Gauteng Sport Awards 2018

Gauteng Province always goes all-out on its  'Sport Awards Gauteng'.

It is that time of the year when the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts ,Culture and Recreation, has called for nominations for their 'Sport Awards Gauteng' brand. The awards are to reward the Province’s sports stars for their efforts in keeping the passion of sport alive in the hearts of millions of South Africans through their efforts in local and international sports events. 

The main aim is to recognise and honour individuals and teams who have excelled both on and off the field on an annual basis which will culminate to the National Awards. As usual South Africa Mind Sports (MSSA) shall make nominations to further highlight its top players in the fields of Checkers, Morabaraba, Esports, etc

For the 2018 Awards, the period to be considered is between: 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. 

The following categories will be considered for the 2018 awards: 

1. Sportsman of the Year 
2. Sportswoman of the Year 
3. Sport Team of the Year 
4. Disabled Sportswoman of the Year 
5. Disabled Sportsman of the Year
6. Disabled Sports Team of the Year
7. Most promising athlete of the year 
8. School sport athlete of the year : New Category 
9. Most promising team of the year 
10. Community based sport and recreation programme of the year: New Category 
11. Coach of the Year 
12. Technical Official of Year 
13. Administrator of the Year 
14. Sport Fan of the year 
15. Sport Journalist of the year • This includes print media, radio and television 
16. Sport Programme of the year 
17. Community Media of the year (print, radio and television) New Category
18. Lifetime Achievement award 
19. Sport Personality of the Year

The nomination process was opened for the period starting from 07 June 2018 to allow enough time for the nomination process and public participation, with the closing date for nomination being the 07th July 2017.

Generic nominations criteria

• Nominee must be a Gauteng resident/citizen (including migrant)
• Period to be considered is between 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018
• Nominees (athletes, coaches and technical officials) must be a registered member of a Gauteng sporting organization for the specified time of consideration.
• Nominations will only be accepted on the official nomination forms
• Nominations forms to be accompanied by extra supporting documentation (Profiles, Testimonial, Photos, etc.), for an added advantage.
• No nominations will be accepted after the closing date (7 th July 2018 at 16h00) 

For further information, please see:

www.gauteng.gov.za/government/departments/sport/Pages/Forms.aspx?RootFolder=/government/departments/sport/Forms/Gauteng%20Sport%20Awards%20Nomination&FolderCTID=0x0120002A522F34D2E63047A43F1542873C17C5&View={A3C45E3A-9CE8-45C6-B0F5-0526511A1690}