The Brazilian world and Olympic champion Ítalo Ferreira will once again compete for the award of greatest action sportsman of the year, at the Laureus World Sports global award.
Alongside Ítalo, Hawaiian surfer and Olympic gold medalist Carissa Moore is also among the athletes nominated in the “best action sportsman” category. In addition to the duo, skater Momiji Nishiya; BMX’s Bethany Shriever; Yuto Horigome, also from skateboarding and Alberto Ginés from climbing, are the other competitors in the same category.
Gabriel Medina has also been nominated in this category twice, in 2015 and 2019. However, to date, no Brazilian has actually won the award.
Maya Gabeira and Stephanie Gilmore are also in the hall of women in surfing nominated for the award. Gilmore won in 2011 and Kelly Slater won the award four times.
Will Ítalo or Carissa take the prize?
The winners will be revealed in April by a panel of judges made up of 71 names in global sport.
sportsman of the year
In the most outstanding category, Tom Brady is the big favorite, who competes for the award alongside Max Verstappen and the tennis player who starred in one of the biggest micos of the year, Novak Djokovic.
Nelson Mandela, the first sponsor of the awards
The Laureus World Sports Awards came into being in 2000, with Mandela sponsoring the event.
His speech about the power of sport is one of the most beautiful I’ve read to date:
“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. He speaks to young people in a language they understand. Sport creates hope where before there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments to break down racial barriers.”
Surf Origin in the Referrals Panel
Journalist Janaína Pedroso, in front of the Origin Surf blog, has been a member of the Laureus Words Sports Award Nominations Panel since 2019.
Check out the full list of nominees:
LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Tom Brady (USA) American football – NFL’s greatest quarterback, Brady has a record seven Super Bowl titles
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Tennis – Djokovic won three Grand Slams in 2021, achieving 20 tournament titles in his career
Caeleb Dressel (USA) Swimming – the American swimmer won five Olympic gold medals in Tokyo
Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) Athletics – Kipchoge has reached the third person in history to win consecutive Olympic marathons
Robert Lewandowski (Poland) Football – in one season with Bayern, Lewandowski surpassed Gerd Muller’s 40-goal record
Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Motorsport – in 2021, the Dutch driver won his first Formula 1 World Championship
LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Ashleigh Barty (Australia) Tennis – World number 1, the Australian tennis player won Wimbledon, her second career Grand Slam
Allyson Felix (USA) Athletics – Allyson surpassed Carl Lewis as the most awarded US Olympian
Katie Ledecky (USA) Swimming – the American swimmer won gold in the 800 and 1,500 meters freestyle in Tokyo, as well as two silver medals
Emma McKeon (Australia) Swimming – Emma won four golds and three bronzes in Tokyo, the highest individual mark
Alexia Putellas (Spain) Football – Barcelona captain Alexia won the Golden Ball and the UEFA Player of the Year award
Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) Athletics – the athlete won Olympic gold in the 100, 200 and 4 x 100 meters relay
LAUREUS WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
Argentina Men’s Football Team – won the Copa América, Lionel Messi’s first international trophy, at age 34
Barcelona Women’s Football Team (Spain) – won their first Champions League title, beating English club Chelsea 4-0
China Olympic Diving Team – won gold medals in seven of the eight events held at the pool in Tokyo
Italy men’s football team – under Roberto Mancini, won the European Championship for the first time since 1968
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team (Germany) – won the eighth consecutive Constructors’ Championship, a record in the category
Milwaukee Bucks (USA) Basketball – with the inspiring performance of Giannis Antetokounmpo, won a second NBA championship
LAUREUS WORLD BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR AWARD
Neeraj Chopra (India) Athletics – Chopra won the javelin throwing event and became the first Indian to win an Olympic gold in athletics
Daniel Medvedev (Russia) Tennis – the Russian tennis player won his first Grand Slam, losing just one set at the US Open
stone (Spain) Football – at age 19, Pedri played 53 times in the 2020/21 season for Barcelona and every game for Spain at Euro 2020
Emma Raducanu (UK) Tennis – Raducanu became a worldwide sensation by winning the US Open at just 18 years old
Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela) Athletics – the Venezuelan athlete broke the 26-year-old world record by winning gold in the triple jump in Tokyo
Ariarne Titmus (Australia) Swimming – at age 20, Ariarne beat champion Katie Ledecky in the 200 and 400 meters in Tokyo
LAUREUS WORLD COMEBACK OF THE YEAR AWARD
Simone Biles (USA) Artistic gymnastics – after retiring from the Tokyo Games, Biles returned to win bronze on beam
sky brown (UK) Skateboarding – at the age of 13, Sky recovered from a fractured skull and won the bronze medal in Tokyo
Mark Cavendish (UK) Cycling – Cavendish battled depression and won second Tour de France sprint title
Tom Daley (UK) Diving – Daley had knee surgery in June but won gold in the 10-meter platform synchronized diving in Tokyo
Marc Marquez (Spain) Motorcycling – the Spanish rider took his first victory in 581 days after recovering from a broken arm in early 2020
Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands) Cycling – Annemiek won the Olympic time trial days after losing gold in the road race
LAUREUS SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR WITH A DISABILITY AWARD
Died De Groot (Netherlands) Wheelchair tennis – Diede was the first player to win the Golden Slam (win all four titles and Olympic gold)
Marcel Hugh (Switzerland) Wheelchair athletics – Marcel won Paralympic gold medals in the 800, 1,500 and 5,000 meters, in addition to the marathon
Shingo Kunieda (Japan) Wheelchair tennis – hero of the host country, Kunieda won the fourth Paralympic gold of his career
Jetze Plat (Netherlands) Paracycling/Paratriathlon – Jetze won three Paralympic gold medals in two sports
Susana Rodriguez (Spain) Paratriathlon – in Tokyo, Susana won gold in the PTVI triathlon, her first Paralympic medal
Sarah Storey (United Kingdom) Paracycling – the paracyclist won three golds in three events, reaching the mark of 17 in her career
LAUREUS WORLD ACTION SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD
Italo Ferreira (Brazil) Surfing – in Tokyo, the Brazilian became the first Olympic surfer gold medal winner
Alberto Ginés (Spain) Sport climbing – at age 18, Ginés climbed a 15-meter wall in 6.42 seconds and won gold in speed climbing
Yuto Horigome (Japan) Skate – Horigome won the first Olympic skateboarding gold, much to the delight of the host country
Carissa Moore (USA) Surfing – the American won the first women’s Olympic gold in surfing and, shortly after, the fifth world title in her career
Momiji Nishiya (Japan) Skate – at the age of 13, the Japanese skater won her first Olympic gold medal in the women’s street event
Bethany Shriever (UK) BMX – Bethany became the first woman to win Olympic gold and the World Championship in the same year
LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD AWARD
Programs nominated by a specialized jury; the Laureus Academy selects the winner
Ich will da rauf! (Germany) Sport climbing – people with and without disabilities share the climbing wall challenge
Juca Pe Cagna (Italy) Various sports – provides safe places to practice sports away from the influence of crime
Kick 4 Life (Lesotho) Football – supports young people through health education and HIV testing
Lost Boyz Inc. (USA) Baseball/Softball – uses baseball in Chicago to reduce violence and improve social conditions
Monkey Magic (Japan) Sport climbing – promotes free climbing for people with visual impairments
Source: Folha
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