National & International Sports Awards

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2 hours ago, mpjmcevoy said:

Happy with both, albeit Dan Wiffen was dreadfully unlucky with timing

Limerick...sigh. Even with a QF loss, the men's rugby team were huge. Extended period as #1, a win over the world champs, a grand slam finally at home. The women's football team amazing turnaround post world cup, and the European gold, World bronze of the men's sevens also

Men’s rugby team ended the year as a disappointment though. The rowers should have won. Criminally underrated 

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10 hours ago, FireRun said:

Slovenia:

 

Men: 

1. Tadej Pogačar (Cycling) 267 Points

2. Primož Roglič (Cycling) 166 Points

3. Luka Dončić (Basketball) 101 Points

 

Women:

1. Janja Garnbret (Climbing) 336 Points

2. Tina Šutej (Athletics) 107 Points

3. Andreja Leški (Judo) 75 Points

 

Team: 

1. National Football Team (Male) 44 Points

2. National Volleyball Team (Male) 41 Points

3. Ski Jumping Team (Male) 21 Points

You were faster with this post.

 

For me, team award should go to either Volleyball team (3rd at ECH) or Ski Jumping Team (World Champions). Years ago, it was more worthy for football team to qualify for Euro, but nowadays almost half of Europe qualifies.

 

As for men, Timi Zajc and Kristjan Čeh did not stand a chance, since Pogačar and Roglič are shining in one of most popular global sport. Same for Dončić.

With women it was all very predictable.

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Olimpia Awards in  (most traditional sport awards ceremony here, with over 60 editions already).

 

The top award ("olimpia de oro") for 2023 was shared between Belen Casetta (athletics, steeplechase, gold medal in pan american games) and Lionel Messi (for who knows what).

 

Third win a row for Messi and fourth overall for him. 

 

 

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5 hours ago, justony said:

You were faster with this post.

 

For me, team award should go to either Volleyball team (3rd at ECH) or Ski Jumping Team (World Champions). Years ago, it was more worthy for football team to qualify for Euro, but nowadays almost half of Europe qualifies.

 

As for men, Timi Zajc and Kristjan Čeh did not stand a chance, since Pogačar and Roglič are shining in one of most popular global sport. Same for Dončić.

With women it was all very predictable.

I agree that the Volleyball team should have won the team award. Medals > Qualifying. I have to say that I was a bit surprised Dončić came in 3rd. I expected either Zajc or Savšek to come 3rd. The women's side was probably the most predictable in years. 

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Male sportsman of the Year - Josh Kerr (athletics)

Female - Katie Archibald (cycling)

[Dennis 712]

On 12/11/2023 at 8:32 PM, Dennis said:

Nominees for the  awards organized by the Dutch NOC:

 

Best male athlete:

• Harrie Lavreysen (track cycling)
• Mathieu van der Poel (road cycling / cyclocross) [winner 2019]
• Max Verstappen (formula 1) [winner 2016, 2021 & 2022]

Best female athlete:

• Femke Bol (athletics)
• Sifan Hassan (athletics) [winner 2019 & 2021]
• Karolien Florijn (rowing)

Best team:

• Women's 4x400m women (athletics) [winner 2022]
• Team Jumbo-Visma Men (road cycling)
• Women's waterpolo team [winner 1976 & 2008]

Best male paralympic athlete:

• Daniel Abraham Gebru (track cycling / road cycling)
• Rogier Dorsman (swimming)
• Joël de Jong (athletics)

Best female paralympic athlete:

• Lisette Bruinsma (swimming) [winner 2016]
• Diede de Groot (tennis) [winner 2022]
• Fleur Jong (athletics)

Best paralympic team:

• Wheelchair tennis quads doubles - Niels Vink & Sam Schröder (tennis)
• Women's wheelchair basketball team
• Tandem men - Tristan Bangma & Patrick Bos (track cycling / road cycling)

Coach of the year:

• Evangelos Doudesis (women's waterpolo team)
• Eelco Meenhorst (rowing)
• Laurent Meuwly (athletics)
• Merijn Zeeman (track cycling, Jumbo Visma)

 

The winners will be chosen by athletes/coaches (50%) and a jury (50%, consisting of former athletes, old-winners like Arjen Robben, and press).

 

Fair nominations in my eyes in all categories.

Winners highlighted in red above.

 

On top of that, Niels Laros (athletics) won the Young Talent Award. The 18-year old is a double European Champion under 20 (1.500m and 5.000m). At the World Championships in Budapest this year he finished 10th place.

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Šport awards. Main Slovak newspaper awards have been handed out last night

 

The Top 3 this year was clearly dominated by women

our women occupied all the podium positions: From left the world hockey new 15 years old phenom Nela Lopušanová (Silver), Petra Vlhová the uncontested queen of Slovak sport of last years (Gold) and Danka Barteková our IOC member and this year World and European Champion and absolute World Cup winner in W Skeet (Bronze)

 

Athlete of the Year 2023

 

1. Petra Vlhová (Alpine Skiing)

 

2. Nela Lopušanová (Ice Hockey) - Also the Youth Athlete of the Year & Breakthrough of the Year

 

3. Danka Barteková (Shooting - Skeet)

 

Top 15 Remaining nominations in Alphabetical order:

 

Matej Beňuš (Canoe Slalom)

Monika Chochlíková (Muay Thai)

Martin Dúbravka (Football)

Viktória Forster (athletics)

Adam Gajan (Ice Hockey)

Dávid Hancko (Football)

Marián Kovačócy (Shooting - Trap)

Stanislav Lobotka (Football)

Eliška Mintálová (Canoe Slalom)

Ronald Paradeiser (MMA)

Tajmuraz Salkazanov (Wrestling Freestyle)

Martin Vaculík (Speedway)

 

 

Team of the Year 2023

 

1. Men´s Football National Team

 

2. Men´s Under 18 Ice Hockey National Team - Also the Youth Team of the Year

 

3. Slovan Bratislava Football Club 

 

 

Paralympic Athlete of the Year 2023

 

1. Jozef Metelka (Track Cycling, Road Cycling)

2. Alexandra Rexová (Alpine Skiing)

3. Veronika Vadovičová (Shooting)

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 Norn Iron  ie Northern Ireland’s personality is middle distance runner Ciaran Mageean.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/67797272
 

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The top 10 is out for Bulgarian Sportsperson of the year. The final ranking will be known next week on the 4th. You guys most likely know who these people are, so will skip writing their achievements 

 

Albert Popov (alpine skiing)

Aleksander Vezenkov (basketball / Sacramento Kings)

Aleksander Nikolov (volleyball / Lube Civitanova)

Boryana Kaleyn (rhytmic gymnastics)

Grigor Dimitrov (tennis)

Yoana Ilieva (fencing)

Karlos Nasar (weightlifting)

Nurgyul Salimova (chess)

Petar Mitsin (swimming)

Stiliana Nikolova (rhytmic gymnastics)

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On 12/22/2023 at 7:15 PM, Grassmarket said:

 Norn Iron  ie Northern Ireland’s personality is middle distance runner Ciaran Mageean.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/67797272
 

Wonder is this the first time a Nordie has won the RTÉ prize (Rhys McCleneghan), but failed to pick up BBC NIs prize....