NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS: Pandelela is Sportswoman of the Year
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NO surprises, no close fights for the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards this time.
Lee Chong Wei and Pandelela Rinong, as expected, were announced as the 2012 winners at the National Sports Awards in Subang Jaya last night following their feats in last year's London Olympics.
Chong Wei's illustrious career, highlighted by his silver medal in the men's singles in London, saw him crowned as Sportsman of the Year for the fourth time, the first three honours coming in 2005, 2008 and last year.
But unlike his much publicised no show for last year's ceremony (due to sickness) where he was to receive the award from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, this time Chong Wei was present.
It was a great day for badminton as Chong Wei's coach, Rashid Sidek, was also named as the Coach of the Year.
Diver Pandelela, 20, marked yet another piece of history. Having emerged as the first ever Malaysian woman Olympic medallist when she took the 10m platform bronze in London, Pandelela became the first diver to be crowned Sportswoman of the Year when she won the award for 2011.
It wasn't just the Olympic medal that saw the judges give their votes to Pandelela who is from Sarawak.
It was undoubtedly a year in which she was the shining star of Malaysian sports, having begun with an historic World Championships bronze medal, partnering Leong Mun Yee in the 10m platform synchronised.
Chong Wei and Pandelela took home a cash award of RM20,000 each last night.
Having emerged as Asian junior champions in the meet held in Malacca last May, the National Junior hockey team fittingly won the men's Team of the Year award.
The women's squash quartet of Nicol David, Low Wee Wern, Delia Arnold and Siti Munirah Jusoh, with their bronze medal effort in the World Team Championships, took to the stage for the women's Team of the Year award.
Paralympic archer Hasihin Sanawi's historic individual recurve silver medal in London earned him the men's Paralympian of the Year award.
Special awards were also handed to 78-year-old weightlifter Ng Chow Seng and motorcycle racer Mohd Zulfahmi Khairuddin.
Chow Seng's honour was in recognition of his consecutive world titles (75-80kg) in the World Masters Weightlifting Championships. Zulfahmi was recognised for his two podium finishes and seventh place overall in the Moto3 World Championship.
Former FA of Malaysia and current Fifa development officer, Datuk Paul Mony Samuel, and Malaysian National Cycling Federation president Datuk Abu Samah Wahab, who is also Asean Cycling Association president and Asian Cycling Confederation vice president, received the Sports Leadership Awards.
Tan Sri Elyas Omar, who is one of the country's most colourful and charismatic sports administrators, was honoured with the Lifetime Award for his commitment and leadership in various capacities in badminton, football, cycling and as Sports Commissioner.
Read more: SPORTCHECK: Another high for diver - Other - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/sports/other/sportcheck-another-high-for-diver-1.257299?cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.117%2F7.185006%2F7.185110%3Fkey%3DMala%2F7.188530%2F7.320411%2F7.320411%2F7.320411#ixzz2QgWYVffu
Lee Chong Wei and Pandelela Rinong, as expected, were announced as the 2012 winners at the National Sports Awards in Subang Jaya last night following their feats in last year's London Olympics.
Chong Wei's illustrious career, highlighted by his silver medal in the men's singles in London, saw him crowned as Sportsman of the Year for the fourth time, the first three honours coming in 2005, 2008 and last year.
But unlike his much publicised no show for last year's ceremony (due to sickness) where he was to receive the award from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, this time Chong Wei was present.
It was a great day for badminton as Chong Wei's coach, Rashid Sidek, was also named as the Coach of the Year.
Diver Pandelela, 20, marked yet another piece of history. Having emerged as the first ever Malaysian woman Olympic medallist when she took the 10m platform bronze in London, Pandelela became the first diver to be crowned Sportswoman of the Year when she won the award for 2011.
It wasn't just the Olympic medal that saw the judges give their votes to Pandelela who is from Sarawak.
It was undoubtedly a year in which she was the shining star of Malaysian sports, having begun with an historic World Championships bronze medal, partnering Leong Mun Yee in the 10m platform synchronised.
Chong Wei and Pandelela took home a cash award of RM20,000 each last night.
Having emerged as Asian junior champions in the meet held in Malacca last May, the National Junior hockey team fittingly won the men's Team of the Year award.
The women's squash quartet of Nicol David, Low Wee Wern, Delia Arnold and Siti Munirah Jusoh, with their bronze medal effort in the World Team Championships, took to the stage for the women's Team of the Year award.
Paralympic archer Hasihin Sanawi's historic individual recurve silver medal in London earned him the men's Paralympian of the Year award.
Special awards were also handed to 78-year-old weightlifter Ng Chow Seng and motorcycle racer Mohd Zulfahmi Khairuddin.
Chow Seng's honour was in recognition of his consecutive world titles (75-80kg) in the World Masters Weightlifting Championships. Zulfahmi was recognised for his two podium finishes and seventh place overall in the Moto3 World Championship.
Former FA of Malaysia and current Fifa development officer, Datuk Paul Mony Samuel, and Malaysian National Cycling Federation president Datuk Abu Samah Wahab, who is also Asean Cycling Association president and Asian Cycling Confederation vice president, received the Sports Leadership Awards.
Tan Sri Elyas Omar, who is one of the country's most colourful and charismatic sports administrators, was honoured with the Lifetime Award for his commitment and leadership in various capacities in badminton, football, cycling and as Sports Commissioner.
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| PANDELELA RINONG |
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| Elyas Omar was honoured with the Lifetime Award. |
Read more: SPORTCHECK: Another high for diver - Other - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/sports/other/sportcheck-another-high-for-diver-1.257299?cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.117%2F7.185006%2F7.185110%3Fkey%3DMala%2F7.188530%2F7.320411%2F7.320411%2F7.320411#ixzz2QgWYVffu
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