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Tennis player Medvedev was nominated for the most prestigious sports award

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.

Tennis player Medvedev was nominated for the most prestigious sports award