On Tuesday 4 November 2025, the Committee of the Luxembourg Sports Press Association (sportspress.lu) announced the Sportspress.lu Awards nominees for the categories of Male Athlete, Female Athlete, Coach and Team of the Year 2025.
In total, Sportspress.lu revealed fifteen men, twelve women, seven teams and five coaches have been selected as nominees for the awards. The committee also announced the winners of the special award categories.
The award ceremony will take place on Thursday 4 December 2025 at the Casino 2000 in Mondorf-les-Bains.
Nominees:
Male Athlete of the Year
• Victor Bettendorf (Equestrian)
• Leandro Barreiro (Football)
• Ralph Daleiden (Swimming)
• Charel Grethen (Athletics)
• Kevin Geniets (Cycling)
• Bob Jungels (Cycling)
• Mathieu Kockelmann (Cycling)
• Anthony Moris (Football)
• Grégoire Munster (Motorsport)
• Dylan Pereira (Motorsport)
• Ruben Querinjean (Athletics)
• Chris Rodesch (Tennis)
• Gilles Seywert (Archery)
• Danel Sinani (Football)
• Nicolas Wagner Ehlinger (Equestrian)
Female Athlete of the Year
• Vera Bertemes-Hoffmann (Athletics)
• Eva Daniëls (Triathlon)
• Mariya Klein-Shkolna (Archery)
• Jeanne Lehair (Triathlon)
• Magaly Meynadier (Basketball)
• Laura Miller (Football)
• Céleste Mordenti (Artistic Gymnastics)
• Fie Christine Skarsoe (Equestrian)
• Marie Schreiber (Cycling)
• Anne Simon (Basketball)
• Patrizia Van der Weken (Athletics)
• Jenny Warling (Karate)
Team of the Year
• Women’s National Basketball Team
• Women’s National Football Team
• HB Dudelange Men’s Handball Team
• Men’s National Kicker Team
• Men’s Triplette Pétanque Team
• Men’s National Cycling Team
• Men’s National Tennis Team
Coach of the Year
• Jempy Drucker (Cycling)
• Mariusz Dziurdzia (Basketball)
• Dan Santos (Football)
• Arnaud Starck (Athletics)
• Thomas Vandormael (Athletics)
Special Awards
Young Talent Challenge
• Lea Tonus (Archery): The eighteen-year-old compound archer is among the best global talents in her age category. Earlier this year, she won the Indoor World Series, including victories at the GT Open in Luxembourg and Nîmes (France).
• Enzo Duarte (Football): The sixteen-year-old midfielder is a starter with Borussia Dortmund U19 and made his debut for the senior national team on 10 June in a friendly match against Ireland.
Honour Award
• Petz Lahure (Sportspress.lu): For 27 years, Petz Lahure led the Luxembourgish sports press association, guiding it into a new era and influencing sports journalism well beyond national borders. He covered fifteen Olympic Games and approximately 40 Tours de France. In July, the honorary president of Sportspress.lu passed away after a short and serious illness.
Fair Play Award
• Luka Mladenovic (Table Tennis): In the Bundesliga, Mladenovic was about to win against Tiago Apolonia in the decisive set. Although the match point was initially awarded to him, he corrected the decision when he saw his opponent’s ball had touched the edge of the table. As a result, he lost both the set and the match — a remarkable gesture of fair play, particularly in the fight to keep his club, Grenzau, in the league.
Ultrasport Award
• Jemp Moura (Trail Running): At the Terra de Gigantes in Portugal in January, Moura covered 309 km with 10,000 m of elevation gain in 64:58:24 hours, finishing twelfth.
Sport and Disability Award
• Liz Conzemius (Blind/Visually Impaired Tennis): Following her world title last year, she won the Women’s Singles title at the European Championships in October without losing a single game and also won gold in Mixed Doubles alongside Nicolas Berodt.
