Eliud Kipchoge Nominated For Laureus World Sportsman of The Year Award

Olympic champion and world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has been nominated for the 2022 Male Sportsman of the year in the Laureus World Sports Awards.

In a tweet, Kipchoge said that it’s an honour to be nominated alongside other world stars for the coveted award.

Kipchoge will battle it out with Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, Dutch formula one world champion Max Verstappen, US swimmer Caeleb Dressel, Polish footballer Robert Lewandowski and American NFL superstar Tom Brady.

“I can say it’s an honour to be nominated for the Sports Personality of the Year Award 2021. Fantastic to be in the same list as great sportsmen like Tom Brady, Novak Djokovic, Caeleb Dressel, Robert Lewandowski and Max Verstappen. Thank you to all for your great support,” Kipchoge said.

In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games, Kipchoge set a record, by becoming the third man to win gold back-to-back in the marathon. Others who previously retained their titles include Ethiopia’s Abebe Bikila (1960 and 1964) and former East German Waldemar Cierpinski (1976 and 1980).

The Laureus Sportsman awards are recognition of individual sportsmen for their achievements in the world of sports.

The award was established in 1999 by Laureus Sport for Good Foundation initiating patrons Daimler and Richemont. It is supported by its global partners Mercedes-Benz, IWC Schaffhausen and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

Here is the list of the 2022 Laureus World Sports Award nominees

Sportsman of the Year

Tom Brady (USA) American Football
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Tennis
Caeleb Dressel (USA) Swimming
Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) Athletics
Robert Lewandowski (Poland) Football
Max Verstappen (the Netherlands) Motor Racing

Sportswoman of the Year Award

Ashleigh Barty (Australia) Tennis
Allyson Felix (USA) Athletics
Katie Ledecky (USA) Swimming
Emma McKeon (Australia) Swimming
Alexia Putellas (Spain) Football
Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) Athletics

Team of the Year

Argentina Men’s Football Team
Barcelona Women’s Football Team
Italy Men’s Football Team
Milwaukee Bucks Basketball Team

Breakthrough of the Year

Neeraj Chopra (India) Athletics
Daniil Medvedev (Russia) Tennis
Pedri (Spain) Football
Emma Raducanu (UK) Tennis
Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela) Athletics
Ariarne Titmus (Australia) Swimming

Comeback of the Year

Simone Biles (USA) Gymnastics
Sky Brown (UK) Skateboarding
Mark Cavendish (UK) Cycling
Tom Daley (UK) Diving
Marc Marquez (Spain) Motor Cycling
Annemiek van Vleuten (the Netherlands) Cycling

Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability

Diede de Groot (the Netherlands) Wheelchair Tennis
Marcel Hug (Switzerland) Wheelchair Athletics
Shingo Kunieda (Japan) Wheelchair Tennis
Jetze Plat (Netherlands) Para Cycling / Para Triathlon
Susana Rodríguez (Spain) Para Triathlon
Sarah Storey (UK) Para Cycling

World Action Sportsperson of the Year

Italo Ferreira (Brazil) Surfing
Alberto Gines (Spain) Climbing
Yuto Horigome (Japan) Skateboarding
Carissa Moore (USA) Surfing
Momiji Nishiya (Japan) Skateboarding
Bethany Shriever (UK) BMX

Sport for Good Award

Ich will da rauf! (Germany) Climbing
Juca Pe Cagna (Italy) Multi-sport
Kick 4 Life (Lesotho) Football