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Laureus Trophy: Messi and Hamilton rewarded

2020-02-18T12:09:06.611Z


Lionel Messi, the Argentinian star of Barcelona, ​​was elected Monday evening sportsman of the year by the Laureus Awards. A reward he shares has


Lionel Messi definitely wins on all terrains. And will end up not knowing what to do with all his trophies. After the Ballon d'Or in December, which he was the first and only to have won six times, one more than his rival Ronaldo, after the Golden Shoe, which he also won six times, the Argentine star was elected Monday evening in Berlin, sportsman of the year by the Laureus Awards academy.

If the Argentinian, 32, has not made the trip to Berlin, he has in a video message "warmly thank all the voters and the legends of the Laureus sport", rejoicing in passing "his double first ". It is indeed the first time that the Laureus, who are celebrating their twentieth anniversary this year, have crowned an athlete from a team sport, and the first time also that the institution, after the vote of its members and journalists, actually elects two athletes. Messi indeed shares the men's prize list with Lewis Hamilton. The six-time F1 world champion, 35, was applauded at length by an audience of Olympic, world and other titles. After being kindly chambered by Hugh Grant, the master of ceremonies, Hamilton was delighted to receive his statuette, and to be able to "get a message across". "I want to fight for ever more inclusion and diversity in sport," he said. And especially in mine ”.

Simone Biles, sportswoman of the year

American gymnast Simone Biles at the Stuttgart Worlds in October 2019./AFP/Lionel BONAVENTURE

Among women, gymnast Simone Biles, five-time world champion in 2019, was crowned, the title of team of the year going to XV of South Africa, world champion and notably represented by its emblematic captain Siya Kolisi. Egan Bernal's victory in the Tour de France at 22 was chosen as "achievement of the year".

Source: leparis

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