Those who denied Wembanyama a perfect summer at the Olympics – the United States’ men’s basketball team – have been recognised in the Laureus World Team of the Year Award. Led by LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant, Team USA secured the country its fifth-consecutive Olympic title.
They are nominated alongside McLaren Formula One Team, FC Barcelona Women’s Football Team, Spain Men’s Football Team and NBA Champions, the Boston Celtics.
The Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award nominees also have a strong Olympic flavour.
Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade, and swimmers Caeleb Dressel and Ariarne Titmus, were all nominated in the former category for navigating their way back onto the Olympic stage following injuries and mental health issues. Andrade bested Biles to the gold in the women’s artistic gymnastics floor exercise; Titmus became the first woman in nearly a century to successfully defend the Olympic 400m freestyle title and Dressel left Paris with three medals, after a hiatus to look after his mental wellbeing.
Trew, meanwhile, is back on the shortlist for the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award.
The 14-year-old became Australia’s youngest-ever Olympic champion in Paris after winning the women’s park event. She is joined bey fellow skateboarder Horigome, who was named after defending his title from Tokyo in the men’s street contest.
Surfer Caroline Marks, Aleksandra Miroslaw and Tom Pidcock are also listed for their respective Olympic exploits, while US snowboarder Chloe Kim, winner of the award in 2019 and 2020, has been shortlisted for winning her seventh X Games superpipe gold to tie Kelly Clark for the record of most X Games wins.
The award winners will be announced at a ceremony in Madrid, Spain, on Monday 21 April 2025.
Find the complete breakdown of nominees below.