MONACO, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- American record-holding gymnast Simone Biles on Monday claimed the 2019 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award thanks to her dominant world championship performance last year.

Biles went ahead of winter sports stars Ester Ledecka and Mikaela Shiffrin, Grand Slam tennis champions Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber, and four-time ironman world champion Daniela Ryf in the vote.

Biles, also the winner in 2017, made history by becoming the first woman to win four all-around world gymnastics championships. She has a record 14 career world titles under her name at the age of 21. Enditem