimming | Ukraine |
| Luca Ekler | Para Athletics | Hungary |
| Diede De Groot | Wheelchair Tennis | The Netherlands |
| Nicole Murray | Para Cycling | New Zealand |
| Markus Rehm | Para Athletics | Germany |
| Athlete | Sports | Country |
| Rayssa Leal | Skateboarding | Brazil |
| Caroline Marks | Surfing | USA |
| Kirsten Neuschafer | Sailing | South Africa |
| Bethany Shriever | BMX | UK |
| Filipe Toledo | Surfing | Brazil |
| Arisa Trew | Skateboarding | Australia |
| Initiative | Sports | Country |
| Bola Pra Frente | Multi-Sport | Brazil |
| Dancing Grounds | Dancing | USA |
| Fundacion Rafa Nadal | Multi-Sport | Spain |
| ISF Cambodia | Football | Cambodia |
| Obiettivo Napoli | Multi-Sport | Italy |
| Justice Desk Africa | Multi-Sport | South Africa |
The list of global broadcasters includes more than 50 other broadcasters globally and includes: Trace, TVI, MBC Mauritius, NBC Namibia, ZNBC, Channel 13 Uruguay, RCN – Winsports, Telerama, Viasat, Olympic Channel, Shant TV, Match TV, True Visions, SMG/Great Sports, Star Sports China, Silknet, Metro TV, Channel 5, RTM, RPN, Media Corp, SET, TRT Spor, VTV, ORF, BNT, HRT, Sigma TV, ERT, TG4, Lithuanian TV, Monaco Info, Digi Sport, RTS, SRF, 1+1, Sky New Zealand among others.
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