General: Presidential Outstanding Sports Awards inaugurated

A Presidential Sports Awards Ceremony will take place on May 13 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). According to the Ministry of Sports this will be held according to international sport awards level.

This awards ceremony is being held under the instructions of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe to honour sportsmen and women who had done the country proud.

The Sports Ministry is making preparations to make it an annual event. 

No cash awards will be made. 

This is an occasion only to identify ones talents said Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera at a press conference regarding this event. 

This is being held for the first time in the history of sports in the country.

This will be to honour sportsmen and women who had done well from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

This awards ceremony is being organised by Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera will cover all aspects of sports including administrative levels as well.

The Presidential Sports Awards will be given to the Person who is considered to have made the most substantive contribution to Sri Lanka Sport or the Highest Achievement in the Field of Sports in that year.

The awards will be decided by a panel of professional sports journalists and then by a panel of judges. 

Each panelist’s votes for their top two persons and their first preference will be awarded two points and their second preference will be awarded one point.

The wining Person will be the one with the largest points total. In the case of a points tie, the person chosen as first preference by the most number of panelists will be the winner. 

If there is a tie the award will be shared.

The following awards will be made at this glittering function:

Most Outstanding Sports Team of the Year; Most Outstanding Sportswoman of the Year; Most Outstanding Sportsman of the Year; Most Outstanding Sportswoman (with Disability) of the Year; Most Outstanding Sportsman (with Disability) of the Year; Most Outstanding Up-and-Coming Sports Team of the Year; Most Outstanding Up and Coming Sportswoman of the Year; Most Outstanding Up-and-Coming Sportsman of the Year; Most Outstanding Player of the year (One from each sport); Presidential Colours for Sports Personalities (This will be nominated by the Selection Committees of National Sports Associations and will be selected by a Panel of Judges)

Presidential Award for Specialised Sports Fields: Most Outstanding Sports Administrator of the Year; Most Outstanding Sports Science Academic of the Year; Most Outstanding Sports Physician of the Year; Most Outstanding Leisure Sports Provider of the Year; Most Outstanding Referee/Umpire/Judge/Technical Officer of the Year; Most Outstanding Coach of the Year; Most Outstanding Trainer of the Year; Most Outstanding Sports Promoters of the Year

Presidential Award for Sports Journalism and Publications: Most Outstanding Sports Publication of the Year; Most Outstanding Sports Electronic Production of the Year; Most Outstanding National News Paper Sports Page of the Year; Most Outstanding TV Sports Programme of the Year; Most Outstanding Radio Sports Programme of the Year; Most Outstanding Sports Journalist of the Year; Most Outstanding Sports Photographer of the Year; Grading of National Sports Associations.

People’s Popular Awards: The Most Popular Sportsman of the Year; Most Popular Sportswoman of the Year; Most Popular Sportswoman (with a disability) of the Year; Most Popular Sportsman (with a disability) of the Year.

Those who have brought discredit to sports according to sports associations, sports federations, the sports ministry and the sports development department, will not be considered.