Halep nominated for Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year 2019 award

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has been nominated for Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year 2019 award, which will be presented at the 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards scheduled for Monday evening in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Halep is competing with American gymnast Simone Biles, Czech skier Ester Ledecka, German tennis player Angelique Keber and American skier Mikaela Shiffrin.

Nominated for the Sportsman of the Year 2019 awards are footballers Luka Modric (Croatia) and Kylian Mbappe (France), Formula One pilot Lewis Hamilton (UK), marathonist Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya), tennis player Novak Djokovic (Serbia) and basketball player LeBron James (USA).

There will also be awards for the best team of the year, breakthrough of the year, comeback of the year, and sportsperson of the year with a disability.

Among the members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, who will vote for the winners of the annual awards, is retired Romanian gymnast glory Nadia Comaneci. AGERPRES (RO - editor: Mihai Dragomir; EN - author: Corneliu-Aurelian Colceriu, editor: Adina Panaitescu)