Laureus Player of the Year Djokovic
Novaco Djocovi (Serbia) and Aitana Bonmatti (Spain) were selected as the 25th Laureus Male and Female Players of the Year.
The Laureus World Sports Academy held the 25th Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain, on the 23rd (Korean time) and selected Djokovic and Bonmatti as the male and female athletes with the best performances in global sports in 2023.
Last year, Djokovic reached the top of the men’s singles at the Australian Open, French Open, and US Open among the four major tennis tournaments, and set the record for the most singles wins in major tournaments with 24 wins.
In addition to Djokovic, the candidates include Lionel Messi (Argentina), Erling Haaland (Norway, soccer), Armand Duplantis (Sweden), Noah Lyles (USA, track and field), and Max Verstafen (automotive racing, Netherlands). competed.
Djokovic received this award for the fifth time, becoming tied for the most awards with Roger Federer (tennis, Switzerland). 메이저사이트
Tennis players received the Laureus Male Athlete of the Year award 12 times, or nearly half, out of a total of 25 times. Djokovic and Federer received the award five times each, and Rafael Nadal (Spain) also won the award twice.
Auto racing athletes received the award five times, in track and field, Usain Bolt (Jamaican) alone received the award four times, and golf and soccer produced winners twice each.
Bonmatti, who was selected as the female player of the year, led the Spanish women’s soccer team to the top of the FIFA Women’s World Cup last year.
The Spanish women’s soccer team was also selected as Team of the Year, and Bonmatti won two awards. This year marks the first time that a female team has been selected as Team of the Year.
The Comeback Award went to Simone Biles (Gymnastics, USA), and the Rookie of the Year Award went to Jude Bellingham (Great Britain, Soccer). 온라인 슬롯