2020 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS

Feb. 18, 2020

The Laureus Award is shared for the first time in its 20-year history; Sporting Moment Award goes to Tendulkar for the 2011 World Cup triumph.

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  • Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton and footballer Lionel Messi were declared joint winners of the prestigious Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award.

  • The Laureus Sporting Moment Award (2000-2020) public fan vote was won by Sachin Tendulkar, who was part of the victorious 2011 ICC World Cup-winning team, was carried on the shoulders by his teammates.

  • The 2019 Rugby World Cup winner South Africa won its second Laureus World Team of the Year Award.

  • American gymnast Simone Biles won her third Laureus Sportswoman of the Year Award. 

Source : The Hindu

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