Sachin Tendulkar wins Laureus Sporting Moment Award

18 Feb 2020

Sachin Tendulkar wins Laureus Sporting Moment Award

Sachin Tendulkar wins Laureus Sporting Moment AwardThe Laureus World Sports Awards 2020 were held on Monday in Berlin, Germany.

India's Sachin Tendulkar won a very special award - Laureus Sporting Moment Award (2000-2020).

This award celebrated moments from the past two decades where sport has unified people in the most extraordinary way. Sports fans around the world voted for the award.
 	The award was won for when Tendulkar was carried on the shoulders by his teammates after winning the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Gymnast Simone Biles won her third Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award.

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton and footballer Lionel Messi were declared joint winners of the prestigious Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award. This is the first-ever tie in the Awards' 20-year history.

Who were some of the other winners?

The 2019 Rugby World Cup winner South Africa won its second Laureus World Team of the Year Award.
 	Paralympic rower and cross-country skier Oksana Masters won Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability.
 	Basketball player Dirk Nowitzki won the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award.

What is the Laureus World Sports Awards?

It is an annual award ceremony honouring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year.

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