The nominees will be revealed on March 3 and the winners of the Laureus World Sports Award 2025 will be announced on April 21 at a gala that will be held again in Madrid, after the success of the previous edition in the Spanish capital and which will serve , incidentally, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of some awards that had their staging in 2000, in Monaco. Madrid, always linked to sport as expressed by the five first clubs in the League, in addition to Madrid Open, the final stage of the Vuelta and even the first regular seasonal game of the NFL, will also host Formula 1 with the Grand Prix of Spain, which will be held in a new and impressive urban circuit.
It will be at stake The laureus: The statuette granted to the winner of each category -last year were winners Simone Biles, Jude Bellingham, Novak Djokovic and Aitana Bonmatí, among others -, after the vote of 69 legends of the sport of Laureus World Sports Academy. Throughout 2024, the sport has expressed its health from the NBA to the F1, from the Tour of France to the NFL …, in addition to the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Paris 2024. The Laureus World Sports Awards, on the other part, will pay tribute to all of them and also include the Laureus Sport for Good Awardwhich recognizes a person or organization that has contributed significantly to transforming the lives of children and young people through sport.
He will take advantage of his return to Madrid to show the impact of the social legacy of the 2024 Awards, in collaboration with the Community of Madrid and the City Council, which will benefit the young people from Madrid. “This year our awards celebrate not only a great sports year, but also the 25 years of the birth of the Laureus Sport for Good movement,” he said. “These awards are going to be very special, all members of the Laureus academy are very excited, and I feel honored that Madrid is the host city once again,” resolves former player Raúl González Blanco, member of Laureus World Sports Academy. Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid, adds: “The international projection of Madrid is unstoppable, we are the most fashionable region in the world, Madrid’s attraction is unique and, therefore, all prestigious events such as Laureus Awards They want to be with us and celebrate it. ” And José Luis Martínez-Almeida, mayor of Madrid, adds: “For us it is a pride that the Laureus awards return to Madrid after the success of our debut as a host city in 2024. They also repeat an iconic scenario: the palace of Cibeles, headquarters of the City Council ”.
The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation was founded 25 years ago, in 2000, inspired by the words of Nelson Mandela, now a world leader in the development sector through sports, supporting and connecting more than 0 sports programs in more than 40 countries .
