A host of Olympic champions have been shortlisted to win Laureus World Sports Awards in the Sportsman, Sportswoman, Breakthrough and Comeback of the Year categories.
Multiple gold medallists Mikaela Shiffrin (alpine skiing) and Katie Ledecky (swimming), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (athletics), and Tokyo 2020 Olympic star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (athletics) are on a shortlist of six for the Sportswoman of the Year award.
Pole vault world record holder and Olympic champ Armand Mondo Duplantis, double tennis Olympic gold medallist Rafael Nadal, and 2022 FIFA World Cup winner **Lionel Messi**are in the running for the Sportsman of the Year.
Beijing 2022 winners Ailing (Eileen) Gu (freestyle skiing) and Chloe Kim (snowboarding) are nominees in the Action Sportsperson of the year while reigning men's figure skating singles Olympic champion Nathan Chen is in the running for Breakthrough of the year.
Norwegian 1500m Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Klay Thompson, who took gold with Team USA at Rio 2016, are listed for the Comeback of the Year.
The winners of the awards, which recognise the world's greatest athletes and teams, and the inspirational power of sport will be announced in spring.
The complete list of nominees can be found below.
Sportswoman of the Year
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) Athletics
Katie Ledecky (USA) Swimming
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) Athletics
Alexia Putellas (Spain) Football
Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) Alpine Skiing
Iga Świątek (Poland) Tennis
Team of the Year
Argentina Men’s Football Team
England Women’s Football Team
France Men’s Rugby Team
Golden State Warriors (USA) Basketball
Real Madrid (Spain) Football
Oracle Red Bull Racing (Austria)
Breakthrough of the Year
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) Tennis
Tobi Amusan (Nigeria) Athletics
Nathan Chen (USA) Figure Skating
Morocco Men's Football Team
Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) Tennis
Scottie Scheffler (USA) Golf
Comeback of the Year
Francesco Bagnaia (Italy) Motor Cycling
Christian Eriksen (Denmark) Football
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway) Athletics
Klay Thompson (USA) Basketball
Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands) Cycling
Tiger Woods (USA) Golf
Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability
Diede de Groot (Netherlands) Wheelchair Tennis
Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland) Para Athletics
Declan Farmer (USA) Para Ice Hockey
Cameron Leslie (New Zealand) Para Swimming and Wheelchair Rugby
Oksana Masters (USA) Para Cross-Country Skiing and Para Cycling
Jesper Saltvik Pedersen (Norway) Para Alpine Skiing
Action Sportsperson of the Year
Justine Dupont (France) Big Wave Surfing
Stephanie Gilmore (Australia) Surfing
Ailing (Eileen) Gu (China) Freestyle Skiing
Chloe Kim (USA) Snowboarding
Rayssa Leal (Brazil) Skateboarding
Filipe Toledo (Brazil) Surfing
Sport for Good Award
Boxgirls (Kenya) Boxing
High Five (Germany) Action Sports
Made For More (South Africa) Multi-sport
Slum Soccer (India) Football
TeamUp (Global) Movement