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Brazilian Olympic Committee Names Eight Finalists for 2025 Best Athlete Award

Winners will be revealed on December 11 in a ceremony at Cidade das Artes in Rio de Janeiro.

Overview

  • The female finalists are Gabi Guimarães (volleyball), Maria Clara Pacheco (taekwondo), Rayssa Leal (skateboarding) and Rebeca Lima (boxing).
  • The male finalists are Caio Bonfim (racewalking), Henrique Marques (taekwondo), Hugo Calderano (table tennis) and Yago Dora (surfing).
  • Selections recognize major 2025 results, including world titles for Lima, Pacheco, Bonfim and Marques, Calderano's Table Tennis World Cup win and Dora's WSL championship.
  • COB also released sport-by-sport honorees for 2025, listing Boxing — Rebeca Lima among the modality winners.
  • Two-time winner Rebeca Andrade was not nominated after not competing during the 2025 season.