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Laureus World Sports Awards: China’s Eileen Gu nominated alongside likes of Lionel Messi, Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek

China’s Eileen Gu is among a host of world-class athletes, including Lionel Messi, Rafael Nadal and Katie Ledecky, who have been nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.

Gu’s double gold medal-winning performance at the Beijing Winter Olympics has earned her a nod in the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award, while snowboarder Chloe Kim, who defended the half-pipe gold she won as a teenager, is also nominated.

The Stanford University student, who won the big and half-pipe women’s events and also picked up a silver in the slopestyle, called her nomination “really exciting”.

“It is one of the greatest sporting honours to be selected for a Laureus World Sports Award,” Gu said. “My own dreams came true when I won three Olympic medals in 2022, and I now aim to use the platform I’ve been so fortunate to gain to inspire young girls to find their own passions and break their boundaries through sport.