In a historic first for the Oscars of Sport, tennis legend Novak Djokovic and freestyle snowboarding sensation Eileen Gu will co-host the 2026 Laureus World Sports activities Awards. The announcement units the stage for a landmark ceremony at Madrid’s Palacio de Cibeles on April 20, the place the India Girls’s Nationwide Cricket Workforce will look to safe the World Workforce of the Yr trophy.
By no means earlier than have two energetic athletes shared internet hosting duties for probably the most prestigious awards present on the sporting calendar. Djokovic, a record-equaling five-time Laureus World Sportsman of the Yr, and Gu, the 2023 Laureus World Motion Sportsperson of the Yr, underline the ceremony’s fame because the Athletes Awards.
Djokovic, who has gained a file 24 Grand Slam titles, expressed his pleasure concerning the new function. “The Laureus World Sports activities Awards rejoice the ability of sport to make a distinction. It’s a distinctive alternative to combine with athletes from different sports activities, and I’m delighted to be internet hosting with Eileen, a exceptional athlete who understands the mission of Laureus.”
Gu added: “To now be a part of the present as a number, alongside Novak – somebody whose journey I’ve admired for therefore lengthy – is an actual honor.”
The winners will probably be chosen by the 69 legends of the Laureus World Sports activities Academy and revealed in the course of the gala occasion this Monday.
HARMANPREET KAUR’S TEAM EYES BIG PRIZE
For Indian followers, the highlight stays firmly on the Girls in Blue. Following their historic maiden ICC Girls’s World Cup triumph in November 2025-featuring a record-breaking chase of 339 towards Australia-the facet has change into the primary girls’s cricket staff ever to be nominated for the World Workforce of the Yr.
“This nomination is a matter of immense pleasure for Indian Cricket,” stated BCCI President Mithun Manhas. “Our girls’s staff has demonstrated extraordinary ability and consistency. To be acknowledged alongside a few of the most celebrated groups in international sport underscores their rising stature.”
The Indian squad faces stiff competitors from the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, following their maiden UEFA Champions League crown, and the McLaren Formulation One staff.
Laureus World Sports activities Awards 2026: The Nominees
World Workforce of the Yr
- India Girls’s Nationwide Cricket Workforce
- Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) – Soccer
- McLaren – Formulation One
- England Girls’s Nationwide Soccer Workforce
- Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder – Basketball
- Ryder Cup Workforce Europe – Golf
World Sportsman of the Yr
- Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis (Sweden) – Athletics
- Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – Tennis
- Jannik Sinner (Italy) – Tennis
- Ousmane Dembl (France) – Soccer
- Marc Márquez (Spain) – MotoGP
- Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia) – Biking
World Sportswoman of the Yr
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) – Athletics
- Religion Kipyegon (Kenya) – Athletics
- Katie Ledecky (USA) – Swimming
- Aitana Bonmat (Spain) – Soccer
- Aryna Sabalenka (N/A) – Tennis
- Melissa Jefferson-Picket (USA) – Athletics
World Breakthrough of the Yr
- Luke Littler (UK) – Darts
- Lando Norris (UK) – Formulation One
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (USA) – Basketball
- Dsir Dou (France) – Soccer
- João Fonseca (Brazil) – Tennis
- Yu Zidi (China) – Swimming
World Comeback of the Yr
- Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela) – Athletics
- Rory McIlroy(UK) – Golf
- Leah Williamson (UK) – Soccer
- Simon Yates (UK) – Biking
- Egan Bernal (Colombia) – Biking
- Amanda Anisimova (USA) – Tennis
Motion Sportsperson of the Yr
- Chloe Kim (USA) – Snowboarding
- Rayssa Leal (Brazil) – Skateboarding
- Kilian Jornet.
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