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Serena Williams |
Sportswomen in line for Laureus Award
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |
Spectecular displays at the London Olympic Games have produced a
string of impressive candidates for nominations for the 2013 Laureus
World Sportswoman of the Year Award.
British heptathlon gold medal winner Jessica Ennis, one of the heroes
of the home crowd in the London Olympic Stadium, is one of many
contenders, including a trio of multi-medal American Olympians in
Allyson Felix, Missy Franklin and Serena Williams.
Among the other outstanding Olympic performers were Shelly-Ann
Fraser-Pryce, the face of the Jamaican women’s sprint team. She won gold
in the 100 metres and silver medals in the 200 metres and 4x100 metres
relay to confirm her position as the fastest woman in the world.The
Laureus World Sports Awards is recognised as the premier honours event
in the international sporting calendar and the awards ceremony provides
a high profile focus as stars of the sporting world come together to
salute the finest sportsmen and sportswomen of the year.
The winners will be unveiled during a globally televised ceremony in
Rio de Janeiro. Proceeds from the Laureus World Sports Awards directly
benefit and underpin the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation,
which supports more than 100 community sports projects around the world
that have helped to improve the lives of over one-and-a-half million
young people.
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