2016 NSW Sports Awards Finalists Announced
Published Fri 13 Jan 2017
Sport NSW has today announced the finalists for the 2016 NSW Sports Awards.
Australian men’s cricket captain Steve Smith, four-time Paralympic gold medal winning swimmer Maddison Elliott, Olympic silver and bronze medal winning canoeist Jessica Fox and Rio Olympic gold medal winning sailor Tom Burton are amongst the big names vying for the top awards which will be announced at a gala dinner in Sydney on Thursday, 23 February 2017.
Now in its 22nd year, the prestigious NSW Sports Awards celebrate the finest achievements by NSW athletes, teams, coaches, administrators and organisations in 2016.
An all-embracing event, the NSW Sports Awards acknowledge the breadth of sporting activity and achievement across the state each year with categories for able-bodied and disabled athletes, young athletes and masters athletes. Awards are also presented for the best event of the year, official of the year and the all important distinguished long service awards for those that have given exceptional long-time service to their sport.
The awards are conducted by Sport NSW and Chief Executive Officer Darren Simpson said the ceremony in February is a unique opportunity to celebrate NSW sporting achievements of 2016.
“The NSW Sports Awards provide us the platform to recognise the outstanding accomplishments in so many different areas of sport in NSW. It is truly a night for the sporting community to unite and to celebrate everything about sport that we value so dearly, from volunteering through to the highest level of achievement,” Mr Simpson said.
NSW-based sporting organisations were invited to nominate athletes, teams, coaches, officials, leaders and events with a judging panel then convening to determine the finalists and winners.
The awards ceremony will be held at Navarra Venue’s Curzon Hall in Marsfield on Thursday 23 February 2017. Tickets are now on sale for the dinner, with all details, including the full list of finalists, available on the Sport NSW website at www.sportnsw.com.au.
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