The Brownlee brothers help in Cozumel among the highlights of the Laureus Awards

The action of the Brownlee brothers in Cozumel has been nominated as the best dramatic moment of the year where Alistair helped his brother Jonathan to finish the race

The Laureus World Sports Awards honor the great men and women athletes of all categories every year. The Awards Ceremony awards seven categories. Sportsman (Best male athlete), Sportswoman (Best female athlete), Team (Best team), Comeback (Better reappearance), Breakthrough (Best revelation), Action (Best extreme athlete) and Disability (Best disabled athlete) of the year.

What are the nominees for the Best Sports Moment of 2016?

CLEAN GAME - 5 for January:

At the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia, the American tennis player Jack Sock, winning 5: 4 and 0-30, proves that sportsmanship does exist, as it advises the Australian opponent Lleyton Hewitt make 'challenge' and challenge the decision of a referee. Hewitt took Sock's advice and asked for a review. There they realized that the move was good because of the revision system. Hewitt won the match 7-5, 6-4.

MAGIC - 5 for July:

"HUH." The Icelandic national soccer team is greeted by a huge crowd in Reykjavik, the country's capital, as they return from Euro 2016, where they managed to reach the quarter-finals, defeating England on their way.

The team traveled around the city in a bus before celebrating in front of a large assembly, during which thousands of people participated in the call “Icelandic thunder“, which has been compared to a Viking war song.

CONMOVEDOR - 10 of July:

It was a moving moment that captured the hearts of football fans throughout Europe. A young Portuguese consoled a Frenchman after France lost the final of the Euro 2016 in Paris against Portugal. “I told him it was just a game,” said 10-year-old Matisse, “I even told him 'Sir, don't worry, France played a very good game. They have played very well. You are the ones who deserved the cup, but our goalkeeper Rui Patricio didn't allow it”. The video went viral and moved millions of people.

SPORTS - 16 of August:

Nikki Hamblin and Abbey D'Agostino captured the “Olympic spirit” by competing in the 5.000m qualifying race. There were still 2.000 meters left when the New Zealand athlete Hamblin stumbled and fell, accidentally knocking D'Agostino from the United States. The American got up immediately and instead of continuing with the race, she helped Hamblin before starting to limp, with one foot clearly injured. D'Agostino fell again and Hamblin helped her up and the two finished the race together before hugging each other across the line of the goal. Both were awarded at the end, but D'Agostino could not participate due to the injury he suffered.

EXTRAORDINARY - 31 of August:

The team of less than 12 years of Barcelona proved that football is really a game of gentlemen after having consoled their Japanese rivals after beating them by 1-0 in the final of the Junior Soccer World Challenge. The players of the local team Omiya Ardija seemed visibly distressed and in tears after the final whistle, as the Barcelona team celebrated their victory. It was not long before the Barcelona boys realized and rushed to embrace their rivals in an exciting demonstration of sportsmanship.

DRAMA - 19 of September:

The British Jonny Brownlee, exhausted, he needed to be helped almost to the finish by his brother Alistair in a dramatic moment at the World Triathlon Series in Cozumel, Mexico. With only 700m to go, Jonny, 26, began to weaken on the road in hot and humid conditions. Runner-up Alistair, 28, caught his brother, and helped him by carrying him over the last couple of hundred meters before pushing him over the line in second place. They were overtaken by South African Henri Schoeman, the eventual winner. The victory in Mexico would have given Jonny the world title, but second place left him just four points behind Mario Mola.

Last year we signed the Pact for Gender Equality in Colombia, an agreement that symbolizes the co-responsibility of around XNUMX organizations with the implementation of actions that contribute to reducing inequalities. Jan Frodeno fue chosen as the best athlete of extreme sports and Javier Gómez Noya he was a candidate for the 2015 awards

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