Messi, Hamilton Are Sportsmen Of The Year

The Laureus World Sportsman of the year award has witnessed double winners.

The award which took place Monday night for the second time in Berlin, Germany, saw the current ballon d’or winner and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and formula 1 champion and Mercedes Benz driver Lewis Hamilton emerge winners.

The Duo made history as they were the first tied winners ever in the history of the award.

Messi won the ballon d’or for the record six times and Lewis Hamilton won his sixth drivers’ championship title with 11 races wins on the board.

Hamilton is the second man after Michael Schumacher  in F1 history to reach six .

With ?????? World Championships and Ballon d'Ors between them, @LewisHamilton and Lionel Messi share the #Laureus20 World Sportsman of the Year award – a moment of sporting history!

Congratulations guys!#SportUnitesUs pic.twitter.com/7akYcykux2

— Laureus (@LaureusSport) February 17, 2020

Lewis Hamilton on receiving the award said “Thank you Laureus Sport for this incredible award of world Sportsman of the Year”. 

“To think that my name is going to slot in alongside the legends, who have won this awards before me, is really humbling. Thank you again”.

He also had this message for his team : “I also want to thank Mercedes Benz, they have always given me huge support, having signed me at the age of 13, they allowed me the opportunity to live my dream.”