New Delhi's Slum Soccer nominated for Laureus Sport for Good Award

The Laureus Sport for Good Award recognises an individual or organisation who has made a significant contribution to transforming the lives of children and young people through sport.Slum Soccer will compete with four other nominees for the award.

Argentina's football World Cup winning captain Lionel Messi and Frace's Kylian Mbappe, who scored a hat-trick in the final to earn the Golden Boot, were among the nominees for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award.Formula One driver Max Verstappen joined Messi and tennis star Rafael Nadal as past winners of this award on the 2023 shortlist.Mondo Duplantis, who broke the pole vault world record on three occasions and won world titles indoors and outdoors, and NBA star Steph Curry are the other nominees for the top men's award.The race for the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award is led by two athletes who lit up the World Championships in Eugene, USA -- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.Katie Ledecky, who won four golds, taking her total to 22, a record for a female swimmer, footballer Alexia Putellas, Mikaela Shiffrin, who regained her overall title at the Alpine Ski World Cup, and tennis player Iga Swiatek are the other nominees for the women's top award.The nominees for the Laureus World Team of the Year Award include the Argentina men's football team, which won a third World Cup, Real Madrid, who claimed their 14th title, NBA champions The Golden State Warriors, the Oracle Red Bull Racing team, France men's rugby side and England women's football team.The award winners will be announced at the Laureus World Sports Awards.Tennis talents -- Carlos Alcaraz and Elena Rybakina -- have been nominated for the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year