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Olympic medals by the International Olympic Committee in 2007, her Laureus Award and nominations (2001 and 2003) were rescinded.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 admitted later to using performance-enhancing drugs, resulting in her Olympic medals being stripped by the International Olympic Committee in 2007. Her Laureus Award and nominations from 2001 and 2003 were also canceled. The 2021 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year was given to Naomi Osaka, a Japanese tennis player. Female athletes in athletics have had the most success, with eight wins and thirty-one nominations (excluding Jones' rescissions).