At the Paris 2024 Paralympics, Kae Kurahashi helped secure her country’s maiden gold medal in wheelchair rugby. At home in Tokyo, she’s already helping inspire other young women with a disability. The ...

The countdown has begun to the greatest show in sports, as the nominations for the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards, known as the Athletes’ Awards, were announced today. Record breakers, gold medal ...

MADRID, April 20, 2026 – The greatest names in sport gathered tonight in the heart of Madrid as the winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards were revealed at a spectacular red-carpet event watched ...

The nominations for the 25th Laureus World Sports Awards have been announced, marking the countdown to the most prestigious night in sport, to be staged in Madrid on April 22. ‘The Laureus’ is ...

The countdown to the greatest show in sport has officially begun. The Nominees for the Laureus World Sports Awards have been announced – and the shortlists feature heroes from the Paris Olympics, ...

From Lionel Messi to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce; Katie Ledecky to Tiger Woods – the most prestigious Awards in sport will feature some of the greatest athletes of all time The countdown to the 2023 ...

Statement from Laureus World Sports Academy Chairman Sean Fitzpatrick: “Following discussions by the Laureus Academy it has been decided that Jannik Sinner’s Nomination for this year’s Laureus World ...

As a young player at Birmingham, I used to put my name into Twitter and read everything. But even if the comments were positive, I quickly decided: Why should I let the opinion of people who don’t ...

On a magical night in Madrid, the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards brought together heroes from every sport and across generations – and showed that sport has the power to change the world through ...

Through the Sport for Education and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa (SESLA) initiative, funding partners International Olympic Committee (IOC), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Laureus Sport ...

At the very first Laureus World Sports Awards Ceremony in Monaco on May 25, 2000, Laureus Patron Nelson Mandela said: “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the ...

The winners at the 22 nd Laureus World Sports Awards included some of the greatest athletes in the world, but this year we were reminded not only of their historic achievements, but also the strength ...