Alonso and Hamilton nominated for Laureus Awards
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton have both been nominated for the prestigious Laureus Sports Awards. Fernando has been nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award. He will be up against World tennis No.1 Roger Federer, seven-times Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher and the top golfer in the world, Tiger Woods, Asafa Powell, the fastest man on Earth, and Fabio Cannavaro, captain of the Italian FIFA World Cup winning team.
Lewis has been nominated for the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award. The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver will be up against Xavier Carter, who ran second fastest 200 metres ever, and won four NCAA titles, the Ghana Men’s Football Team – qualified for FIFA World Cup finals and reached last 16. Amélie Mauresmo who won her first Grand Slam tennis tournament, Britta Steffen who won four gold medals in the European Swimming Championships and Mia Xiaoxu from China who won Golden Ball and Shoe in FIFA Under 20 World Championship.
The winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards, as voted for by the members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, will be announced during a televised Awards Ceremony staged at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, on the evening of Monday, April 2.
