V moški konkurenci sta med nominiranci trikratni zmagovalec, teniški zvezdnik Rafael Nadal, dirkača Lewis Hamilton in Marc Marquez ter nogometni superzvezdnik Lionel Messi. Pa tudi tekač Eliud Kipchoge, prvi atlet, ki je maraton pretekel pod dvema urama, ter zvezdnik golfa Tiger Woods.
It's time to announce the nominees for the #Laureus20 World Sports Awards 🙌
Introducing the six contenders for Sportsman of the Year...
May the best man win 👊
#SportUnitesUs pic.twitter.com/2X8C7yNFM9— Laureus (@LaureusSport) January 15, 2020
Nogometašica Megan Rapinoe, telovadka Simone Biles, atletinji Allyson Felix in Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, teniška igralka Naomi Osaka in smučarka Mikaela Shiffrin pa so kandidatke za nagrado v ženski konkurenci.
🏆 #Laureus20 Sportswoman of the Year 🏆
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) January 15, 2020
These six ladies all had an incredible 2019 and continue to inspire people around the world...
Good luck to them all 🙌
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Med ekipami so nominirane ameriška ženska nogometna reprezentanca, evropski nogometni prvak Liverpool, moštvo formule 1 Mercedes, ragbi reprezentanca Južne Afrike, NBA ekipa Toronto Raptors in španska moška košarkarska reprezentanca.
What a year 2019 was for team sports ⚽️🏎🏉🏀
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) January 15, 2020
Announcing the following six nominees who have been recognised for the #Laureus20 Team of the Year category 👀
See you in Berlin!
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Za nagrado v kategoriji novinec leta se bodo borili teniška igralka Bianca Andreescu, kolesar Egan Bernal, japonska reprezentanca v ragbiju, boksar Andy Ruiz in plavalka Regan Smith.
Our Academy and Ambassadors know a thing or two about breaking through 👀
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) January 15, 2020
Introducing the nominees for the #Laureus20 Breakthrough of the Year award 🏆
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Za nagrado v kategoriji vrnitev leta pa bodo kandidati teniški igralec Andy Murray, Liverpool, dirkačica Sophia Flörsch, igralec ragbija Christian Lealiifano, košarkar Kawhi Leonard in plavalec Nathan Adrian.
#Laureus20 Comeback of the Year personifies the true spirit, determination and tenacity to overcome hurdles 👊
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) January 15, 2020
Say hello to the six nominees who epitomise all of those characteristics and more...
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Med športniki invalidi so nominiranci atletinja Omara Durand, teniška igralka Diede de Groot, kolesarja Oksana Masters in Jetze Plat, atletinja Manuela Schär in plavalka Alice Tai.
#Laureus20 Comeback of the Year personifies the true spirit, determination and tenacity to overcome hurdles 👊
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) January 15, 2020
Say hello to the six nominees who epitomise all of those characteristics and more...
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Nagrade Laureus pa podeljujejo tudi v kategoriji športna osebnost leta, med kandidati so tokrat Nyjah Huston, Mark McMorris, Italo Ferreira, Carissa Moore in Chloe Kim ter Rayssa Leal, z 11 leti najmlajša nominiranka letošnjih nagrad.
Fan: “When’s #Laureus20?”
— Laureus (@LaureusSport) January 15, 2020
Laureus: February 17 in Berlin
Fan: “Is Tony Hawk going to be there?”
Me: Stay tuned and you’ll find out
Fan: “Do you have the nominees for the Action Sportsperson of the Year?”
Me: Here you go…
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Zmagovalce posameznih kategorij, izbralo jih bo 68 članov športne akademije laureus, bodo razkrili na slavnosti prireditvi v Berlinu.
