valentino rossi laureus world sports awards the candidate of the year 2010

The first "premium" of the season Valentino Rossi could receive on 10 March in Abu Dhabi. MotoGP World Champion in fact been re-appointed by the Laureus Academy for the Laureus World Sports Awards 2010, consists of 46 of the greatest athletes of all time.

Rossi is the fifth application: Valentino was a finalist in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009, when they won Michael Schumacher, Roger Federer (twice) and Usain Bolt. In 2006, Rossi won in the category 'Spirit of Sport'.

Former Olympic champion Edwin Moses, chairman of the Academy, on Thursday unveiled the list of candidates and Ramirez is in the category "World Sportsman of the Year", alongside FC Barcelona's Argentinian Lionel Messi, all'olimpionico Jamaican and world champion Bolt's 100 meters, the Swiss tennis star Federer, the Ethiopian distance runner Kenenisa Bekele and the Spanish cyclist and winner of last year Tou rde France, Alberto Contador.

The Laureus Academy also presents awards in categories Team, Breakthrough, Comeback, Sport with disabilities el'Action Sportperson year.

Source: motoblog.it