Forty seven top sports people are counting down the clock and with two days to go are holding their breath as they await the verdict of who will walk away with the top honours of the Gauteng Sport Awards.
The ceremony, which will award the province’s best performers for the period 1 January – 31 December 2012, kicks off at 6.30pm at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park and will be broadcast live on SABC 1 from 8pm.
There are two categories that are still open to the public to vote for and these are Fan of the Year and Sport Personality of the Year. Voting for these categories close at 7pm on Saturday, an hour before the awards ceremony goes live on television.
To vote for your favourite fan sms “FAN” followed by the number or the name of your favorite fan to 34760.
Fan of the Year:
- F 1 – Thulani Ngcobo
- F 2 – Constance Pinky Moseme
- F 3 – Itumelemg Mashele
To vote for your favorite Sport Personality sms “SPORT” followed by the number or the name of your favorite personality to 34760.
Sport Personality of the Year:
- SP 1 – Cameron van der Burgh
- SP 2 – Caster Semenya
- SP 3 - Samkelo Radebe
For T’s & C’s go to www.gautengsportawards.co.za
| CATEGORY | FINALISTS | SPORTING CODE |
| Most Promising Player | Danelle Wentzel | Archery |
| Kirsten Beckett | Gymnastics |
| Dylan Compton | Ice Hockey |
| Coach of the Year | Paul Geoffrey Neville Jackson | Rowing |
| Roger James Barrow | Rowing |
| Igor Evgenevich Omeltchenko | Aquatics |
| Technical Official of the Year | Charmaine Glynis Ho | Archery |
| John Wright | Hockey |
| Michelle Joubert | Hockey |
| Sport Man of the Year | Cameron van der Burgh | Aquatics |
| Theunis De Bruin | Korfball |
| Tertius Loots | Archery |
| Sport Fan of the Year | Thulani Ngcobo | Soccer |
| Constance Pinky Moseme | Soccer |
| Itumelemg Mashele | Soccer |
| Team of the Year | The Golden Four | Rowing |
| Gauteng North Lifesaving Team | Aquatics |
| Bizhub Highveld Lions | Cricket |
| Sport Woman of the Year | Caster Semenya | Athletics |
| Bridget Hartley | Canoeing |
| Bonakele Sibiya | Rugby |
| Journalist of the year | Kgomotso Sethusha | Times Media |
| | Kwena Moabelo | SABC Sport |
| | Zacharia Nale | Sedibeng Ster |
Two days to go before the sport awards extravaganza
Forty seven top sports people are counting down the clock and with two days to go are holding their breath as they await the verdict of who will walk away with the top honours of the Gauteng Sport Awards.
The ceremony, which will award the province’s best performers for the period 1 January – 31 December 2012, kicks off at 6.30pm at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park and will be broadcast live on SABC 1 from 8pm.
There are two categories that are still open to the public to vote for and these are Fan of the Year and Sport Personality of the Year. Voting for these categories close at 7pm on Saturday, an hour before the awards ceremony goes live on television.
To vote for your favourite fan sms “FAN” followed by the number or the name of your favorite fan to 34760.
Fan of the Year:
To vote for your favorite Sport Personality sms “SPORT” followed by the number or the name of your favorite personality to 34760.
Sport Personality of the Year:
For T’s & C’s go to www.gautengsportawards.co.za
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