Cavendish up for international sporting award

Mark Cavendish has been nominated for an international sporting award.

The Manx cyclist is one of six British sports stars in the line-up for the 2022 Laureus World Sports Awards.

Cav is nominated in the Comeback of the Year category.

The winners will be announced in April.

2022 Laureus World Sports Awards nominees

Sportswoman of the Year Award:

Ashleigh Barty (Australia) Tennis

Allyson Felix (USA) Athletics

Katie Ledecky (USA) Swimming

Emma McKeon (Australia) Swimming

Alexia Putellas (Spain) Football

Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) Athletics

Sportsman of the Year:

Tom Brady (USA) American Football

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Tennis

Caeleb Dressel (USA) Swimming

Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) Athletics

Robert Lewandowski (Poland) Football

Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Motor Racing

Team of the Year:

Argentina Men's Football Team

Barcelona Women's Football Team

Italy Men's Football Team

Milwaukee Bucks Basketball Team

Breakthrough of the Year:

Neeraj Chopra (India) Athletics

Daniil Medvedev (Russia) Tennis

Pedri (Spain) Football

Emma Raducanu (UK) Tennis

Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela) Athletics

Ariarne Titmus (Australia) Swimming

Comeback of the Year:

Simone Biles (USA) Gymnastics

Sky Brown (UK) Skateboarding

Mark Cavendish (UK) Cycling

Tom Daley (UK) Diving

Marc Marquez (Spain) Motor Cycling

Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands) Cycling

Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability:

Diede de Groot (Netherlands) Wheelchair Tennis

Marcel Hug (Switzerland) Wheelchair Athletics

Shingo Kunieda (Japan) Wheelchair Tennis

Jetze Plat (Netherlands) Para Cycling / Para Triathlon

Susana Rodríguez (Spain) Para Triathlon

Sarah Storey (UK) Para Cycling

World Action Sportsperson of the Year:

Ítalo Ferreira (Brazil) Surfing

Alberto Gines (Spain) Climbing

Yuto Horigome (Japan) Skateboarding

Carissa Moore (USA) Surfing

Momiji Nishiya (Japan) Skateboarding

Bethany Shriever (UK) BMX

Sport for Good Award:

Ich will da rauf! (Germany) Climbing

Juca Pe Cagna (Italy) Multi-sport

Kick 4 Life (Lesotho) Football