Winners of 16th Laureus World Sports Awards

Following are the winners of the 16th Laureus World Sports Awards announced here on Wednesday:

Sportsman of the Year Award

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Tennis - won Wimbledon for second time; replaced Rafael Nadal as world No.1

Sportswoman of the Year Award

Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia) Athletics - broke three world records in three different events in two weeks

Team of the Year Award

Germany Men's Football Team - became first European team to win the FIFA World Cup in South America

Breakthrough of the Year Award

Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Motor Racing - won three Grand Prix for Red Bull in his rookie year

Comeback of the Year Award

Schalk Burger (S.Africa) Rugby - survived life-threatening bacterial meningitis to return to Springboks team

Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award

Tatyana McFadden (United States) Wheelchair Racing - won Boston, Chicago, London and New York marathons

Action Sportsperson of the Year Award

Alan Eustace (United States) Skydiving - jumped 135,889ft to break Felix Baumgartner's 2012 free fall world record

Exceptional Achievement Award

Li Na (China) Tennis - retired

Spirit of Sport Award

Yao Ming (China) Basketball -retired

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