It was a big night for athletics at the Singapore Sports Awards on June 3, with national sprinter Shanti Pereira and her coach Luis Cunha named Sportswoman of the Year and Coach of the Year for their feats in 2023. Pereira, who won the award for the first time, also became...
Sportsboy of the Year Maximilian Maeder takes a selfie with Joseph Schooling and Grace Fu, the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, after The Singapore Sports Awards 2024.It was a big night for athletics at the Singapore Sports Awards on June 3, with national sprinter Shanti Pereira and her coach Luis Cunha named Sportswoman of the Year and Coach of the Year for their feats in 2023.
Pereira, who was unable to attend the ceremony held at Orchard Hotel as she is in Europe preparing for the Olympics, emerged as the winner ahead of kayaker Stephenie Chen, wushu exponent Kimberly Ong, indoor skydiver Kyra Poh, swimmer Letitia Sim and bowler Cherie Tan. Pereira started 2023 with a historic sprint double at the Cambodia SEA Games in May, when she won the women’s 100m and 200m titles, before repeating the feat at the Asian Athletics Championships two months later.
The Sportsman of the Year award also had a first-time winner in Darren Ong, who is the first bowler to pick up the accolade since Remy Ong in 2007.A breakthrough year in 2023 culminated in Darren claiming the men’s singles title at the International Bowling Federation world championships in Kuwait last October, the first for a Singaporean since Remy won the event in 2006.
“It’s definitely been a breakout year for me and a lot of the achievements haven’t quite sunk in yet, especially this award.” Two-time kitefoiling champion Max Maeder bagged the Sportsboy of the Year award for the third time in a row, while wushu world champion Zeanne Law picked up the Sportsgirl of the Year accolade.
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