13yo Aussie Arisa Trew joins Lionel Messi and Novak Djokovic

A 13-year-old Aussie freak has joined the biggest sporting names on the planet after blowing minds recently.

Aussie Arisa Trew has been nominated for the Laureus sporting awards among the biggest names in the world.

The 13-year-old phenom on Tuesday morning received a nomination in the 2024 Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award category.

The skateboarder blew the world away in 2023 and has been nominated alongside the likes of surfing freak Felipe Toledo and BMX rider Beth Shriever.

The Laureus committee noted Trew’s trailblazing run to become the first female to land a 720.

“The 13-year-old became the talk of the skateboarding world in 2023 when she became the first female skater to land a 720, a trick involving two full rotations in mid-air, in competition,” the Laureus committee said in a statement.

Arisa Trew was unstoppable in 2023. Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images.

“The manoeuvre was first successfully performed by skating great Tony Hawk in 1985. Fittingly Arisa’s feat took place at the Tony Hawk Vert Alert event, and Laureus Academy Member Tony was there to see it.

“The year just got better for her. She repeated the trick in the X-Games in California, winning the vert gold medal, and added a second gold in the Park competition.”

The awards take place in Madrid on 22 April.

Journalists and broadcasters chose the nominees and the Laureus World Sports Academy, containing several sporting legends, will vote for the winners.

Arisa Trew won Gold at the X Games in Skateboard vert. Photo - X Games

The voting members have nominated the likes of Lionel Messi and F1 world champ Max Verstappen for the prestigious Sportsman of the Year Award.

Tennis star Iga Swiatek and FIFA Women’s World Cup golden boot winner Aitana Bonmati were among those nominated for the Laureus Sportswoman of the year gong.

Laureus Sport Awards 2024 Nominees

Sportsman of the Year

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - tennis

Mondo Duplantis (Sweden) - athletics

Erling Haaland (Norway) - football

Noah Lyles (USA) - athletics

Lionel Messi (Argentina) - football

Max Verstappen (Netherlands) - motor racing

Sportswoman of the year

Aitana Bonmati (Spain) - football

Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) - athletics

Sha’Carri Richardson (USA) - athletics

Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) - skiing

Iga Swiatek (Poland) - tennis

Action sportsperson of the year

Arisa Trew (Australia) - skateboarding

Rayssa Leal (Brazil) - skateboarding

Caroline Marks (USA) - surfing

Arisa Trew won Gold at the X Games in Skateboard vert. Photo - X Games

Kirsten Neuschafer (South Africa) - sailing

Bethany Shriever (GB) - BMX

Filipe Toledo (Brazil) - surfing

Team of the year

European Ryder Cup Team - golf

Germany men - basketball

Manchester City - football

Red Bull - Formula 1

South Africa - rugby

Spain women - football

Breakthrough of the year

Jude Bellingham (GB) - football

Linda Caicedo (Colombia) - football

Coco Gauff (USA) - tennis

Qin Haiyang (China) - swimming

Josh Kerr (UK) - athletics

Salma Paralluelo (Spain) - football

Comeback of the year

Simone Biles (USA) - gymnastics

Sébastien Haller (Ivory Coast) - football

Katarina Johnson-Thompson (UK) - athletics

Siya Kolisi (South Africa) - rugby

Jamal Murray (Canada) - basketball

Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) - tennis

Sportsperson of the year with a disability

Simone Barlaam (Italy) - swimming

Danylo Chufarov (Ukraine) - swimming

Diede de Groot (Netherlands) - tennis

Luca Ekler (Hungary) - athletics

Nicole Murray (New Zealand) - cycling

Markus Rehm (Germany) - athletics

Sport for good

Bola Pra Frente (Brazil) multi-sport & employability

Dancing Grounds (USA) - dancing & social integration

Fundacion Rafa Nadal (Spain) - tennis & education

ISF Cambodia - football & education

Justice Desk Africa (South Africa) - multi-sport & human rights

Obiettivo Napoli (Italy) - multi-sport & inclusion