Thirty-two finalists have been announced for 2022 SP Sports Awards (SPSA) in Port Moresby.
After a week of deliberation, the Selection Panel has reached an agreement on the top three finalists for each of the 11 categories for this year’s awards.
“Despite the effects of COVID, we once again had a high-quality field,” said Chairperson of SPSA Selection Panel, Warwick Vele.
“It was great to see the efforts and achievements of our sportsmen and women, coaching staff, officials and administrators to get our athletes back into their respective sporting arenas.”
He added that efforts put into community sports and the good these initiatives have done was especially pleasing.
The finalists, in alphabetical order, for the SP Sports Awards are:
Category
Finalist
Sport
Male Athlete of the Year
Baru Morea – Weightlifting
Johnson Alex – Rugby League
Olam Justin – Rugby League
Female Athlete of the Year
Albert Elsie – Rugby League
Kaputin Rellie – Athletics
Toua Dika – Weightlifting
Team of the Year
Lae Snax Tigers – Rugby League
Papuan Compound Ravens – Rugby Union
Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited PNG Barramundis – Cricket
National Performance of the Year
NEST Athletics Club – Athletics
Papuan Compound Ravens – Rugby Union
Waghi Tumbe – Rugby League
Community Sports Initiative Award
Hook in4 Health – Hockey PNG
Inclusive GymBad Program – Gymnastics and Badminton
League Bilong Laif – PNG NRL
Junior Male Athlete of the Year
Hakena Sugar Ray – Tennis PNG
Porter Joshua – Squash PNG
Junior Female Athlete of the Year
Alarcos Amity – Squash PNG
Hakena Colita – Tennis PNG
Merimba Ursula – Nokondi Triathlon Club, Goroka
Best Sports Person with a Disability
Leva Nelly – Para Sports
Marados Morea – Para Sports
Otoase Raphael – Special Olympics
Sports Official of the Year
Sibona Margeret – Cricket PNG
Stone Nelson – NEST Athletics Club
Yareboinen David – PNG Football Association
Sports Photo of the Year
Keamo Patricia – The National Newspaper
Keslep Simon – Post Courier
Wasari Fidelis – Sports Tok Magazine
Sports Media of the Year
EMTV Sports – Media Niugini Limited
Paul Taumik Jnr – NBC Sports
The National Newspaper Sports Desk – The National Newspaper
The announcement of the finalists marks the opening of SMS voting for the People’s Choice Award.
The winner of the People’s Choice Award will be selected through a public vote, using FM100’s SMS voting platform. The more votes a finalist gets, the more chances of them winning.
Candidates for this category come from four finalists of the following, Male Athlete of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year, Team of the Year and National Performance of the Year.
Voting for the People’s Choice Award category will close on 25thMay, 2022.
The Awards Presentation will be hosted virtually from the home of the SPSA, Crowne Hotel, on Saturday 28th May 2022. It will be live streamed on the SP Sports Awards Facebook page.
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