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The 2022 San Miguel Corporation (SMC) - Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual Awards is an annual awarding ceremony honoring the individuals (athletes, coaches and officials) and organizations that made a significant impact to Philippine sports in 2021.
The awarding ceremony is set to be held at the March 14, 2022, at the Diamond Hotel in Manila. This would be the first time that the PSA will hold its physical awards night, with a limited capacity (in accordance with the IATF and the government's health and safety protocols) during the COVID-19 pandemic, after staging the 2021 edition virtually. All guests must required to bring vaccination cards or certificates to enter the venue.[1][2]
The PSA, currently headed by its president, Rey Lachica, sports editor of Tempo, is the oldest Philippine-based media group staffed by sportswriters, sports reporters, sports editors, columnists from broadsheets, tabloids, online sports websites, and radio stations.
Honor roll
Main awards
The following are the list of main awards of the event.
Athlete of the Year
The PSA awards is set to be led by weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz who will be named as the PSA Athlete of the Year for the third time (Diaz bagged the same award in 2016 and 2018); for her feat of clinching the Philippines first ever Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3]
| Award | Winner | Sport | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete of the Year | Hidilyn Diaz | Weightlifting | [4] |
Other major awardees
Here are the other major awards to be conferred in the Awards Night.
| Award | Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Ramon Fernandez | Basketball (4-time Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player | Commissioner, Philippine Sports Commission) | [5] |
| Robert Jaworski | Basketball (4-time PBA Champion for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Known as "Living Legend" of Philippine basketball) | ||
| National Sports Association of the Year | Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) | Boxing (Bagged 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics boxing event) | [6] |
| Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) | Weightlifting (Bagged the Philippines' 1st gold medal in the Summer Olympics history for Weightlifting) | ||
| President's Award | Yuka Saso | Golf (2020 Tokyo Olympian | 2021 U.S. Women's Open Champion) | [7] |
| Carlos Yulo | Gymnastics (2020 Tokyo Olympian | 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Champion, Men's Vault and Silver Medalist, Men's Parallel Bars) | ||
| Executive of the Year | Abraham Tolentino | President, Philippine Olympic Committee | [8] |
| Excellence in Leadership Award | William Ramirez | Chairman, Philippine Sports Commission | [9] |
| Chooks-to-Go Fan Favorite "Manok ng Bayan" Award | Eumir Marcial | Boxing (2020 Tokyo Olympics Bronze Medalist, Men's Middleweight) | [10] |
| Milo Champion of Grit and Glory Award | Hidilyn Diaz | Weightlifting (2020 Tokyo Olympics Gold Medalist, Women's 55 kg) | [11] |
Major awardees
Sorted in alphabetical order (based on their surnames).
| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
|---|---|---|
| Jerwin Ancajas | Professional Boxing Шаблон:Small |
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| Carlo Biado | Billiards Шаблон:Small |
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| John Riel Casimero | Professional Boxing Шаблон:Small |
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| Nonito Donaire, Jr. | Professional Boxing Шаблон:Small | |
| Alex Eala | Tennis Шаблон:Small | |
| Eumir Marcial | Amateur Boxing Шаблон:Small | |
| Ernest Obiena | Athletics Шаблон:Small | |
| Carlo Paalam | Amateur Boxing Шаблон:Small | |
| Nesthy Petecio | Amateur Boxing Шаблон:Small |
Citations
Sorted in alphabetical order (based on their surnames).
See also
References
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