Barcelona women’s midfielder Aitana Bonmati could repeat her 2024 success in the Sportswoman of the Year category after leading her club to a domestic treble and collecting a record-setting third-consecutive Ballon d’Or.
Other nominees include tennis star Aryna Sabalenka, who finished the season as world No.1 after lifting her second US Open, and 800m and 1500m freestyle world champion swimmer Katie Ledecky.
Three athletes who starred at the world championships in Tokyo in September – Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, winner of the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay; four-time 1,500m gold medallist Faith Kipyegon and 400m winner Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – complete that category.
Six nominees are also shortlisted for the Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award including David Kratochvil, who won four golds at the World Para Swimming Championships.
He is joined by fellow swimmers Gabriel Araujo and Simone Barlaam, as well as Para-athlete Catherine Debrunner and ice hockey player Kelsey DiClaudio.