The Laureus World Sports Awards, which honour and recognise the high athletes in world sport, return to the Spanish capital, Madrid, for the 2026 version.
On Monday, April 20, the annual awards might be held at the Cibeles Palace in the coronary heart of the Spanish capital, which additionally staged the earlier two editions of the ceremony.
Raúl González Blanco, Laureus World Sports Academy Member and Real Madrid soccer legend is worked up that Spain stays at the centre of world sport.
“I really feel actually honoured that my residence metropolis is as soon as once more internet hosting this excellent celebration of world sport,” mentioned Blanco.
“The Laureus World Sports Awards are particular not solely as a result of they recognise sporting achievement and success, but additionally the optimistic change that sport can drive in our society,”
Since the 2024 version, the awards in Madrid have linked Laureus-supported initiatives that present instructional alternatives and encourage energetic participation in sports activities so as to enhance the lives of younger individuals in the metropolis and surrounding areas.
Real Madrid star and winner of the 2024 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award, Jude Bellingham, was introduced as a Laureus Ambassador in September.
In every of the seven main classes, one winner will obtain a Laureus Sports stautette. The awardees might be chosen by the Laureus World Sports Academy jury.
World pole vault file holder Mondo Duplantis and the most adorned gymnast in historical past Simone Biles received the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards, respectively, at the twenty fifth anniversary awards, held final yr.