At the ceremony, the tennis player wore a long, sparkly, sequin-embroidered dress with a deep side slit.
Four-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has been recognized as the "Sportswoman of the Year" by the prestigious international Laureus World Sports Awards, writes championat.com.
The award ceremony took place in Madrid (Spain). Sabalenka attended the ceremony in a long, sparkly, sequin-embroidered dress with a deep side slit and a silvery "Gucci" handbag (the athlete recently became an ambassador for this luxury brand).
The tennis player competed for the title with:
- Aitana Bonmatí (football, Spain);
- Melissa Jefferson (athletics, USA);
- Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (athletics, Kenya);
- Katie Ledecky (swimming, USA);
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (athletics, USA).
The Laureus Awards statuette was designed and manufactured by the luxury brand Cartier.
Laureus award shortlists are formed by the votes of over 1000 sports media representatives from more than 70 countries. After this, the Laureus World Sports Academy selects the winners from these shortlists.
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