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Beckenbauer, Figo, Waugh to attend Laureus Awards

Sporting greats Franz Beckenbauer, Luis Figo and Steve Waugh will be among the Academy Members for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco next month.

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21 January, 2019 23:44 IST

The 2019 Laureus Sports awards will be held in Monaco. (FILE IMAGE)   -  GETTY IMAGES

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21 January, 2019 23:44 IST

Sporting greats Franz Beckenbauer, Luis Figo and Steve Waugh will be among the Academy Members for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco next month.

Laureus World Sports Academy chairman Sean Fitzpatrick will lead a glittering collection of his fellow Academy Members at the ceremony, including no fewer than 20 Olympic and Paralympic gold medal winners, five FIFA World Cup winners, plus world champions from the major sports.

The awards ceremony will be held on February 18.

Among the Laureus Academy Members who will be in Monaco are:

FootballFranz Beckenbauer, Cafu, Marcel Desailly, Luis Figo, Carles Puyol, Alessandro Del Piero
AthleticsSergey Bubka, Cathy Freeman, Tegla Loroupe, Edwin Moses, Nawal El Moutawakel, Daley Thompson
RugbySean Fitzpatrick, Morné du Plessis, Hugo Porta
GolfLorena Ochoa
TennisBoris Becker, Li Na, Monica Seles
CyclingFabian Cancellara, Chris Hoy
GymnasticsNadia Comaneci, Alexey Nemov, Li Xiaopeng
BoxingMarvelous Marvin Hagler
SkateboardingTony Hawk
Motor SportGiacomo Agostini, Mick Doohan, Emerson Fittipaldi
RowingSteve Redgrave
American FootballMarcus Allen
Table TennisDeng Yaping
SwimmingDawn Fraser, Mark Spitz
Paralympic SportTanni Grey-Thompson
Winter SportMaria Höfl-Riesch, Franz Klammer, Katarina Witt, Yang Yang
CricketSteve Waugh