Sinner was disqualified from the Laureus Award nomination. On February 28, 2025, Laureus officially issued a statement to cancel tennis player Sinner's nomination for this year's Laureus Male Athlete of the Year award.
Fitzpatrick, president of the Laureus World Sports Academy, said they had been following Sinner's suspension and the decisions of the relevant global bodies, and although they noted extenuating circumstances, the three-month ban made the nomination ineligible. That's because Sinner found anabolic steroids in a urine sample at Indian Wells and Miami in March 2024. He eventually reached a settlement with WADA and accepted a three-month ban from February 9 to May 4.
The nobility of sport is being eroded by the Sinner-style "privilege of silence".
In March 2024, Italian tennis superstar Yannick Sinner tested positive twice for drugs, and his team applied for a waiver on the grounds that "a therapist misused a spray containing banned drugs". WADA ended up giving him a symbolic ban of just three months – which was even shorter than the usual period of his injury suspension. What's even more infuriating is that Sinner has not publicly apologized so far, only saying that he "accepts the punishment" through a cold team statement. This arrogant silence is the most blatant trampling on the spirit of sportsmanship.
The "logic of innocence" of the privileged: by whom do the rules bend?
The Sinner case exposes not only personal moral anomie, but also systemic injustice:
Double Standard Real Hammer:Spanish figure skater Balcro was banned for six years for "accidental exposure" to banned drugs, but Sinner was easily exonerated by the doctrine of "skin penetrating pollution".
Are star players privileged?Yes! WADA claims that the Sinner case has "an intact chain of evidence," but has not made public Sinner's recent routine testing data. When the right to interpret the rules is reduced to a tool that "varies from person to person", fair play has become a joke.
Silence is connivance.Sinner has always refused to confront public skepticism. His silence is an insult to millions of athletes who play by the rules — as if to say, "My ranking is the gold medal for exoneration." ”
Lawrence's bottom line: honor is not to be tarnished
The Laureus World Sports Academy's decision to cancel Sinner's nomination was a rare moment of sobriety in the world of sport.
To allow a "drug test positive" who refuses to be held accountable to compete for the highest prize that symbolizes sportsmanship is tantamount to declaring to the world:
Victory can override morality: as long as the grades are good enough, the offender can still be idolized.
Privilege is justice: Team mistakes by star athletes can be a universal excuse to avoid punishment.
Silence is acquiescence: as long as you don't apologize, the stain will dissipate over time.
This is something that cannot be tolerated by the Laureus Awards!
This is no fuss. Every tacitly sanctioned "exception" in the history of sport fuels the darkness: Armstrong's lies destroyed a generation's trust in cycling; The Russian systemic doping scandal has clouded the Olympics five. Today's tolerance of Sinner is a passport to more "privilege violations" tomorrow.
What kind of champions do we need?
True sportsmanship is never on the podium, but in the courage to face mistakes.
Track legend Lewis rebuilt trust with a decade of anti-doping propaganda after admitting to taking banned drugs by mistake;
And Sinner, the world's number one, chose to delete questioning comments on social media, hide behind a team of lawyers, and weave the illusion of "no fault" in legal jargon.
When a top athlete even says "I'm sorry" has to take actuary public relations risks, he has long deviated from the core of sportsmanship - sincerity and responsibility.
Canceling the nomination is not a punishment, but a salvation!
The decision to support Lawrence was not to destroy Sinner, but to save the sport. The sweat on the arena is only worth cheering about when the sword of rules hangs over everyone's heads. Sinner still has time to apologize, but until then, he doesn't deserve any accolades - because a real champion never dares to turn his back on the truth.
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