Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz and Marc Márquez are shortlisted for World Sportsman of the Year following Alcaraz’s Grand Slam surge and Márquez’s return to the MotoGP throne.
- Aitana Bonmatí is nominated for World Sportswoman of the Year after adding another Ballon d’Or to a trophy‑laden season with Barcelona and Spain.
- Kilian Jornet is up for Action Sportsperson of the Year for completing 42 U.S. peaks over 4,200 meters in 31 days.
- The international field includes Aryna Sabalenka, Katie Ledecky, Faith Kipyegon, Sydney McLaughlin‑Levrone, Melissa Jefferson‑Wooden, Ousmane Dembélé, Mondo Duplantis, Tadej Pogacar and Jannik Sinner, with PSG among Team of the Year contenders.
- Sports for Good nominees feature Madrid’s Fútbol Más and Mexico’s Transformación Social TRASO, as the nominations were presented at Madrid’s Real Casa de Correos with Laureus Academy members Boris Becker, Marcel Desailly and Jessica Ennis‑Hill in attendance, and the city hosting the gala for a third straight year.