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Gordon, Ince lead strong SOSA cast

Trinidad and Tobago hurdler Jehue Gordon and Paralympic swimmer Shanntol Ince are two of the major contenders for the top Male and Female Athlete of the Year awards respectively when the Spirit of Sport Awards (SOSA) take place today at the Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s .

Gordon, who won gold in the Men’s 400m hurdles at the IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and Ince who won four golds at Junior Paralympic Games, are also in the race for the Sports Performance for the Year award, along with George Bovell (bronze in the men’s 50m freestyle at the FINA World Swimming Championships), Dylan Carter (silver in the men’s 50m butterfly at the FINA World Youth Swimming Championships) and cyclist Njisane Phillip (silver in the UCI World Cup Series first leg in Manchester).

Carter walked away with the SOSA Junior Male Athlete of the Year trophy during the 2013 SOSA Nomination Ceremony at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s on December 17.

Also nominated for the Junior Male Athlete of the Year award were table tennis player Arun Roopnarine, cricketer Jeremy Solozano, golfer Sachin Kumar and cyclist Justin Roberts.

Carter was nominated in five other categories—including Male Athlete of the Year, Breakthrough Performance of the Year, Record Breaking Performance of the Year, Emerging Athlete of the Year and Sport Performance of the Year.

The 17-year-old will come up against fellow swimmer Bovell, Phillip, Gordon and West Indies mystery spinner Sunil Narine for the Male Athlete of the Year.

Ince will have for competition cricketer Kirbyina Alexander, shot-putter Cleopatra Borel, gymnast Marisa Dick and table-tennis player Aleena Edwards for the Female Athlete of the Year.

On December 17, eight of the winners were announced along with the nominees for the other categories. The winners of the remaining categories will be revealed during the 2013 SOSA Ceremony, themed “Forged from the Love”, at Queen’s Hall today.

Also among the winners on December 17 was table tennis’ Jasher De Gannes, who won the Junior Female Athlete of the Year.

The School of the Year trophy went to St Joseph Convent Port of Spain, while the Educator of the Year was Lucia Nero-Giles.

Other awardees included Cedric Hazelwood, who won the Community Coach of the Year, San Fernando Sports Academy—the Community Group of the Year—and Magic Community Boxing Gym, the Community Team of the Year.

The Just Because Foundation Kiddi K Walk against Paediatric Cancer won the award for Sport for a Social Cause.

Phillip was also on hand to receive a special token from the Ministry of Sport and the Sport Company of T&T (SPORTT) for winning the country’s first UCI World Cup silver medal.

SOSA AWARDEES

Junior Female Athlete of the Year
Emma Davis - Tennis
Christina Ferreira - Golf
Kristin Julien - Swimming
Jeminise Parris - Athletics
Jasher De Gannes - Table Tennis (winner)

Junior Male Athlete of the Year
Arun Roopnarine - Table Tennis
Sachin Kumar - Golf
Jeremy Solozano - Cricket
Justin Roberts - Cycling
Dylan Carter - Swimming (winner)

School of the Year
St Augustine Secondary
Trinity College East
St Joseph’s Convent, Port of Spain (winner)

Educator of the Year
David Asgarali, La Puerta Government Primary
Vasdev Bob Roopnarine, Debe Secondary
Lucia Nero-Giles, St Joseph Secondary (winner)

Community Coach of the Year
Kwanieze John
Cedric Hazelwood (winner)

Community Group of the Year
Ashmead Ali Contracting Services
Magic Community Boxing Gym
San Fernando Sports Academy (winner)

Community Team of the Year
Jenexcon Tableland Sports Club - Cricket
La Romaine Jet Stars - Basketball
Magic Community Boxing Gym, Carenage - Boxing (winner)

Sport for a Social Cause
Scotiabank Women against Breast Cancer 5K Classic
The Sports Desk
Just Because Foundation Kiddi K Walk against Paediatric Cancer (winner)

SOSA NOMINEES
Manager of the Year
Kirth Davis - Hockey
Anthony Ramjit - Cricket
Dexter Voisin - Athletics

Technical Team Member
Verne Alleyne
Gerald Garcia
Wayne Samuel
Ian Sharpe

Consistent Performer
George Bovell - Swimming
Christina Ferreira - Golf
Jehue Gordon - Athletics
Sunil Narine - Cricket
Arun Roopnarine - Table Tennis

Comeback Performance of the Year
Emile Abraham - Cycling
Stacy Ann King - Cricket
Romona Modeste - Athletics

Team of the Year
Senior T&T men’s cricket team
Senior T&T men’s hockey team
Senior T&T men’s rugby (sevens)

Coach of the Year
Glenn “Fido” Francis - Hockey
Stephen Hart - Football
Franz Huggins - Swimming
Dr Ian Hypolite - Athletics
Anil Roberts - Swimming

Athlete with Disability (Physical)
Shanntol Ince - Swimming
Ronald Carlos Greene - Athletics
Wimana Akeem Stewart - Athletics

Community Sport Programme
Deaf Sports Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago
KFC/Comets Youth Development Programme
San Fernando Future Football Stars

Community Champion
Andy Allan
Preston Nanan
Kwanieze John

Parent of the Year
Mr & Mrs Ince
Mr & Mrs Kallicharan
Sean Olton

Breakthrough Athlete of the Year
Dylan Carter - Swimming
Marisa Dick - Gymnastics
Jehue Gordon - Athletics
Shanntol Ince - Swimming
Njisane Phillip - Cycling

Record Breaking Performance of the Year
Dylan Carter - Swimming
Njisane Phillip - Cycling
Jehue Gordon - Athletics

Emerging Athlete of the Year
Dylan Carter - Swimming
Marisa Dick - Gymnastics
Shanntol Ince - Swimming
Nicholas Pooran - Cricket
Justin Roberts - Cycling

Male Athlete of the Year
George Bovell - Swimming
Dylan Carter - Swimming
Jehue Gordon - Athletics
Sunil Narine - Cricket
Njisane Phillip - Cycling

Female Athlete of the Year
Kirbyina Alexander - Cricket
Cleopatra Borel - Athletics
Marisa Dick - Gymnastics
Aleena Edwards - Table Tennis
Shanntol Ince - Swimming

Sport Performance of the Year
George Bovell - Swimming
Dylan Carter - Swimming
Shanntol Ince - Swimming
Jehue Gordon - Athletics
Njisane Phillip - Cycling

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