She later admitted to having taken performance-enhancing drugs and, along with being stripped of her Olympic medals by the International Olympic Committee in 2007, her Laureus Award and nominations (2001 and 2003) were rescinded. The 2021 winner of the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year was the Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka. Sportswomen from athletics are the most successful overall, with eight wins and thirty-one nominations (excluding Jones' rescissions).
She later admitted to using performance-boosting substances, which led to her Olympic medals being revoked by the International Olympic Committee in 2007. Her Laureus Award and nominations from 2001 and 2003 were canceled. The 2021 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year was awarded to Naomi Osaka, a Japanese tennis player. Female athletes from athletics have achieved the highest overall success rate, with eight wins and thirty-one nominations (excluding Jones' rescissions).