The 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards took place in Monaco as the world's great athletes came together to celebrate all the amazing feats in 2018 and the Laureus Sport for Good programme.
The Laureus World Sports Academy - made up of 68 global sporting legends - volunteered their time to vote for the winners in each shortlisted category which recognises sporting achievement in the 2018 calendar year. The Awards were hosted by actor James Marsden and featured entertainment from Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jorja Smith.
Among the award winners were the French National football team, Lindsey Vonn, Naomi Osaka and Eliud Kipchoge.
First held in 2000, the annual Laureus World Sports Awards event honours the greatest and most inspirational sporting triumphs of the year and showcases the work of Laureus Sport for Good.
Shortlists for six categories (Sportswoman, Sportsman, Team, Breakthrough, Comeback and Action) are created by votes from more than 1,000 sports media from over 70 countries. The shortlist for World Athlete of the Year with a Disability is provided by the International Paralympic Committee.
Broadcast around the world, the Awards Ceremony also provides a global platform for supporting Laureus Sport for Good, by showcasing the incredible work done to transform young lives around the world.
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