Laureus Sports Awards: Complete list of winners
Tiger Woods, Novak Djokovic, Lindsey Vonn and the France national soccer team were among the winners at the Laureus World Sports Awards.
Novak Djokovic won the Laureus Award for Sportsman of the Year at the 2019 edition in Monaco. The Serbian tennis player thus matched Usain Bolt's record by being named World Sportsman of the Year for the fourth time after winning Wimbledon and the US Open in 2018. He also earned the honour in 2012, 2015 and 2016. (Source: Reuters)
Simone Biles was named World Sportswoman of the Year for winning four gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the gymnastics world championships. (Source: AP)
France's World Cup winning football team were adjudged as the Team of the Year. Didier Deschamps (C) thus won the coveted trophy as a player and now as a coach. (Source: AP)
The Comeback of the Year award was handed to US golfer Tiger Woods, who silenced even his harshest critics when he earned what some consider to be one of the greatest victories of his career at last year's Tour Championship season finale. (Source: AP)
Japan's world number one women's tennis player Naomi Osaka, who lifted her first Grand Slam title at the US Open last year, and went on to claim the 2019 Australian Open, won the Breakthrough of the Year award. (Source: AP)
American snowboarder Chloe Kim won the Action Sportsperson of the Year. (Source: AP)
Former Arsenal football club manager Arsene Wenger was handed the Lifetime Achievement Award. (Source: Reuters)
Lindsey Vonn, who retired during the recent Alpine skiing world championships , took home the Spirit of Sport Award, which is given to an athlete for relentless dedication to his or her career. (Source: Reuters)
Long distance runner Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya won the Exceptional Achievement Award for his record shattering achievement in men's marathon. (Source: Reuters)
Xia Boyu poses as he celebrates winning the Sporting Moment of the Year award (Source: Reuters)
Jharkhand based Yuwa, an NGO that helps fight gender discrimination by getting young girls to play football, won the Sport for Good Award. Source: Reuters)
