Max Verstappen named Laureus Sportsman of the Year 2022

Max Verstappen named Laureus Sportsman of the Year 2022

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen and Jamaican Olympic sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah have been named Laureus World Sportsman and Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year in 2022.

The awards recognise the greatest sporting achievements of 2021, one of the highlights of which was the European Championship victory by the Italian Men’s Football Team who won their second Laureus Team of the Year Award as a result.

Other awardees:

Category Winner
Breakthrough of the Year prizeEmma Raducanu
Laureus Sporting Icon AwardValtentino Rossi
Laureus Lifetime Achievement AwardTom Brady
Exceptional Achievement AwardRobert Lewandowski
World Team of the Year AwardItaly Men’s Football Team
World Comeback of the Year AwardSky Brown (Skateboard)
Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability AwardMarcel Hug
Laureus Sport For Good Society AwardReal Madrid
Action Sportsperson of the YearBethany Shriever
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