Swedish athlete Armand Duplantis received the Laureus Award for the best sportsman in the world in 2024 tonight in Madrid.
He was presented with the trophy for the best athlete of the year by last year's winner, tennis player Novak Djokovic.
Duplantis broke the world record in the pole vault 11 times, and won a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In addition to Duplantis, the shortlist for the 2024 World Sportsman of the Year also included Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, French swimmer Leon Marchand, Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar, and Dutch four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen.
The award for the best female athlete of the year was received by American gymnast Simone Bales, and this is the fifth time she has received this recognition, tying her with Djokovic and Roger Federer.
Bales won three gold medals and one silver medal at the Paris Olympics.
The best team was declared the Real Madrid football club, which won the Champions League last year.
The Breakthrough of the Year award went to Spanish national team and Barcelona footballer Lamine Jamal, and the Lifetime Achievement Award went to American surfer Kelly Slater.
Chinese para-swimmer Jiang Yuan, who won seven medals at the Paralympic Games in Paris, was named the best athlete with a disability.
The "comeback of the year" award went to Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade, who won four Olympic medals at the Paris Games.
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