Madrid will be the center of the team 25th edition One of the most prestigious awards in sports Laureus World Sports, Who will host the 2024 award ceremony? Cibeles Palace Crystal Gallery next April 22. This was announced by the mayor of Madrid on Wednesday. José Luis Martínez-Almeida, and president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, With Laureus Academy members Raúl González and Alessandro Del Piero at the Albéniz Theater in the Spanish capital.
“The Laureus Awards are an unrivaled opportunity for the city of Madrid because Madrid is one of the world’s great sporting capitals, both from an amateur perspective and therefore from the perspective of any neighbour, as well as from the perspective of professional sport and sports. “Attracting major events,” said Almeida, “The values that the Laureus Foundation represents are at least as important: the values of excellence, development, effort and sacrifice with which a city like Madrid is identified.”
Gala, whose Candidates will be announced on February 26 At the event to be held at Real Casa de Correos, the greatest sporting achievements of 2023 will be commemorated and “a legacy will be left to the youth of the city and region of Madrid”. Activity on your X account (formerly Twitter).
From Paris to Cybele
Madrid thus takes over from Paris. It is the city that hosted the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony last year, won by Lionel Messi, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and young Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz.
This is Spain’s third time hosting these awards, after stops in Barcelona (2006, 2007) and Seville (2021 and 2022). are being held for the first time Madrid. The Laureus World Sports Awards gala will also include the Laureus Sports for Good Award, which recognizes an individual or organization that has made a significant contribution to transforming the lives of children and young people through sport.
Laureus World Sports Awards are awards given to the best athletes every year by the Laureus World Sports Academy. World athletes for their achievements in the previous year, both individually and collectively.