4 December 2022
Nominations are now open for the 50th annual Northern Territory Sports Awards.
The Awards recognise the achievements of Territory athletes, coaches, sporting officials and volunteers in the sporting community.
A special accolade to mark the 50th anniversary will be the Northern Territory Pioneer of Sports Award, acknowledging the leadership and contributions of sporting pioneers.
Candidates for the Pioneer of Sports Awards will be recognised for outstanding sporting achievements prior to 1960. They will have also demonstrated leadership or contribution at any stage in their life in the areas of sports administration, coaching, officiating or sports science and medicine.
Nominations for the Pioneer of Sports Award close Sunday, 22 January 2023, while all other nominations close Friday, 27 January 2023.
Award recipients will be announced at a gala dinner on Saturday, 1 April 2023.
The 13 award categories and nominations criteria can be found at categories and nomination criteria can be found at ntsportsawards.nt.gov.au [https://www.ntsportsawards.nt.gov.au].
Quotes from Minister for Sport, Kate Worden:
“Sport has a way of uniting Territorians in a way few other activities do.
“Our sporting athletes can be idols and mentors, but we recognise that it takes teams of people to ensure that sport is the activity that we can both participate in and be in awe of.
“These awards recognise this by also including categories for coaches, administrators and all-important volunteers who make sure our sporting clubs can keep offering opportunities for our future sports stars.”
“I encourage Territorians to think about who it is in your sporting community who deserves to be recognised and consider nominating them for these awards,”
Northern Territory Government
