Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Bolt, Ennis honored at Laureus awards


Star sprinter Usain Bolt and heptathlete Jessica Ennis were crowned as the Laureus World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the year on Monday.

The Jamaican won the award for the third time for his dominant show at the 2012 London Olympics where he won three gold medals. Ennis of Great Britain took the gold medal in the heptathlon that won her the top award which is also known as Oscar of sports.

"To win another Laureus is a great honour and even more so because I was up against such difficult competitors. I will definitely be there in 2016. I'm going to start my training gradually to not over-exert myself and be as well prepared as possible in 2016. I'm looking forward to it," Bolt said.

See the list of awardees after the cut...




List of awardees

• World Sportsman of the Year: Usain Bolt

• World Sportswoman of the Year: Jessica Ennis

• World Team of the Year: European Ryder Cup Team

• World Breakthrough of the Year: Andy Murray

• World Comeback of the Year: Felix Sanchez

• World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability: Daniel Dias

• World Action Sportsperson of the Year: Felix Baumgartner

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Sebastian Coe

• Exceptional Achievement Award: Michael Phelps

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