MOSCOW, 24 Apr. Dutch Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen has won the prestigious Laureus Sportsman of the Year award from the World Sports Academy. won the fourth stage of the new Formula 1 season — the Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna. American swimmer Caleb Dressel, Kenyan runner-stayer Eliud Kipchoge, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, Polish football player Robert Lewandowski and American football player Tom Brady also claimed the award . Brady, who has seven Super Bowl victories to his credit, was recognized as the best in the Lifetime Achievement category. Jamaican athlete Elaine Thompson-Hera won three gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics (100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m relay) .British tennis player Emma Raducanou, who won the US Open in 2021 at the age of 18, won the Breakthrough of the Year nomination. One of the nominees in this category was Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev, who won the 2021 US Open in the men's category and also reached the final of the Australian Open (2021, 2022).
