US EditionSimone Biles, Mondo Duplantis win big at 25th Anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards
- The Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony took place in Madrid on April 21, recognizing top athletes and their achievements.
- The awards honor athletes for outstanding achievements and for using sport to create positive societal change.
- Mondo Duplantis and Simone Biles received the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards, respectively, for their athletic accomplishments.
- Biles, after winning her fourth Laureus award, said she was "happy to be in Madrid" and hopes to inspire young girls.
- Duplantis's win marks his first Laureus award after multiple nominations, acknowledging his record-breaking performances and Olympic gold medals.
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SIMONE BILES WINS RECORD-EQUALLING FOURTH SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR TITLE, KELLY SLATER HONORED AT 25th ANNIVERSARY LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS
After a year in which the greatest gymnast of all time won three more Olympic golds, she took centre stage as the biggest show in sports returned to Madrid, Spain
Lafayette native Mondo Duplantis named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Olympic pole vault champion and Lafayette native Mondo Duplantis was named the 2025 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year. Duplantis won his second Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He has broken his pole vault world record three times. The current world record is 6.27 meters or 20 feet and 6.75 inches. Laureus is a global charitable organization that, according to its website, "celebrates sporting…
Former LSU pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Former LSU track & field athlete and Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis was named the 2025 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year. Duplantis won his second Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He has broken his pole vault world record three times. The current world record is 6.27 meters or 20 feet and 6.75 inches. Duplantis is only the second track & field athlete to win the Laureus World Sportsman of th…
Simone Biles, Mondo Duplantis win big at 25th Anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards
By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Paris Olympians and Paralympians were the big winners of the 25th anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, including superstars Simone Biles and Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis. The Laureus Awards, co-hosted this year by CNN Sports’ Amanda Davies, honor sports’ biggest athletes and those using sport for good. And this edition of the awards were bigger than ever as Laureus celebrated 25 years of athletic feats. B…
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