Marcel Hug was named World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability by Laureus on Sunday, and he is enjoying the feeling. “For me it’s the most important award we can win in sport,” he says, “so I’m very happy and proud to have it.”
The Laureus World Sport Awards are international prizes selected each year by a tiny electorate of 71 people. Each of them are former winners – the best of the sporting best – and any success therefore shows the level of respect with which athletes are held by their peers.
