Fraser-Pryce nominated for World Sport award

Jamaica dash darling Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is the one English-speaking Caribbean nationwide nominated for the 2023 Laureus World Sports activities award.

The world’s most prestigious sport award will have fun not solely sportsmen and sportswomen who thrilled followers over the earlier 12 months, however a number of who will finish their careers with a declare to be the best within the historical past of their sport.

Final yr, Fraser-Pryce, 36, collected a fifth ladies’s world 100 metres title win, whereas a world-leading time of 10.62 seconds was amongst her document seven races over 100m that have been clocked at sub-10.70 secs.

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“I wish to thank the world’s sports activities media for this particular nomination,” mentioned Fraser-Pryce. “That is my sixth nomination for the Laureus World Sportswoman-of-the-Yr award, and it’s a nice honour.

“I proceed to be impressed by the broader Laureus motion and initiatives in celebrating the facility of sports activities to vary the world, which additional makes the nomination particular.”

Difficult Fraser-Pryce for the accolade of World Sportswoman-of-the-Yr are Spanish footballer Alexia Putellas, Polish tennis champion Iga Swiatek, and three Individuals, swimmer Katie Ledecky, skier Mikaela Shiffrin, and world and Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.

Jamaican dash queen Elaine Thompson-Herah received the accolade final yr, and former Jamaican dash king Usain Bolt received the lads’s award on 4 events in 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2017.

Greater than 1,400 members of the worldwide media panel make nominations in all, however one class – the shortlist for the World Sportsperson of the Yr with a Incapacity Award, which was chosen by a panel from the Worldwide Paralympics Committee.

Organisers mentioned this ensured credibility, high quality, and a worldwide perspective throughout the entire awards.

Winners can be introduced in classes together with Sportswoman of the Yr, Sportsman of the Yr, Staff of the Yr, Breakthrough of the Yr, Comeback of the Yr, and Motion Sportsperson of the Yr.

They are going to be determined by a vote of 71 members of the Laureus World Sports activities Academy, which contains sportspeople who redefined their sport and make up the final word jury on sporting greatness.

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