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

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



Media information

Welcome to the Laureus World Sports Awards Media Information page.

To assist in your coverage of the Laureus World Sports Awards, here you will find information about media accreditation and press releases, alongside how to access the rights-free assets available to all media.

Accreditation for the 2026 Awards is open and will close on Friday, April 17 at 12:00 CET. 

Please click here for a full list of the Nominees for the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards. 

For all other media enquiries relating to the Laureus World Sports Awards, please contact [email protected]

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Accreditation

To apply for accreditation to the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards, please follow the link below.

Media accreditation will grant access to media opportunities for the duration of the Laureus World Sports Awards and provide access to the media centre at the Palacio de Cibeles.

Media will require photographic ID to complete your application and to subsequently, to pick up your accreditation on site. All media must have applied for and have had their accreditation confirmed, prior to arriving in Madrid. 
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Press Releases

3 MAR 2026

Nominees for 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards Announced

The countdown has begun to the greatest show in sports, as the nominations for the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards, known as the Athletes’ Awards, are announced.

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25 FEB 2026

Simone Biles announced as Laureus Ambassador

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history and a four time winner of the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year Award, has been announced as the latest sporting superstar to join the Laureus movement as an Ambassador.

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19 JAN 2026

Global City of Sport: Madrid to stage 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards

The attention of sports fans all over the world will be focused on Madrid on April 20, when the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards take place at Cibeles Palace.

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Assets & Content

To access the media portal for the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards – with all of the latest assets relating to this year’s Awards, click on the link below.
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Additional Laureus content is available for editorial and news use, free of charge.

To download assets, rights-free imagery and historic Laureus video and photography - click below to register for the Laureus Archive.
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For all media enquiries relating to the Laureus World Sports Awards, please contact [email protected]. 

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