F1 champion Max Verstappen has been named the 2022 Laureus Sportsman of the Year while Jamaican Olympic sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah has been named Sportswoman of the Year. The awards recognise the greatest sporting achievements of 2021, one of the highlights of which was the European Championship victory by the Italian Men’s Football Team who won their second Laureus Team of the Year Award as a result.
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Other awardees:
Category | Winner |
Breakthrough of the Year prize | Emma Raducanu |
Laureus Sporting Icon Award | Valtentino Rossi |
Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award | Tom Brady |
Exceptional Achievement Award | Robert Lewandowski |
World Team of the Year Award | Italy Men’s Football Team |
World Comeback of the Year Award | Sky Brown (Skateboard) |
Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award | Marcel Hug |
Laureus Sport For Good Society Award | Real Madrid |
Action Sportsperson of the Year | Bethany Shriever |