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World Sports Awards
Nelson Mandella

25 Years of Laureus

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS 2008

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS 2008

winners & nominees

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HIGHLIGHTS

The Laureus World Sports Awards made its debut in Russia in 2008, with St. Petersburg as the host city, and the audience was treated to a ballet performance, accompanied by a live orchestra.

A young Lewis Hamilton was awarded Breakthrough of the Year and Sergey Bubka was honoured with the Laurues Lifetime Achievement Award.

See all of the winners and nominees below.

Laureus World Sportsman Of The Year

Laureus World Sportswoman Of The Year

Laureus World Team Of The Year

Laureus World Breakthrough Of The Year

Laureus World Comeback Of The Year

Laureus World Sportsperson Of The Year With A Disability

Laureus World Action Sportsperson Of The Year

Laureus Sport For Good

Laureus Spirit Of Sport

Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award

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