One of America's brightest new track and field stars Xavier Carter has been nominatedfor the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award.

The winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards, as voted for by the members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, will be announced during a televised Awards Ceremony staged at Palau Sant Jordi, in Barcelona, Spain, on the evening of Monday, April 2.

Carter had a remarkable season in 2006, highlighted by making history in winning four national titles at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100m, 400m, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay - a feat only previously achieved by the legendary Jesse Owens. Carter also won the men's 200 meters at the 2006 'Athletissima' Super Grand Prix meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland in the mind blowing time of 19.63 seconds, which is the second fastest time in the history of the event.

Laureus is a universal movement that celebrates the power of sport to bring people together as a force for good. Laureus is composed of three core elements - the Laureus World Sports Awards, the Laureus World Sports Academy and the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation - which collectively celebrate sporting excellence and harness the power of sport to promote social change.