Sports and Leadership Recognition
📅 Published 23 Apr 2026 · April 2026
Sports and Leadership Recognition
• The 26th Laureus World Sports Awards (April 20, 2026, Madrid) honoured global sports excellence for 2025.
• Awards Highlights:
o Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – Sportsman of the Year.
o Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) – Sportswoman of the Year.
o Paris Saint-Germain awarded World Team of the Year after a historic season including UEFA Champions League triumph.
o Youngest athlete to win two Laureus awards: 18-year-old Lamine Yamal.
• Ceremony co-hosted by Novak Djokovic and Eileen Gu.
• The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced the Young Global Leaders (YGL) Class of 2026, recognizing 118 leaders from 55 countries.
• India’s top leaders included Jay Shah, Isha Ambani, Sumit Gupta, Abhishek Bansal, among others.
• The YGL program, initiated in 2004, offers a five-year leadership development platform addressing global challenges.