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Laureus World Sports Awards 2019 Winners Names

 

 

Laureus World Sports Awards 2019 Winners Names

The Laureus World Sports Awards 2019 were presented on 19 February 2019 to honor the greatest sporting achievements of 2018 and celebrate the power of sport to change the world.

Winners of Laureus World Sports Awards 2019

Sportsman of the Year: Novak Djokovic, (Serbia) Tennis

Sportswoman of the Year: Simone Biles (USA) Gymnastics

Comeback of the Year: Tiger Woods (USA) Golf

Breakthrough of the Year: Naomi Osaka (Japan) Tennis

Sportsperson of the Year With A Disability: Henrieta Farkkašová (Slovakia) Skiing

Action Sportsperson of the Year: Chloe Kim (USA) Snowboarding

Team of the Year: France World Cup Team (France) Football

Laureus Sporting Moment of the Year: Xia Boyu, China (Climbing Mount Everest)

Academy Exceptional Achievement Award: Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya

Lifetime Achievement Award: Arsène Wenger, France.

Spirit for Sports Award: Lindsey Vonn, (USA)

Sport For Good Award: Yuwa (India)

India's NGO Yuwa

NGO Yuwa works specifically with girls from impoverished families in rural Jharkhand. The NGO  uses team sports and education to build character, confidence, and courage.

NGO Yuwa was founded in 2009 when American Franz Gastler moved to Jharkhand from Delhi. The NGO Yuwa has been awarded the Laureus Sport for Good Award for the year 2019. The Laureus Sport for Good Award honors the achievements of those who have demonstrated a tremendous contribution to the sport or to society through sport.


 

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