Laureus World Sports Awards: Haaland, Johnson-Thompson and Bellingham shortlisted

Erling Haaland, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Jude Bellingham are among the nominees for the 2024 Laureus World Sports Award.

Manchester City are in contention to be named Team of the Year, and striker Haaland is in the running for Sportsman of the Year.

British pentathlon world champion Johnson Thompson has been nominated for Comeback of the Year.

England and Real Madrid midfielder Bellingham and British 1500m world champion Josh Kerr are shortlisted for the Breakthrough Award.

Haaland, 23, scored 52 goals in 53 games in his debut season as City completed the treble by winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.

Last year’s winner, Argentina national team and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi, is vying for Sportsman of the Year again this year.

“Last year was a very special year for me and the whole team,” Haaland said.

Johnson-Thompson, 30, won gold at the world championships in Hungary last year.

When she ruptured her Achilles tendon in 2019, she feared her career would be over. She tore a calf muscle at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and was taken off the course in her wheelchair.

“After my Achilles tendon rupture and the other injuries and surgeries I’ve had over the past few years, the road back to being the best player in the world was tough, really tough,” she said.

“I doubted myself. I wanted to quit. I didn’t know what was possible, but I had a great team around me that kept me going.”

The 26-year-old Scotsman won the 1500m world title last year in Budapest, defeating favorite Jakob Ingebrigsen.

Bellingham, 20, has been a key player for Real since joining from Borussia Dortmund for 103 million euros (about 8.9 billion yen) last summer, scoring 20 goals in 29 games this season.

British BMX rider Beth Schriever, 24, has been nominated again for the Action Sportsperson award she won in 2022. Last year, she added her world title to her Olympic laurels.

Europe’s Ryder Cup winners have been nominated for Team of the Year.

The award ceremony will be held in Madrid on April 22nd.

Journalists and broadcasters will select the nominees, and the Laureus World Sports Academy, which includes some of the world’s greatest sporting legends, will vote to determine the winner.

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – Tennis

Mondo Duplantis (Sweden) – Athletics

Erling Haaland (Norway) – Soccer

Noah Lyles (USA) – Track and Field

Lionel Messi (Argentina) – Soccer

Max Verstappen (Netherlands) – Auto racing

Aitana Bommatti (Spain) – Soccer

Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) – Athletics

Shakari Richardson (USA) – Track and Field

Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) – Skiing

Iga Swiatek (Poland) – Tennis

European Ryder Cup Team – Golf

Manchester City – Soccer

Jude Bellingham (GB) – Soccer

Linda Caicedo (Colombia) – Soccer

Coco Gauff (USA) – Tennis

Qin Haiyang (China) – Swimming

Josh Kerr (Great Britain) – Athletics

Salma Pallero (Spain) – Soccer

Simone Biles (USA) – Gymnastics

Sebastien Haller (Ivory Coast) – Soccer

Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Great Britain) – Athletics

Siya Kolisi (South Africa) – Rugby

Jamal Murray (Canada) – Basketball

Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) – Tennis

Simone Barlaam (Italy) – Swimming

Danilo Chufarov (Ukraine) – Swimming

Dide de Groot (Netherlands) – Tennis

Luca Eckler (Hungary) – Athletics

Nicole Murray (New Zealand) – Cycling

Markus Rehm (Germany) – Athletics

Raissa Real (Brazil) – Skateboarding

Caroline Marks (USA) – Surfing

Kirsten Neuschafer (South Africa) – Sailing

Bethany Schriever (UK) – BMX

Filipe Toledo (Brazil) – Surfing

Alisa Truew (Australia) – Skateboarding

Bora Pura Frente (Brazil) Multisport and Employability

Dancing Grounds (USA) – Dance and Social Integration

Fundacion Rafa Nadal (Spain) – Tennis and Education

ISF Cambodia – Soccer and Education

Justice Desk Africa (South Africa) – Multisport and Human Rights

Obiettivo Napoli (Italy) – Multisport & Inclusion