Overview
- Organizers confirmed the 2026 ceremony will bring together leading athletes alongside figures from entertainment, culture and fashion.
- Winners will be chosen by the Laureus World Sports Academy across seven main categories, with recipients receiving the iconic Laureus statuette.
- The program will include the Laureus Sport for Good Award, which recognizes organizations using sport to change lives through a network of more than 300 programs in over 40 countries.
- Regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso and mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida publicly welcomed the event's return, praising Madrid’s capacity to host major sports occasions.
- Nominations and distinctions are set to be announced in the coming weeks at the Real Casa de Correos in Puerta del Sol, the seat of the regional government.