Laureus Sports Awards 2020 declared; Sachin Tendulkar, Lionel Messi win. Meet all winners here

With the Indian voters strongly behind him, Sachin Tendulkar easily won the sports moment award while Barcelona superstar shared the award for the best sportsman of the year with F1 great Lewis Hamilton.
With the Indian voters strongly behind him, Sachin Tendulkar easily won the sports moment award while Barcelona superstar shared the award for the best sportsman of the year with F1 great Lewis Hamilton. (Photos | AP, AFP)
With the Indian voters strongly behind him, Sachin Tendulkar easily won the sports moment award while Barcelona superstar shared the award for the best sportsman of the year with F1 great Lewis Hamilton. (Photos | AP, AFP)
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BEST SPORTING MOMENT IN THE LAST 20 YEARS: 'CARRIED ON THE SHOULDERS OF A NATION', SACHIN TENDULKAR (Photo | PTI)
BEST SPORTING MOMENT IN THE LAST 20 YEARS: 'CARRIED ON THE SHOULDERS OF A NATION', SACHIN TENDULKAR (Photo | PTI)
Sachin Tendulkar being lifted on the shoulders of his teammates after their World Cup triumph at home in 2011 was voted the Laureus best sporting moment in the last 20 years. With the backing of Indian cricket fans, Tendulkar got the maximum number of votes to emerge the winner. (Photo | AP)
Sachin Tendulkar being lifted on the shoulders of his teammates after their World Cup triumph at home in 2011 was voted the Laureus best sporting moment in the last 20 years. With the backing of Indian cricket fans, Tendulkar got the maximum number of votes to emerge the winner. (Photo | AP)
Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh handed the trophy to Tendulkar after tennis legend Bros Becker announced the winner at a glittering ceremony. (Photo | AP)
Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh handed the trophy to Tendulkar after tennis legend Bros Becker announced the winner at a glittering ceremony. (Photo | AP)
'It's incredible. The feeling of winning the world cup was beyond what words can express. How many times you get an event happening where there are no mixed opinions. It was the proudest moment of my life, holding that trophy which I chased for 22 years but I never lost hope. I was merely lifting that trophy on behalf of my countrymen,' Tendulkar said after receiving the trophy. (Photo | AP)
'It's incredible. The feeling of winning the world cup was beyond what words can express. How many times you get an event happening where there are no mixed opinions. It was the proudest moment of my life, holding that trophy which I chased for 22 years but I never lost hope. I was merely lifting that trophy on behalf of my countrymen,' Tendulkar said after receiving the trophy. (Photo | AP)
WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR: LIONEL MESSI, LEWIS HAMILTON (Photos | AP)
WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR: LIONEL MESSI, LEWIS HAMILTON (Photos | AP)
Messi became the first soccer player to get the award after helping lead Barcelona to the Spanish league title, while Hamilton won his sixth Formula One championship. (Photo | AP)
Messi became the first soccer player to get the award after helping lead Barcelona to the Spanish league title, while Hamilton won his sixth Formula One championship. (Photo | AP)
“I am honored to be the first to win this award being a sportsperson coming from a team sport, and not an individual sport which is usually the case,” Messi said in a videotaped message. (Photo | AP)
“I am honored to be the first to win this award being a sportsperson coming from a team sport, and not an individual sport which is usually the case,” Messi said in a videotaped message. (Photo | AP)
WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR: SIMONE BILES (Photo | AFP)
WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR: SIMONE BILES (Photo | AFP)
The American gymnast had won five gold medals at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, making her the most decorated gymnast ever at worlds with 25 medals. This is her third Laureus in four years after winning it in 2017 and in 2019. (Photo | AP)
The American gymnast had won five gold medals at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, making her the most decorated gymnast ever at worlds with 25 medals. This is her third Laureus in four years after winning it in 2017 and in 2019. (Photo | AP)
WORLD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR WITH A DISABILITY: OKSANA MASTERS (Photo | AP)
WORLD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR WITH A DISABILITY: OKSANA MASTERS (Photo | AP)
Masters, who was born with deformities caused by radiation from Chernobyl, was adopted at the age of 7 by an American single mother from an orphanage in Ukraine. Last year, she won five gold medals and a silver at the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships, and the overall World Cup title. The 30-year-old Masters also won silver medals in the road race and time trial H5 at the Para Cycling Road World Championships. (Photo | AP)
Masters, who was born with deformities caused by radiation from Chernobyl, was adopted at the age of 7 by an American single mother from an orphanage in Ukraine. Last year, she won five gold medals and a silver at the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships, and the overall World Cup title. The 30-year-old Masters also won silver medals in the road race and time trial H5 at the Para Cycling Road World Championships. (Photo | AP)
WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR: SOUTH AFRICA MEN'S RUGBY TEAM (Photo | AP)
WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR: SOUTH AFRICA MEN'S RUGBY TEAM (Photo | AP)
The Springboks won the 2019 Rugby World Cup, making them  worthy of a second Laureus award. They beat Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool and the US Women's Football Team, among others contenders to win the prestigious award. (Photo | AP)
The Springboks won the 2019 Rugby World Cup, making them worthy of a second Laureus award. They beat Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool and the US Women's Football Team, among others contenders to win the prestigious award. (Photo | AP)
BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR: EGAN BERNAL (Photo | AFP)
BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR: EGAN BERNAL (Photo | AFP)
The third-youngest Tour de France winner and the youngest of the modern era, Bernal had won the 2019 edition of the tournamnet. Bernal is the first cyclist to win a Laureus since Lance Armstrong won the Comeback award in 2000 and the Sportsman of the Year in 2003. 'It's a really big result for my career. I'm really happy. It is something that I will not forget. I'm really happy for that and hope to win again in the future,' the Colombian said on social media. (Photo | AFP)
The third-youngest Tour de France winner and the youngest of the modern era, Bernal had won the 2019 edition of the tournamnet. Bernal is the first cyclist to win a Laureus since Lance Armstrong won the Comeback award in 2000 and the Sportsman of the Year in 2003. 'It's a really big result for my career. I'm really happy. It is something that I will not forget. I'm really happy for that and hope to win again in the future,' the Colombian said on social media. (Photo | AFP)
LAUREUS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: DIRK NOWITZKI (Photo | AP)
LAUREUS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: DIRK NOWITZKI (Photo | AP)
German basketball great Nowitzki, who retired last year after a 21-year career with the Dallas Mavericks, was the “greatest European basketball player ever” at the event. (Photo | AP)
German basketball great Nowitzki, who retired last year after a 21-year career with the Dallas Mavericks, was the “greatest European basketball player ever” at the event. (Photo | AP)
WORLD ACTION SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR:CHLOE KIM (Photo | AFP)
WORLD ACTION SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR:CHLOE KIM (Photo | AFP)
It was snowboarder Kim's second straight Action Sportsperson of the Year award. The 19-year-old followed up her Olympic halfpipe gold from 2018 by winning the world championship title last year, along with the superpipe title at the Winter X Games. (Photo | AFP)
It was snowboarder Kim's second straight Action Sportsperson of the Year award. The 19-year-old followed up her Olympic halfpipe gold from 2018 by winning the world championship title last year, along with the superpipe title at the Winter X Games. (Photo | AFP)
WORLD COMEBACK OF THE YEAR: SOPHIA FLORSCH (Photo | AFP)
WORLD COMEBACK OF THE YEAR: SOPHIA FLORSCH (Photo | AFP)
18-year-old Sophia had met with a life-threatening accident during the 2018 Macau Grand Prix. However, it only took the 'miracle survivor' 4 months to return to the sport. The horror crash left her with serious back injuries that required a 11 hour-long surgery to fix her fractured spine. (Photo | AP)
18-year-old Sophia had met with a life-threatening accident during the 2018 Macau Grand Prix. However, it only took the 'miracle survivor' 4 months to return to the sport. The horror crash left her with serious back injuries that required a 11 hour-long surgery to fix her fractured spine. (Photo | AP)

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