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Arisa Trew, a 14-year-old skateboarding sensation with her eyes set on the Olympics, has become the sole Australian to be honoured at world sport's biggest awards gala.
While Novak Djokovic and Aitana Bonmati were being saluted as world sportsman and sportswoman of the year at the Laureus Awards on Monday (Tuesday AEST), the Gold Coast youngster was thrilled to be named action sportsperson of the year at the lavish ceremony in Madrid.
Trew was honoured for her pioneering feat at the age of just 13 last year, when she became the first female skater to land a 720 - two full rotations in mid-air - in competition.
She pulled off the iconic manoeuvre, first performed by skating great Tony Hawk in 1985 at the American great's own event - and he was there to applaud Trew as she made history.
Aussie teenager Arisa Trew (pictured) has been named action sportsperson of the year
Trew (pictured on the red carpet of the Laureus Awards in Madrid) became the first female skater ever to land a 720 in 2023 at just 13
Subsequently, the young Queenslander became the first female in X Games history to win the park and vert 'double' and is now firmly on course
