Lionel Messi, the captain of the Argentine national team and a player of the Paris Saint-Germain club, became the best athlete of 2023 among six candidates.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Lionel Messi has been chosen as the winner of this year's Laureus Award from six candidates on Monday night, May 8.
 
Kylian Mbappe, the captain of the French national team and striker of the Paris Saint-Germain club, Max Verstappen, the Dutch-Belgian motor racing athlete, Rafael Nadal, the Spanish tennis player, Stephen Curry, the American basketball player, and Armand Duplantis, the Swedish-American shooter, were among the other candidates for this award. .
 
Lionel Messi won this award once in 2020.
 
The 35-year-old Argentinian captain won this award while winning the World Cup last year with the Argentine national team.