Usain Bolt Heads Global Sports Stars Attending Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid
The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation has announced that Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter of all-time, heads the sporting legends attending this year’s Laureus World Sports Awards, the most prestigious honours event on the international sporting calendar.
The Jamaican super star, famous for his trademark victory lightning bolt pose, won four Laureus Awards in his spectacular career in which he won eight Olympic and 11 World Championship gold medals between 2008 and 2016.
According to the organizers of the award, ‘Usain is back at Laureus to join many of the biggest names in sport, past and present, who will be in Madrid on April 22, paying tribute to the achievements of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of the year.
The Laureus Awards typically attract the widest spread of stars from different sport across the board, emphasising their reputation as ‘The Athletes Awards’.
Among the tennis stars attending will be two-time Spanish Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza, Katie Boulter, Alex de Minaur, Elena Rybakina and, fresh from victory at the Monte-Carlo Masters, Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony that honours individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year123.
The awards are conferred annually to honour the greatest and most inspirational sporting triumphs of the year and showcases the work of Laureus Sport for Good23. The first Laureus World Sports Award ceremony took place on May 25, 2000, and American golfer Tiger Woods was the first winner of this awards.
