The 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards nominees
Find out who is in line to win big at this year's Laureus World Sports Awards.
The 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards is set to take place in Berlin, Germany on 17 February.
The annual ceremony, which first took place in 2000, honours individuals and teams from around the world for their sporting achievements of the previous year.
From a South African perspective, the Springboks are up for the 'Laureus World Team Of The Year' award after their stunning 2019 Rugby World Cup triumph.
Swimming legend Natalie du Toit is also up for an award. Fans have been asked to vote for their 'Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020'. Du Toit's qualification to swim in the 800-metre freestyle final at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games - a year after having her leg amputated, is among five moments up for public vote.
READ: Natalie Du Toit - The Laureus Sporting Moment Award 2020
Here is the full list of nominees for this year's Laureus World Sports Awards:
Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year
Eliud Kipchoge - Kenya - Athletics
Lewis Hamilton - Great Britain - Formula One
Lionel Messi - Argentina - Football
Marc Márquez - Spain - MotoGP
Rafael Nadal - Spain - Tennis
Tiger Woods - USA - Golf
Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
Allyson Felix - USA – Athletics
Megan Rapinoe - USA – Football
Mikaela Shiffrin - USA – Alpine Skiing
Naomi Osaka - Japan – Tennis
Shelly-Ann Fraser - Jamaica – Athletics
Simone Biles - USA – Gymnastics
Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year
Liverpool - Football
Mercedes AMG Petronas – Formula One
South African Rugby Union Team - Rugby Union
Spain Men's Basketball Team – Basketball
Toronto Raptors - Basketball
United States Women's Football Team – Football
Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year
Andy Ruiz - USA) – Boxing
Bianca Andreescu - Canada – Tennis
Coco Gauff - USA – Tennis
Egan Bernal - Colombia – Cycling
Japan Men's Rugby Team - Japan – Rugby Union
Regan Smith - USA – Swimming
Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year
Andy Murray - Great Britain – Tennis
Christian Lealiifano - Australia – Rugby Union
Kawhi Leonard - USA – Basketball
Liverpool - Great Britain – Football
Nathan Adrian - USA – Swimming
Sophia Flörsch - Germany – Auto Racing
Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability
Alice Tai - Great Britain – Swimming
Diede de Groot - Netherlands – Wheelchair Tennis
Jetze Plat - Netherlands – Paratriathlon
Manuela Schär - Switzerland – Athletics
Oksana Masters - USA – Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing
Omara Durand - Cuba – Athletics
Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year
Carissa Moore - USA – Surfing
Chloe Kim - USA – Snowboarding
Italo Ferreira - Brazil – Surfing
Mark McMorris - Canada – Snowboarding
Nyjah Huston - USA) – Skateboarding
Rayssa Leal - Brazil – Skateboarding
You can watch the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards live on JacarandaFM’s website on Monday, 17 February 2020.