Laureus World Sports Awards: China’s Eileen Gu nominated alongside likes of Lionel Messi, Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek
- Gu’s double gold medal-winning performance at Beijing Winter Olympics earns her nod in World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award
- Messi and Kylian Mbappe both nominated in sportsman category, while tennis star Swiatek named alongside Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas in sportswoman list
China’s Eileen Gu is among a host of world-class athletes, including Lionel Messi, Rafael Nadal and Katie Ledecky, who have been nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.
Gu’s double gold medal-winning performance at the Beijing Winter Olympics has earned her a nod in the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award, while snowboarder Chloe Kim, who defended the half-pipe gold she won as a teenager, is also nominated.
The Stanford University student, who won the big and half-pipe women’s events and also picked up a silver in the slopestyle, called her nomination “really exciting”.
“It is one of the greatest sporting honours to be selected for a Laureus World Sports Award,” Gu said. “My own dreams came true when I won three Olympic medals in 2022, and I now aim to use the platform I’ve been so fortunate to gain to inspire young girls to find their own passions and break their boundaries through sport.
“Laureus is one of the few organisations who recognise a breadth of sporting talent, and it is an honour to be sharing the spotlight with such incredible athletes who all achieved so much in 2022.”
The awards features an all-star cast of the world’s best individuals and teams, and this year will also celebrate several who will end their careers with a claim to be the greatest in the history of their sport.
