Tennis player Novak Djokovic was named World Athlete of the Year for a record-equalling fifth time at the Laureus World Games Grants function held in Madrid on Monday, while Spanish ladies' footballer Aitana Bonmati won individual and group grants.
Djokovic, a record 24-time Huge homerun champion, equalled the count of his previous opponent Roger Federer at the lofty service. Djokovic, 36, came out on top for three Huge homerun championships last year - Australian Open , French Open and US Open - alongside the season-finishing ATP Finals .
"I'm inconceivably regarded to have won my fifth," said Djokovic. "I recollect 2012, when I won it interestingly as a 24-year-old. "I'm exceptionally glad to be here 12 years after the fact, considering a year that brought me and my fans a great deal of energy and achievement."
Bonmati won the Sportswoman of the Year grant, turning into the primary footballer to do as such, and was likewise compensated alongside her Spain colleagues for winning the FIFA Ladies' Reality Cup the previous summer in Australia-New Zealand.
La Roja acquired the World Group of the Year grant for winning the opposition without precedent for their set of experiences. "Our public group is a gathering like no other - - our solidarity comes from each challenge we have confronted, both on and off the field of play," said Bonmati, who additionally won the Bosses Association with her club Barcelona.
Bonmati and her colleagues were likewise adulated for assisting with combatting sexism in the Spanish football league by fighting after shamed previous president Luis Rubiales effectively kissed player Jenni Hermoso . Britain footballer Jude Bellingham won the World Leap forward of the Year grant for his shocking beginning to life at Genuine Madrid, a day after he scored the victor against Barcelona in the Clasico .
Bellingham is the Spanish club's top goalscorer with 21 objectives across all contests in his most memorable season. Tumbling star Simone Biles won the World Rebound of the Year grant for her victorious re-visitation of the game after almost a two-year emotional wellness break .
Biles, a three time World Sportswoman of the year victor, won four gold decorations at the World Imaginative Tumbling Titles in Belgium last year. Tennis star Rafael Nadal's establishment to help youths in Spain and India won the Game for Good honor, while Diede de Groot procured the World Sportsperson of the Year with a Handicap grant.
The Dutch wheelchair tennis player guaranteed an unmatched third successive schedule Huge homerun last year. Arisa Trew, a 14-year-old Australian skateboarder, won the World Activity Sportsperson of the Year grant.
2024 Laureus World Games Grants champs:
World Athlete of the Year: Novak Djokovic (Tennis)
World Sportswoman of the Year: Aitana Bonmati (Football)
World Group of the Year: Spain ladies' football crew
World Leap forward of the Year: Jude Bellingham (Football)
World Rebound of the Year: Simone Biles (Tumbling)
World Sportsperson of the Year with Handicap: Diede De Groot (Tennis)
World Activity Sportsperson of the Year: Arista Trew (Skating)