Sports Awards 2019 & Hall of Fame Induction 2020
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SPORTS AWARDS 2019 AND HALL OF FAME INDUCTION 2020
With the country being thrown into immediate lock-down a week before Sports Awards 2019, First Citizens and the Sports Foundation were able to turn what seemed to be a setback, into a remarkable success. Supported by a determined production team, a well-executed awards and induction ceremony was produced and aired on three national television networks on Sunday, April 12th, 2020.
Notwithstanding the new format, the show which for the first time in the history of the awards was combined with the Hall of Fame Induction ceremony didn’t lose its usual glamourous finish.
Ninety-nine (99) youth and senior nominees, representing thirty-two (32) sport disciplines and including seven (7) Special Olympic athletes, were honoured for their outstanding performances for the 2019 season. Additionally, ten (10) highly accomplished sport ambassadors who made lasting contributions to the development of sports in Trinidad and Tobago, were inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame.
Tribute was also paid to four sport legends, Wendell Mottley, Edwin Roberts, Kent Bernard and Edwin Skinner who achieved one of the most outstanding sport accomplishments in our nation’s history – a collection of Olympic Medals in the 1964 Summer Olympics, for our small, independent nation. The team who ran for the first time together brought glory all the way from Japan with the following medals –
- Sliver Olympic Medal – Wendell Mottley – Men’s 400 metres
- Bronze Olympic Medal – Edwin Roberts – Men’s 200 metres
- Bronze Olympic Medal – Wendell Mottley, Kent Bernard, Edwin Roberts and Edwin Skinner – Men’s 4×400 metres relay
Topping the honour roll were the following athletes and inductees:
2019 TOP TEN YOUTH NOMINEES
- Shemariah Ali – Target Archery
- Shemilah James – Chess
- Gabriella Donahue – Swimming
- Nathan Hinds – Swimming
- Shaniqua Bascombe – Athletics
- Troy Llanos – Triathlon
- Enrique De Comarmond – Cycling
- Nyrell Hosein – Boxing
- Alan-Safar Ramoutar – Chess
- Devin Augustine – Athletics
Youth Sportsman of the Year 2019 – Devin Augustine – Athletics
Youth Sportswoman of the Year 2019 – Shaniqua Bascombe – Athletics
2019 TOP TEN SENIOR NOMINEES
- Dylan Carter – Swimming
- Jereem Richards – Athletics
- Michael Alexander – Boxing
- Nicholas Paul – Cycling
- Andrew Lewis – Sailing
- Akeem Stewart – Paralympics
- Teniel Campbell – Cycling
- Aisha Chow – Rowing
- Kelly-Ann Baptiste – Athletics
- Samantha Wallace – Netball
Sportsman of the Year 2019: Nicholas Paul – Cycling
Sportswoman of the Year 2019: Teniel Campbell – Cycling
2019 JEFFREY STOLLMEYER FINALIST (Large Category)
- Trinidad and Tobago Hockey Board
- National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad & Tobago Chess Association
Administration of the Year 2019 (Large): Trinidad & Tobago Chess Association
2019 JEFFREY STOLLMEYER FINALIST (Small Category)
- Trinidad & Tobago Target Archery Federation
- Trinidad & Tobago Yachting Association
Administration of the Year 2019 (Small): Trinidad and Tobago Target Archery Federation
2019 LYSTRA LEWIS AWARD – TEAM OF THE YEAR
The men’s 4x400m team won gold at the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, Japan. The members were Deon Lendore, Jereem Richards, Asa Guevara and Machel Cedenio.
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES – CLASS OF 2020
- Rev Dr Iva Gloudon – Sports Administrator
- Bertille St Clair – Football Coach
- Claude Noel – Boxing
- Cheryl Ann Sankar – Taekwondo
- George Bovell III – Swimming
- Lester Osouna – Administrator
- Dave Lamy (posthumous) – Sports Journalist
- Dexter St Louis (posthumous) – Table Tennis
- Ralph Gosein (posthumous) – Cricket Umpire
- David Farrell (posthumous) – Administrator, Table Tennis, Basketball
