In the early morning of April 25, Beijing time, the 2022 Lawrence Sports World Awards online award ceremony was held in Seville, Spain. The major awards were presented one by one, and at the highly watched Best Male Athlete Award, Verstappen pushed Djokovic to win. In addition, Radukanu, a talented British Chinese tennis girl, successfully won the best breakthrough award.
The 2022 Lawrence Male Athlete of the Year belongs to Verstappen, who beat seven-time champion Hamilton in the final battle of last year's season to win his first world title.
The female athlete of the year winner was Elaine Thompson Hera, who lost the 100m and 200m championships at last year's Tokyo Olympics and won the gold medal in the 4×100m relay.
Team of the Year winners belong to the Italian men's soccer team, which won the European Cup last summer under the leadership of manager Mancini.
The winner of the Breakthrough Award of the Year is Emma Raducannu, who won ten consecutive sets at the US Open last year, becoming the first Qualifier to win a Grand Slam title in the Open.
The Extreme Athlete of the Year award goes to Bethani Shriver, who became a double Olympic and BMX World Champion in 2021. It is worth mentioning that before the Tokyo Olympics, she crowdfunded 50,000 pounds to fund her participation in the Olympic Games.
The winner of the Best Comeback Award is Skye Brown, the 13-year-old who won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and became the youngest Olympic medalist in the UK, an achievement she achieved after suffering a fractured skull and left hand in June 2020.
The 2022 Laureus Sports Institute Outstanding Achievement Award was won by Bayern star Levan; the Best Athlete Advocate Award was won by Asamoah and the documentary Black Eagle; the 2022 Sports Star winner was Italian motorcyclist Rossi; the sports charity award winner belonged to The Lost Boyz Inc.; the sports society award winner was the Real Madrid Foundation; the craftsman of the best disabled athlete was Marcel Hugh; and the lifetime achievement award winner belonged to Tom Brady.