Luka Modrić nominated for prestigious Laureus World Sports Award
- by croatiaweek
- in Sport
MONACO, 17 January 2019 – Croatian football captain Luka Modrić has a chance to create some more history after he was nominated today for the Laureus World Sports Award.
The Laureus World Sports Awards, which is the world’s most prestigious international sports awards, honours individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year.
Modrić has been nominated in the World Sportsman of the Year category and is the first Croatian ever to be nominated in that category.
Croatian skier Janica Kostelić was nominated four times for the Laureus World Sports Awards and won the Sportswoman of the Year award in 2006.
If Modrić wins, he will be the first footballer in history to win the award. On the shortlist of nominations for the World Sportsman of the Year with Modrić are tennis player Novak Djoković, racing car driver Lewis Hamilton, basketball player LeBron James, long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge, and football Kylian Mbappe.
The winners, which will be voted for by the 66 members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, will be revealed at the 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco on 18 February 2019.
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
Novak Djoković (Serbia) Tennis
Lewis Hamilton (UK) Motor Racing
LeBron James (USA) Basketball
Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) Athletics
Kylian Mbappé (France) Football
Luka Modrić (Croatia) Football
Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
Simone Biles (USA) Gymnastics
Simona Halep (Romania) Tennis
Angelique Kerber (Germany) Tennis
Ester Ledecka (Czech Republic) Skiing / Snowboarding
Daniela Ryf (Switzerland) Ironman Triathlon
Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) Skiing
Laureus World Team of the Year
European Ryder Cup Team – Golf
France Men’s Football Team
Golden State Warriors (USA) Basketball
Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team (Germany)
Norway Winter Olympics Team
Real Madrid (Spain) Football
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year
Ana Carrasco (Spain) Motor Cycling
Sofia Goggia (Italy) Skiing
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway) Athletics
Naomi Osaka (Japan) Tennis
Geraint Thomas (UK) Cycling
Briana Williams (Jamaica) Athletics
Laureus World Comeback of the Year
Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan) Skating
Mark McMorris (Canada) Snowboarding
Bibian Mentel-Spee (Netherlands) Snowboarding
Vinesh Phogat (India) Wrestling
Lindsey Vonn (USA) Skiing
Tiger Woods (USA) Golf
Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability
Henrieta Farkasova (Slovakia) Skiing
Diede de Groot (Netherlands) Wheelchair Tennis
Brian McKeever (Canada) Cross-country Skiing
Oksana Masters (USA) Cross-country Skiing
Grigorios Polychronidis (Greece) Boccia
Markus Rehm (Germany) Athletics
Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year
Maya Gabeira (Brazil) Surfing
Anna Gasser (Austria) Snowboarding
Stephanie Gilmore (Australia) Surfing
Chloe Kim (USA) Snowboarding
Gabriel Medina (Brazil) Surfing
Shaun White (USA) Snowboarding
