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Laureus World Sports Awards: Simone Biles, Armand Duplantis Honoured In Madrid

Simone Biles and Mondo Duplantis were named sportswoman and sportsman of the year at the Laureus world sports awards in Madrid on Monday (April 21, 2025). The American gymnast won three gold medals and a silver at the Paris Olympics, while the Swedish pole vaulter won a second Olympic gold medal and raised his own world record two times. Real Madrid, the Champions League and La Liga winners last season, were the world team of the year, while young Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal won the world breakthrough player award. Rafael Nadal received the sporting icon award, and American surfer Kelly Slater got the lifetime achievement award. Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade won the world comeback of the year award after winning three medals in Paris after recovering from anterior cruciate ligament injuries.

Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Simone Biles
Laureus World Sports Awards: Simone Biles | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Simone Biles celebrates her Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award, during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Rafael Nadal
Laureus World Sports Awards: Rafael Nadal | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Rafael Nadal celebrates after receiving the Laureus Sporting Icon award, during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Rebeca Andrade
Laureus World Sports Awards: Rebeca Andrade | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Rebeca Andrade celebrates her Laureus World Comeback of the Year award, during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Mondo Duplantis
Laureus World Sports Awards: Mondo Duplantis | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Mondo Duplantis celebrates the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award, during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Luka Modrić and Danny Carvajal
Laureus World Sports Awards: Luka Modrić and Danny Carvajal | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Luka Modrić and Danny Carvajal celebrate the Team of the Year awarded to the Real Madrid football team, during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Yuyan Jiang
Laureus World Sports Awards: Yuyan Jiang | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Yuyan Jiang, of China, celebrates the Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award, during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Kelly Slater
Laureus World Sports Awards: Kelly Slater | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

US surfer Kelly Slater receives the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award, during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Novak Djokovic
Laureus World Sports Awards: | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Novak Djokovic of Serbia, poses during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Simone Biles
Laureus World Sports Awards: Simone Biles | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Simone Biles, of the United States, poses during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Cafu
Laureus World Sports Awards: Cafu | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Former Brazilian football player Cafu pose during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Garbine Muguruza
Laureus World Sports Awards: Garbine Muguruza | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Spain's tennis player Garbine Muguruza poses during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Boris Becker
Laureus World Sports Awards: Boris Becker | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Former Tennis Player Boris Becker and his wife Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro pose during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025:
Laureus World Sports Awards: Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Spain's Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, pose during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Zimo Qu
Laureus World Sports Awards: Zimo Qu | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Badminton player Zimo Qu, of China, poses during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Paulo Dybala
Laureus World Sports Awards: Paulo Dybala | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Argentinian soccer player Paulo Dybala poses with his wife Oriana Sabatini during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Luis de la Fuente
Laureus World Sports Awards: Luis de la Fuente | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Luis de la Fuente, of Spain, poses during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Carlos Alcaraz
Laureus World Sports Awards: Carlos Alcaraz | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, poses during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Mondo Duplantis and Desiré Inglander
Laureus World Sports Awards: Mondo Duplantis and Desiré Inglander | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Mondo Duplantis and Desiré Inglander pose during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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Spain Laureus World Sports Awards 2025: Fabio Capello and Laura Ghisi
Laureus World Sports Awards: Fabio Capello and Laura Ghisi | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Former Italian soccer player and coach Fabio Capello and Laura Ghisi pose during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain.

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