Singapore, June 5, 2024: Singapore’s leading female and male athletes were announced at the Singapore Sports Awards 2024 at the Orchard Hotel on Monday, June 3.
Sportsman of the Year was Darren Ong (bowling) and Sportswoman of the Year was sprinter Shanti Pereira (athletics) for winning 200m gold and 100m silver at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Organised by the Singapore National Olympic Council and Sport Singapore (SportSG), and supported by the Tote Board, the Singapore Sports Awards 2024 honour the most deserving individuals and teams in sports for the year 2024.
The winners of the Singapore Sports Awards 2024 are:
Sportsman of the Year: Darren Ong Wei Siong (bowling)
Sportswoman of the Year: Veronica Shanti Pereira (athletics)
Sportsboy of the Year: Maximilian Maeder (sailing)
Sportsgirl of the Year: Zeanne Law Zhi Ning (wushu)
Coach of the Year: Luis Filipe Vitorino Cunha (athletics)
Team of the Year (Event): Bowling Women’s Team (2023 World Bowling Championships) - Charmaine Chang Yu Qian, Colleen Pee, New Hui Fen, Shayna Ng Lin Zhi, Cherie Tan Shi Hua, Daphne Tan Shi Jing
Team of the Year (Team Sport): Floorball Women’s Team.
Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Team Sport): Tchoukball Boys’ Under-15 Team
Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Event): Bowling Junior Team (22nd Asian Junior Tenpin Bowling Championships) - John Yong-Ming Faragalla, Ryan Goi Chee Hean, Nur Irdina Binte Hazly, Aiman Raedyn Lim Jen, Lim Shi En, Lim Wan Ling, Brian Ngoi Kai Ren, Nura Salsabila.
Best Sports Photo of the Year: Goh Si Wei
Most Inspiring Sports Story of the Year: “The weight of the gold medal, how can the players resist the pressure?” by Tan Zhi Xin of Lianhe Zaobao
Best Sports Event of the Year (Community/Mass Participation): Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2023. Event organiser: IRONMAN Asia Pte Ltd
Best Sports Event of the Year (Exhibition/Competition): Singapore Smash 2023. Event organiser: World Table Tennis Singapore Smash
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