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Article: Jones and Johnson Win World Sports Awards
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- January 17, 2001
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Marion Jones and Michael Johnson led 15 athletes to win the World
Sports Awards at the Royal Albert Hall here on Tuesday.
The guest list of sporting heroes past and present included
boxing legend Muhammed Ali, Olympic 400 meters champion Johnson and
three-times and reigning Olympic champion, sprint queen Jones.
There was double success for the United States with Johnson and
Jones picking up awards in the track and field category, while
Portugese international Luis Figo received the award for Footballer
of the Year.
Dutch swimming stars Inge de Bruijn and Pieter van den Hoogenband
scooped trophies in the water sport category.
World number one golfer Tiger Woods of the United States won an ...