MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 20: Laureus Academy Member, Romanian Gymnast Nadia Comaneci, winner of the Laureus Life Achievement Award attends the Awards Press Conference at the Laureus World Sports Awards Madrid 2026 on April 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images for Laureus)

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 20: Brazilian Para-Swimmer Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araújo poses with his Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award and International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons during the Laureus World Sports Awards Madrid 2026 Winners Walk on April 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images for Laureus)

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 20: Laureus Academy Member, Romanian Gymnast Nadia Comaneci, winner of the Laureus Life Achievement Award attends the Awards Press Conference at the Laureus World Sports Awards Madrid 2026 on April 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images for Laureus)

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 20: Laureus Academy Member, Romanian Gymnast Nadia Comaneci, winner of the Laureus Life Achievement Award attends the Awards Press Conference at the Laureus World Sports Awards Madrid 2026 on April 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images for Laureus)

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 20: Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka with the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award speaks with winners' room host, CNN Broadcaster Amanda Davies during the Laureus World Sports Awards Madrid 2026 Winners Walk on April 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Patricia J. Garcinuno/Getty Images for Laureus)

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 20: Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, winner of the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award during the Laureus World Sports Awards Madrid 2026 Winners Walk on April 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Patricia J. Garcinuno/Getty Images for Laureus)

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 20: Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka poses with the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award during the Laureus World Sports Awards Madrid 2026 Winners Walk on April 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Patricia J. Garcinuno/Getty Images for Laureus)

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 20: Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka poses with the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award during the Laureus World Sports Awards Madrid 2026 Winners Walk on April 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Patricia J. Garcinuno/Getty Images for Laureus)