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Usain Bolt, eight-time Olympic gold medal winner, bagged the honour of being the Sportsman of the Year at Laureus World Sports Awards held in Monaco on Tuesday. Bolt was once again unstoppable at Rio Olympics in 2016 where he won both the 100 m and the 200 m races. Remember the awards were given for performances in the year gone by.
American gymnast Simone Biles who stunned everyone when she bagged an amazing five medals at Rio continued her success as she scooped the honour of being the Sportswoman of the Year at the awards.
The Team of the Year prize went to American outfit Chicago Cubs who bagged the World Series title in baseball in 2016. Leicester City, who bagged the English Premier League title, had to contend with the Spirit of Sport award. Also Read-Bolt upbeat in Australia despite medal loss
Michael Phelps was given the award for the Comeback of the Year following another blazing performance at Rio. It was not a surprise that we saw winners centered around brilliant performances at the Olympics. Also Read-Usain Bolt loses 2008 Olympic relay gold in teammate’s doping case
As usual, there was American clout as seen by the Team of the Year award. See the complete list below:
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
USAIN BOLT
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
SIMONE BILES
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR
MICHAEL PHELPS
SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR WITH A DISABILITY
BEATRICE VIO
BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
NICO ROSBERG
ACTION SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR
RACHEL ATHERTON
TEAM OF THE YEAR
CHICAGO CUBS
SPORT FOR GOOD
WAVES FOR CHANGE
SPORTING INSPIRATION
REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM
BEST SPORTING MOMENT
BARCELONA U12s
SPIRIT OF SPORT
LEICESTER CITY
(Picture credit: Twitter/#Laureus17)
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