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Laures Sports Academy Awards Victim Of Economic Meltdown
The
organisers
of
the
Laureus
Awards
ceremony
say
the
gala
event
won't
take
place
this
year
because
of
concerns
related
to
the
global
economic
crisis.
The
winners
will
instead
receive
their
awards
individually
at
a
series
of
presentations
in
May
and
June.
The award ceremony is considered as a premier event in the international sporting calendar honouring the greatest sportsmen and women across all sports each year. | |
The Laureus World Sports Academy, comprising 46 sporting greats including Australians Waugh, Dawn Fraser and Cathy Freeman, select the winners by secret ballot. The award ceremony is considered as a premier event in the international sporting calendar honoring the greatest sportsmen and women across all sports each year.
A panel of leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters from 112 countries announced the Laureus nominees for 2008-09, which includes six athletes in each category. Two of the their main categories had the listed players:
Sportsman
of
the
Year
Usain
Bolt
(JAM)
-
Athletics
Lewis
Hamilton
(UK)
-
Formula
One
Rafael
Nadal
(ESP)
-
Tennis
Michael
Phelps
(USA)
-
Swimming
Cristiano
Ronaldo
(POR)
-
soccer
Valentino
Rossi
(ITA)
-
Motorcycling
Sportswoman
of
the
Year
Tirunesh
Dibaba
(ETH)
-
Athletics
Yelena
Isinbayeva
(RUS)
-
Athletics
Lorena
Ochoa
(MEX)
-
Golf
Stephanie
Rice
(AUS)
-
Swimming
Lindsey
Vonn
(USA)
-
Skiing
Venus
Williams
(USA)
-
Tennis
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