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In Madrid, Bellingham, Djokovic, Bonmatí, and Biles won big at the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards.
Among the major winners in Madrid were Novak Djokovic, Aitana Bonmatí, Jude Bellingham, and Simone Biles. Spain was the epicenter of world sport, hosting the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards alongside an unparalleled cast of the sport's finest athletes.
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With reporters from all around the world present, it was an incredible evening at the iconic Palacio de Cibeles in the center of Madrid that saw Djokovic win Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record-tying sixth time.
2024 Laureus World Sports Award winners
Andy Garcia, a Hollywood star, is the host. The athletes were the ones in the spotlight.
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The seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady gave Djokovic his award for Sportsman of the Year.
The greatest sprinter of all time, Usain Bolt, gave Bonmatí the Sportswoman of the Year Award.
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Bellingham received the Laureus for that category from Carlos Alcaraz, the previous year's winner of the Breakthrough of the Year Award.
As ardent Real Madrid supporter Alcaraz complimented Bellingham, the current talisman of that legendary football team, it was a "Only at Laureus" moment.
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Both times Bonmatí ascended the stage, she achieved history: first, she became the first football player to win the prestigious Laureus Sportswoman of the Year Award; second, she represented Spain in the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Simone Biles receives the 2024 Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award, adding yet another statue to her collection.
Laureus and Madrid have established a long-lasting partnership with the Awards.
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