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The Laureus Spirit of Sport Award is an award honouring "those individual athletes or teams who, through their remarkable success, their refusal to accept defeat or their unquestionable contribution to the enjoyment of the game". It was first awarded in 2005 as one of the discretionary awards presented during the Laureus World Sports Awards. Although the Laureus Awards ceremony is held annually, the Spirit of Sport Award is not necessarily presented each year; it is one of a number of discretionary awards that can be given by the Laureus World Sports Academy. The inaugural winner of the Laureus Spirit of Sport Award, in 2005, was the Boston Red Sox, an American baseball team that won their first World Series for 86 years in the 2004 Major League Baseball season. Five teams and five individuals have received the award. The most recent recipient of the Laureus Spirit of Sport Award was the American alpine skier Lindsey Vonn (pictured) in 2019. (Full list...)