Ronaldo, Hamilton and Djokovic are Nominated for 2015 Laureus World Sports Awards

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo along with ATP World No.1 Novak Djokovic, Spain’s World MotoGP champion Marc Márquez and Renaud Lavillenie has been nominated for 2015 Laureus World Sports Awards. The Real Madrid’s striker 2nd time nominated for Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award. Last year he was beaten by Sebastian Vettel.

2015 Laureus Sports Awards
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The winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards 2015 will be revealed at the Awards Ceremony in Shanghai on April 15. The nominations include a glittering collection of world sports stars. Cristiano Ronaldo nominated for 2015 Laureus World Sports Awards

Below is the full list of nominees from all seven categories for the 2015 Laureus World Sports Awards, via Laureus:

Laureus World Sports Awards 2015 Nominees

Nominee
Nationality
Sport

Sportsman

Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Football
Rory McIlroy UK Golf
Novak Djokovic Serbia Tennis
Lewis Hamilton UK Motor Racing
Renaud Lavillenie France Athletics
Marc Marquez Spain Motorcycling

Sportswoman

Valerie Adams New Zealand Athletics
Marit Bjorgen Norway Nordic Skiing
Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia Athletics
Li Na China Tennis
Tina Maze Slovenia Skiing
Serena Williams USA Tennis

Team

European Ryder Cup Team Multiple Golf
German Men’s Football Team Germany Football
Mercedes Formula One Team Multiple Motor Racing
Real Madrid Football Team Spain Football
San Antonio Spurs USA Basketball
Swiss Davis Cup Team Switzerland Tennis

Comeback

Francesco Acerbi Italy Football
Schalk Burger South Africa Rugby
Deigo Milito Argentina Football
Jo Pavey UK Athletics
Pierre Vaultier France Snowboarding
Oliver Wilson UK Golf

Breakthrough

Marin Cilic Croatia Tennis
Mario Gotze Germany Football
Daniel Ricciardo Australia Motor Racing
James Rodriguez Colombia Football
Mikaela Shiffrin USA Alpine Skiing
Swiss Davis Cup Team Switzerland Tennis

Action

Alan Eustace USA Skydiving
Stephanie Gilmore Australia Surfing
Nyjah Huston USA Skateboarding
Sage Kotsenburg USA Snowboarding
Danny MacAskill UK Trials Cycling
Gabriel Medina Brazil Surfing

Disability

Shelley Gautier Canada Cycling
Tatyana McFadden USA Wheelchair Racing
Roman Petushkov Russia Nordic Skiing
Anna Schaffelhuber Germany Alpine Skiing
Sarah Storey UK Cycling
Leung Yuk Wing Hong Kong Boccia