The nominees for the 2023 Laureus Sports Awards have been revealed, with sports personalities from all fields making the list.
Following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Lionel Messi and the Argentina national team have made their way to the player and team of the year categories. On the other hand, Morocco have made it to the breakthrough of the year nominees, while Christian Eriksen has been named in the comeback of the year category.
The England women’s national team have been nominated for the Laureus World Team of the Year following their Euro 2022 win as well.
Laureus Sports Awards 2023 nominees revealed
Sportswoman of the Year
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) – Athletics
- Katie Ledecky (USA) – Swimming
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) – Athletics
- Alexia Putellas (Spain) – Football
- Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) – Alpine skiing
- Iga Swiatek (Poland) – Tennis
Sportsman of the Year
- Steph Curry (USA) – Basketball
- Armand Duplantis (Sweden) – Athletics
- Kylian Mbappe (France) – Football
- Lionel Messi (Argentina) – Football
- Rafael Nadal (Spain) – Tennis
- Max Verstappen (Netherlands) – Formula 1
Team of the Year
- Argentina men’s football team
- England women’s football team
- France men’s rugby team
- Golden State Warriors (USA) – Basketball
- Red Bull Racing Formula 1
- Real Madrid (Spain) – Football
Breakthrough of the Year
- Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – Tennis
- Tobi Amusan (Nigeria) – Athletics
- Nathan Chen (USA) – Figure skating
- Morocco men’s football team
- Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – Tennis
- Scottie Scheffler (USA) – Golf
Comeback of the Year
- Francesco Bagnaia (Italy) – MotoGP
- Christian Eriksen (Denmark) – Football
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway) – Athletics
- Klay Thompson (USA) – Basketball
- Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands) – Cycling
- Tiger Woods (USA) – Golf
Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability
- Diede de Groot (Netherlands) – Wheelchair tennis
- Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland) – Para-athletics
- Declan Farmer (USA) – Para-ice hockey
- Cameron Leslie (New Zealand) – Para-swimming and wheelchair rugby
- Oksana Masters (USA) – Para-cross-country skiing
- Jesper Saltvik Pedersen (Norway) – Para-alpine skiing
World Action Sportsperson of the Year
- Justine Dupont (France) – Big wave surfing
- Stephanie Gilmore (Australia) – Surfing
- Eileen Gu (China) – Freestyle skiing
- Chloe Kim (USA) – Snowboarding
- Rayssa Leal (Brazil) – Skateboarding
- Filipe Toledo (Brazil) – Surfing
Sport for Good Award
- Boxgirls (Kenya) – Boxing
- High Five (Germany) – Action sports
- Made For More (South Africa) – Multi-sport
- Slum Soccer (India) – Football
- TeamUp – Support for refugee children
The winners of the Laureus Sports Awards will be announced at a ceremony to be held later this year.
