Wednesday, January 26, 2011

2010 National Sports Awards this weekend


by Michael Bascombe
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, January 26, 2011 – Grenada’s sports personalities for 2010 will be announced at a ceremony at the Grenada Trade Centre on Saturday.
Twenty-three nominees from 14 national associations will be vying for the prestigious awards of sportsman and woman of the year.
The ceremony, beginning at 7:00 p.m., will be held under the patronage of the Governor General, His Excellency Sir Carlyle Glean and Lady Glean.
The nominees include World Junior 400m champion, Kirani James; West Indies cricketer Devon Smith and national footballer Kithson Bain in the male category while the female nominees will be highlighted by the performances of CARIFTA and Caribbean Island Swimming Championships gold medallist, Oreoluwa Cherebin; track athlete, Kanika Beckles and netballer Lottysha Cato.
The junior sportsman and woman, selected by the Ministry of Youth Empowerment and Sports, will also be announced on the night.
Two special awards will also be presented as well as tributes to stalwarts who passed on and contributed immensely towards the development of sports in Grenada.
The guest speaker will be the President of the St Lucia Olympic Committee, Richard Peterkin.
The full list of nominees:
Athletics – Kanika Beckles & Kirani James
Basketball – Christa Stephens & Michael Bonaparte
Bodybuilding – Damion Daniel
Boxing – Chloe Toussaaint & Kandel Dowden
Cricket – Devon Smith
Cycling – Sydney George Walters
Football – Rockel Hood & Kithson Bain
Netball – Lottysha Cato
Swimming – Oreoluwa Cherebin & Nicholas Coard
Taekwondo – Aakeem Whiteman
Table Tennis – Giselle Chetram & Agbi Harford
Tennis – Lois Alexis & Yannik James
Triathlon – Aislinn Noel & Ric Hallam
Volleyball – Latisha Collymore & Adam La Feuille

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