2022 PSA Annual Awards

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2022 PSA Annual Awards
DateMarch 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)
LocationDiamond Hotel, Manila
CountryPhilippines
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The 2022 San Miguel Corporation (SMC) - Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual Awards is an annual awarding ceremony honoring the individuals (athletes and officials) and organizations that made a significant impact on Philippine sports in 2021.

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The awarding ceremony is set to be held at the March 14, 2022, at the Diamond Hotel in Manila. This would be the first time that the PSA will hold its physical awards night, with a limited capacity (in accordance with the IATF and the government's health and safety protocols) during the COVID-19 pandemic, after staging the 2021 edition virtually. All guests must required to bring vaccination cards or certificates to enter the venue. [1] [2]

The PSA, currently headed by its president, Rey Lachica, sports editor of Tempo, is the oldest Philippine-based media group staffed by sportswriters, sports reporters, sports editors, columnists from broadsheets, tabloids, online sports websites, and radio stations.

Honor roll

Main awards

The following are the list of main awards of the event.

Athlete of the Year

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz with her gold medal. Hidilyn Diaz with her gold medal 2021 (1-44 screenshot).jpg
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz with her gold medal.

The PSA awards is set to be led by weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz who will be named as the PSA Athlete of the Year for the third time (Diaz bagged the same award in 2016 and 2018); for her feat of clinching the Philippines first ever Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [3]

AwardWinnerSportReferences
Athlete of the Year Hidilyn Diaz Weightlifting [4]

Other major awardees

Here are the other major awards to be conferred in the Awards Night.

AwardWinnerSport/Team/RecognitionReferences
Lifetime Achievement Award Ramon Fernandez Basketball (4-time Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player | Commissioner, Philippine Sports Commission) [5]
Robert Jaworski Basketball (4-time PBA Champion for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Known as "Living Legend" of Philippine basketball)
National Sports Association of the Year Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) Boxing (Bagged 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics boxing event) [6]
Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) Weightlifting (Bagged the Philippines' 1st gold medal in the Summer Olympics history for Weightlifting)
President's Award Yuka Saso Golf (2020 Tokyo Olympian | 2021 U.S. Women's Open Champion) [7]
Carlos Yulo Gymnastics (2020 Tokyo Olympian | 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Champion, Men's Vault and Silver Medalist, Men's Parallel Bars)
Executive of the Year Abraham Tolentino President, Philippine Olympic Committee [8]
Excellence in Leadership Award William Ramirez Chairman, Philippine Sports Commission [9]
Chooks-to-Go Fan Favorite "Manok ng Bayan" Award Eumir Marcial Boxing (2020 Tokyo Olympics Bronze Medalist, Men's Middleweight) [10]
Milo Champion of Grit and Glory Award Hidilyn Diaz Weightlifting (2020 Tokyo Olympics Gold Medalist, Women's 55 kg) [11]

Major awardees

Sorted in alphabetical order (based on their surnames).

WinnerSport/Team/RecognitionReferences
Jerwin Ancajas Professional Boxing
(IBF Super Flyweight Champion)		 [1]
Carlo Biado Billiards
( 2021 U.S. Open Pool Championship Champion)		 [2]
John Riel Casimero Professional Boxing
(WBO Bantamweight Champion)		 [1]
Nonito Donaire, Jr. Professional Boxing
(WBC Bantamweight Champion)
Alex Eala Tennis
( 2021 U.S. Open Junior Girls Doubles Champion)
Eumir Marcial Amateur Boxing
(2020 Tokyo Olympics Bronze Medalist, Boxing - Men's Middleweight)
Ernest Obiena Athletics
(2020 Tokyo Olympian and Philippine/Asian Record Holder in Men's Pole Vault)
Carlo Paalam Amateur Boxing
(2020 Tokyo Olympics Silver Medalist, Boxing - Men's Flyweight)
Nesthy Petecio Amateur Boxing
(2020 Tokyo Olympics Silver Medalist, Boxing - Women's Featherweight)

Citations

Sorted in alphabetical order (based on their surnames).

WinnerSport/Team/RecognitionReferences
Jeanette AcevedaPara-Athletics
( 2020 Tokyo Paralympian)		 [2]
Elreen Ando Weightlifting
(2020 Tokyo Olympian)
Kurt Barbosa Taekwondo
(2020 Tokyo Olympian)
Gary Bejino Para swimming
(2020 Tokyo Paralympian)
Margielyn Didal Skateboarding
(2020 Tokyo Olympian)
Allain Ganapin Para-Taekwondo
(2020 Tokyo Paralympian)
Ernie Gawilan Para swimming
(2020 Tokyo Paralympian)
Luke Gebbie Swimming
(2020 Tokyo Olympian)
Achelle Guion Para-Powerlifting
(2020 Tokyo Paralympian)
Kristina Knott Athletics
(2020 Tokyo Olympian)
Irish Magno Amateur Boxing
(2020 Tokyo Olympian)
Jerrold Mangliwan Para-Athletics
(2020 Tokyo Paralympian)
Cris Nievarez Rowing
(2020 Tokyo Olympian)
Bianca Pagdanganan Golf
(2020 Tokyo Olympian)
Juvic Pagunsan Golf
(2020 Tokyo Olympian)
Remedy Rule Swimming
(2020 Tokyo Olympian)
Vanessa Sarno Weightlifting
( 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championships 2-gold and silver medalist, Women's -71 kg)
Jayson Valdez Shooting
(2020 Tokyo Olympian)
Kiyomi Watanabe Judo
(2020 Tokyo Olympian)

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