Russian tennis player, second racket of the world, Daniil Medvedev was nominated for the most prestigious sports award Laureus World Sports Awards. This was announced by the organizing committee of the award.
The Russian will compete for the award in the Breakthrough of the Year category. Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus, British tennis player Emma Raducanou, Indian javelin thrower Niraj Chopra, Spanish football player Pedri (playing for Barcelona) and Venezuelan athlete Yulimar Rojas also claim the prize in this nomination.
Other nominations include:
Athlete of the Year
American swimmer Caleb Dressel
Kenyan long distance runner Eliud Kipchoge
Dutch racing driverstappen
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic
Polish footballer Robert Lewandowski
American football player Tom Brady
Female Athlete of the Year
Spanish footballer Alexia Putellas
American runner Allison Felix
Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty
Jamaican track and field athlete Elaine Thompson
Australian swimmer Emma McKeon
American swimmer Kathy Ledecky
Team of the Year
Argentina men's national football team
Barcelona Women's Football Club (Spain)
Chinese Olympic swimming team
Italy men's national football team
Mercedes Formula 1 racing team
National Basketball Association (NBA) Milwaukee Bucks
Return of the Year
Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten
Spanish motorcycle racer Marc Marquez
British cyclist Mark Cavendish
American gymnast Simone Biles
British skateboarder Skye Brown
British diver Tom Daly
The Laureus World Sports Awards was established in 1999 by international foundations with the participation of several general partners - well-known business companies. At the first stage, the sports press selects the candidates, then a vote is taken among several dozen members of the Laureus Academy, who are famous athletes in the past.
The Russians have won the Laureus World Sports Awards several times. In 2001, tennis player Marat Safin became the winner in the Breakthrough of the Year nomination. In 2007 and 2009, pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva took the award in the Athlete of the Year nomination.
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