Formula One world champion Max Verstappen and Jamaican Olympic sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah have been named Laureus World Sportsman and Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year in 2022.
The awards recognise the greatest sporting achievements of 2021, one of the highlights of which was the European Championship victory by the Italian Men’s Football Team who won their second Laureus Team of the Year Award as a result.
Other awardees:
| Category | Winner |
| Breakthrough of the Year prize | Emma Raducanu |
| Laureus Sporting Icon Award | Valtentino Rossi |
| Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award | Tom Brady |
| Exceptional Achievement Award | Robert Lewandowski |
| World Team of the Year Award | Italy Men’s Football Team |
| World Comeback of the Year Award | Sky Brown (Skateboard) |
| Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award | Marcel Hug |
| Laureus Sport For Good Society Award | Real Madrid |
| Action Sportsperson of the Year | Bethany Shriever |
