Laureus Awards 2025: Andrade beats Rishabh Pant to win Comeback of the Year; Duplantis, Biles among winners

Brazilian artistic gymnast Rebeca Andrade won the Comeback of the Year Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2025 at Galería De Cristal in Madrid on Monday, April 21, following her Paris Olympics success after a spate of injuries. Andrade, who struggled with multiple anterior cruciate ligament issues that pushed her to mull retirement after the Tokyo Olympics 2020, returned to the podium with the support of a single mother and seven siblings, winning four medals and defying several odds. 

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