ABU DHABI, March 11. THE 2010 Laureus World Sports Awards, which recognize sporting achievement during the period January 1 – December 31, 2009, were recently announced with Natalie Du Toit earning the award as World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability. <\/p>\n
The winners are chosen by the Laureus World Sports Academy, made up of 46 of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of all time. The living legends of sport honoring the great athletes of today.<\/p>\n
The names of the winners were announced at a televised Awards Ceremony staged at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi which also celebrated the first 10 years in the life of Laureus and was attended by global figures from the world of sport and entertainment.<\/p>\n
The members of the Laureus World Sports Academy present were: Giacomo Agostini, Marcus Allen, Franz Beckenbauer, Boris Becker, Ian Botham, Sergey Bubka, Nadia Comaneci, Kapil Dev, Emerson Fittipaldi, Sean Fitzpatrick, Dawn Fraser, Cathy Freeman, Mika Hakkinen, Tony Hawk, Mike Horn, Kip Keino, Edwin Moses, Nawal El Moutawakel, Robby Naish, Alexey Nemov, Morn\u00e9 du Plessis, Hugo Porta, Monica Seles, Daley Thompson, Alberto Tomba and Steve Waugh.<\/p>\n
Double Oscar-winning Hollywood star Kevin Spacey hosted the glittering Awards Ceremony. Among the guests in a packed auditorium at the Emirates Palace were Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow, British film stars Hugh Grant and Clive Owen, American actors Kyle MacLachlan from Desperate Housewives and Michelle Rodriguez who played leading roles in the Oscar-winning movie Avatar and the TV series Lost, Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Mika who earlier drew up to the red carpet in a spectacular gull-wing Mercedes-Benz, England Test cricketer Andrew Flintoff, Formula One winner David Coulthard, world boxing champion Amir Khan, Olympic rowing legend Steve Redgrave, and supermodel Jessica Michibata.<\/p>\n
The 2010 Laureus World Sports Awards are supported by Host Partner Aabar Investments PJSC. <\/p>\n
The Awards were announced in seven categories. The winners were:<\/p>\n
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: Usain Bolt
\nLaureus World Sportswoman of the Year: Serena Williams
\nLaureus World Team of the Year: Brawn GP Formula One
\nLaureus World Breakthrough of the Year: Jenson Button
\nLaureus World Comeback of the Year: Kim Clijsters
\nLaureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability: Natalie du Toit<\/b>
\nLaureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year: Stephanie Gilmore<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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