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‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

25 Years of Laureus

‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

In 2025, Rayssa Leal won a fourth consecutive Women’s Skateboard Street title at the SLS Super Crown World Championship in front of a home crowd in São Paulo. She is the first skateboarder to win four consecutive SLS Super Crown championships and prior to the championship, had won SLS contests in Miami and Brasília.

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