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Laureus World Sports Awards 2008
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08 AWARDS
2009 WINNERS
Sportswoman
Yelena Isinbayeva
Sportsman
Usain Bolt
Disability
Daniel Dias
Breakthrough
Rebecca Adlington
Comeback
Vitali Klitschko
Team
Chinese Olympic
Action
TBA
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[St Petersburg]

Sunday 17 February 2008
Monday 18 February 2008
St Petersburg, Russia

The ninth annual Laureus World Sports Awards is to be held in St Petersburg, Russia, on February 18, 2008. The 2008 Awards Ceremony will be televised to a worldwide TV audience and it will be staged at The Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall.

The Laureus World Sports Awards Ceremony brings together sporting celebrities past and present to honour the great achievements of the sports stars of today and is also a platform to showcase the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation's humanitarian programme operates on every continent and has improved the lives of over 150,000 young people since its inception.

Laureus News
China celebrates as Olympic heroes win Laureus World Team of the Year Award
BEIJING, June 26, 2009 - Chinese sport is celebrating after its world-beating Olympic champions were honoured with the Laureus World Team of the Year Award at a special presentation ceremony in Beijin ...
'King of the Ring’ Vitali Klitschko wins Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award
DORTMUND, GERMANY, June 19, 2009 - Vitali Klitschko's historic achievement in regaining the WBC World Heavyweight Championship for the second time, at the age of 37, has been chosen by the le ...
British swim sensation Rebecca Adlington wins Laureus World Breakthrough of Year Award
LONDON, June 15, 2009 - British Olympic swimming sensation Rebecca Adlington, who won two gold medals in Beijing at the age of 19 is the winner of the 2009 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award ...
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Laureus Winners 2008
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year - Roger Federer Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year - Justine Henin Laureus World Team of the Year - South African Rugby Team
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year - Lewis Hamilton Laureus World Sports Awards Laureus World Comeback of the Year - Paula Radcliffe
Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability - Esther Vergeer Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year - Shaun White
Laureus Sport for Good Award - Brendan and Sean Tuohey Laureus Spirit of Sport - Dick Pound Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award - Sergey Bubka
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