Jamaican thunderbolt Usain Bolt received Laureus World Sportsman Award - Googly Mania

		
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
								
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
					
							
				
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
				
		
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

	
        

        
        

        
        

	
        

        
        
		














		

    

    
        
        
        

Jamaican thunderbolt Usain Bolt received Laureus World Sportsman Award

Top Jamaican sprinter and World No 1 Usain Bolt won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award on Monday following their success at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Also, it was British heptathlete Jessica Ennis who was the one to receive Laureus World Sportswoman award for the year.

The team of the year award went to Europe's Ryder Cup team after their stunning victory over the United States at Medinah last September. The awards were announced at a stunning ceremony held before a packed house.

Bolt, who also won the award in 2009 and 2010, won gold in the 100, 200 and 4x100 metres relay in London to repeat his medal haul from Beijing. He was not available in person to receive the award at Rio's Theatro Municpal but appeared via a hologram.

Wearing a suit and tie and holding the trophy in his hands, Bolt promised to defend his Olympic titles at the 2016 Rio Games. Perhaps, this has been a gritty decision from the Jamaican thunderbolt considering the fact that it is difficult to maintain the same fitness levels for such a long time.

"Definitely I will be here in 2016," he said. Perhaps, this displays his confidence levels that how better he can be at the sports that he love the most. Another side of Bolt is so jovial and creative that he always love to have a go other sports as well. Famous West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle, who also hails from Jamaica, has invited his compatriot to have a try at the sports.

Also nominated for the award was American swimmer Michael Phelps, who won four gold and two silver medals in London to become the most adorned Olympian of all time.

Phelps was given a new award for Exceptional Achievement, which he received at the grand ceremony in the 2016 Olympics host city just hours after participating in a swimming class for children at a Rio slum.

"Being able to be given an award from athletes who are icons in their sports, it's just a tremendous honour," Phelps said at a news conference. "My life just keeps getting better and better."

Also nominated for the top sportsman award were British Olympic champions Mo Farah and Bradley Wiggins, Formula 1 triple world champion Sebastian Vettel and Barcelona's Lionel Messi.

Great Britain secured three prizes with Ennis, Andy Murray and Sebastian Coe.

Ennis dominated the Olympic heptathlon event and won the gold medal despite carrying the enormous pressure of home hopes at the Olympic stadium, while Murray won the breakthrough award after winning his first grand slam at the US Open as well as Olympic gold and silver medals in London.

Coe, the chairman of the Organising Committee of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games and also a Laureus World Sports Academy Member, got the lifetime achievement award.

Dominican Republic's Felix Sanchez obtained the comeback of the year award after winning the Olympic 400 metres hurdles gold medal in London, eight years after winning it for the first time in Athens.

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