Martina nominated for Laureus Sports Award

As reported by Sarfaty on hingis.org

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Laureus World Comeback of the Year

Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden) – won World Championship high jump gold after serious injury

Kim Clijsters (Belgium) – winner of US Open tennis after being injured for a year

Antoine Dénériaz (France) – winner of Olympic downhill gold after serious training accident

Martina Hingis (Switzerland) – won Australian Open mixed doubles after three year absence

Jonah Lomu (New Zealand) – returned to rugby after serious kidney disorder

Colin Montgomerie (UK) – won record eighth golf European Order of Merit after slump in form


And here is an article giving the full list of nominees:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,18739702-23218,00.html

the winners will be announed on May 22 in Barcelona.

The full list of nominees is:-

Sportsman of the year: Fernando Alonso, Lance Armstrong, Roger Federer, Ronaldinho, Valentino Rossi, Tiger Woods.
Sportswoman of the year: Kim Clijsters, Tirunesh Dibaba, Yelena Isinbayeva, Carolina Kluft, Janica Kostelic, Paula Radcliffe, Annika Sorenstam.
Team of the year: FC Barcelona, Croatia Davis Cup team (tennis), Liverpool, All Blacks, Renault (Formula One), San Antonio Spurs (basketball).
Newcomer of the year: Paula Creamer (golf), Lionel Messi (football), Andrew Murray (tennis), Rafael Nadal (tennis), Danica Patrick (motorsport), Ben Roethlisberger (American football).
Comeback of the year: Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden, athletics), Kim Clijsters (Belgium, tennis), Antoine Deneriaz (France, skiing), Martina Hingis (Switzerland, tennis), Jonah Lomu (New Zealand, rugby), Colin Montgomerie (Scotland, golf).
Sportsperson of the year with a disability: Kirsten Bruhn (Germany, swimming), Zsuzsanna Krajnyak (Hungary, wheelchair fencing), Leo-Pekka Tahti (Finland, wheelchair racing), Ernst van Dyk (South Africa, wheelchair racing), Esther Vergeer (Netherlands, wheelchair tennis), Henry Wanyoike (Kenya, visually impaired running).

Winners are selected by the 42 members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, a collection of sporting greats.