TEAM PH, 2019 AOY NG PSA

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TATANGGAPIN ng Team Philippines ang karangalan bilang 2019 Athlete of the Year mula sa Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA).

Sa kabila ng distraksyon at agam-agam na bumalot sa preparasyon at maging sa kampanya ng Team Philippines para sa 30th Southeast Asian Games, hindi ito inalintana ng mga atleta upang magtagumpay at muling gumuhit ng kasaysayan sa Philippine sports.

Sa paglikom ng 149 gold, 117 silver at 121 bronze medals ng may 1,115 Philippine bets, inangkin ng Pilipinas ang overall championship ng regional biennial meet sa ikalwang pagkakataon.

Ang SMC-PSA awards rites ay gaganapin sa Marso 6 sa Centennial Hall ng Manila Hotel at ipiprisinta ng Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Cignal TV, at Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Ito rin ang ikalawang beses na ang oldest media organization ay magkakaloob ng pinakamataas na karangalan sa Team Philippines, na unang nangyari noong 2005 nang tanghalin ding overall champion ang Pilipinas sa SEA Games.

Sina Olympic silver medal winner Hidilyn Diaz at Asian Games golden girls Margielyn Didal, Bianca Pagdanganan at Lois Kaye Go, 2018 PSA Athlete of the Year awardees, ang mga pangunahing atleta rin na kasama sa pararangalan sa Marso, kasama sina world champions Carlos Yulo at Nesthy Petecio, Tokyo Olympic-bound pole vaulter Ernest John Obienna, at iba pa.

“The choice of Team Philippines as 2019 PSA Athlete of the Year has never been as unanimous. And it was felt the least the PSA can do to honor the men and women who brought singular distinction to the country during the 30th SEA Games is to give them one resounding, united vote,” pahayag ni PSA president Eriberto ‘Tito’ Talao ng Manila Bulletin.

Bukod sa Athlete of the Year, ang PSA, itinatag noong 1949 at binubuo ng mga editor at sportswriters mula sa iba’t ibang broadsheets, tabloids at sports websites ay magkakaloob din ng plake at tropeo sa President’s Award, Executive of the Year, at National Sports Association (NSA) of the Year, Ms. Basketball, Mr. Volleyball, Ms. Golf, Mr. Football, at Coach of the Year.

Bukod sa Major Awards, mayroon ding Lifetime Achievement Award, Tony Siddayao Awards, MILO Junior Athletes Award, at citations sa mga SEA Games gold medal winners at posthumous award. (VT ROMANO)

 

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