Mondo Duplantis, a former track and field athlete from LSU, achieved a significant milestone on Monday by being awarded the 2025 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year. At the annual awards presentation,

Duplantis, who was handed his award by 2024 winner Novak Djokovic, picks up his first Sportsman of the Year honor after being nominated in each of the previous three years. He is only the second track-and-field athlete to win the honor, following Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.

Paris Olympians and Paralympians were the big winners of the 25th anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, including superstars Simone Biles and Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis.