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Son siete las categorías en las que se premia el mérito al depor-
te: Mejor deportista mundial del año hombre, mejor deportista
mundial del año mujer, mejor equipo mundial del año, mejor
promesa del año, mejor reaparición mundial del año, mejor de-
portista discapacitado y mejor deportista de deportes extremos.
Los nominados para mejor deportista mundial del año hom-
bre son:
Chris Froome, Roger Federer, Lewis Hamilton, Cristiano Ro-
naldo, Rafael Nadal y Mo Farah.
LAUREUS TIENE MÁS
DE 100 PROGRAMAS
DEPORTIVOS
REPARTIDOS ENTRE
ÁFRICA, ASIA,
AUSTRALIA, EUROPA,
NORTEAMÉRICA Y
SUDAMÉRICA.
Laureus runs more than 100
sports programs spread across
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe,
North America and South
America.
HIV/AIDS. Allianz, Comic Relief and Dietmer Hopp Stiffung now support the patron-
age of the Laureus project, which was originally sponsored by the Richemont and
Daimler companies through their Mercedes Benz and IWC Schaffhausen firms. During
the Grand Prix of Classic Cars held in Zoute, Belgium, in October of last year, Daimler
AG donated an exclusive Maybach G650 (only 99 were produced) all-terrain vehicle
through its luxury brand Mercedes Benz, to be auctioned for 1.2 million dollars, which
were donated to the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. The awards gala is an itiner-
ant event, being Monaco the host in 2018. The ceremony consists of eight categories
with the potential for additional discretionary Awards given: World Sportsman of the
Year, World Sportswoman of the Year, World Team of the Year, World Comeback of the
Year, World Breakthrough of the Year, World Action Sportsperson of the Year, World
Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability and Best Sporting Moment of the Year Award.
This year, the nominees for World Sportsman of the Year are: Chris Froome, Roger Fed-
erer, Lewis Hamilton, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Nadal and Mo Farah.
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