The Colombia Women’s team began its year with a competition of considerable importance for its international objectives. The national team is competing in the Gold Cup and in the middle of the concentration, forward Linda Caicedo received a nomination for one of the most important awards in the world of sports.
Through an official publication on social networks, the renowned Laureus World Sports Academy confirmed the Colombian’s nomination for one of its exclusive awards. Caicedo’s name is one of those that makes up the list for World Revelation of the Year:
“Linda Caicedo is nominated for the Laureus 24′ award for World Newcomer of the Year. The forward played a key role in three World Cups with the Colombian team in the space of a year, standing out in the U17, U20 and senior categories. “She also shone during her first season with Real Madrid Femenino.”
The nominees for World Newcomer of the Year Laureus 24′
Jude Bellingham – England – Real Madrid / Soccer Linda Caicedo – Colombia – Real Madrid Women / Soccer Coco Gauff – United States – Tennis Qin Haiyang – China – Swimming Josh Kerr – England – Athletics Salma Paralluelo – Spain – FC Barcelona Women / Soccer
Within the nomination, Laureus highlighted the milestone that Linda achieved playing with the Colombian team in three different World Cups in the span of a year, all “three years after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.”
The awards ceremony will be held in Madrid on April 22, 2024. ‘The Laureus’ is recognized as the ‘definitive award for athletes around the world‘ and remains the gold standard for global sports stars, which each year they hope to see their names added to a list of winners that includes all-time greats.
What makes these awards unique is the final stage of the judging process: a vote by the 69 members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, including Olympic champions, world record breakers, athletes who redefined their sports and who now form the definitive jury on sporting greatness.
The most important Colombians according to the Laureus awards
These awards have been given since 2000 and it is the fifth time that a Colombian has been nominated for an award of this level, although only two of them have achieved it. Previous nominees have been: Juan Pablo Montoya (2002), Nairo Quintana (2013), James Rodríguez (2014) and Egan Bernal (2019).
After an incredible debut season with the BMW-Williams team, Bogotá driver Juan Pablo Montoya became the first Colombian in history to win a Laureus. The award was given to him in the World Newcomer of the Year category (the same category as Caicedo). In 2001, Montoya scored three pole positions and won the Monza GP (Italy).
Juan Pablo, in that year, surpassed the Belgian tennis players Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin, the American racket player Andy Roddick and the English soccer player Steven Gerrard in the votes.
The second recipient to win the important prize was the cyclist Egan Bernal, who also won in the same category after winning the Tour de France in 2019, the most “famous” tour of cycling, without even having emerged as one of the favorites. to do it.
Egan, in that year, defeated the tennis players Bianca Andreescu and Coco Gauff, the Japanese Rugby Team, the American boxer Andy Ruiz Jr. and the swimmer Regan Smith. With Infobae