38th SAC-SMB Cebu Sports Awards

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2024 38th SAC-SMB Cebu Sports Awards
DateMay 26, 2024 (2024-05-26)
LocationThe Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu, Cebu City
CountryPhilippines
  2020  ·SAC-SMB Cebu Sports Awards· 2025 

The 38th San Miguel Beer (SMB) - Sportswriters Association of Cebu (SAC) Cebu Sports Awards is an annual awarding ceremony that recognized the triumphs and accomplishments of Cebuano sports personalities (athletes, coaches, teams and organizations) in the past three years throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and in the previous editions of the Olympics, Asian Games, and the Southeast Asian Games. The Cebu Sports Awards is the local counterpart of the yearly Philippine Sportswriters Association Annual Awards Night. The awards night is the first edition since the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

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The awarding rites is organized by the Sportswriters Association of Cebu, an organization led by sportswriters and sports columnists from newspapers and online portals based in Cebu such as Sun.Star Cebu, The Freeman and Cebu Daily News Digital led by its president and concurrent Cebu City Sports Commissioner John Pages.

The event was held on May 26, 2024, at the Terraces of Ayala Center Cebu in Cebu City. [1] [2]

Honor roll

Main awardees

AwardWinnerSport / team / profession / recognitionReferences
Athlete of the YearJune Mar Fajardo
Melvin Jerusalem
William John Riley Go
Basketball
Boxing
Karting
[3]
Rico Navarro Sportsman of the YearRhoel DejanoCebu City Sports Commissioner [2]
Presidential AwardeeEdward Hayco Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner
Orlacsan AwardJefferson Codera Basketball [4]
Jerry Maratas Chess
Jeah Jing Gacang
Jessica Jawad-Honoridez Table Tennis
Posthumous AwardRico NavarroBasketball
George Bragat
Ricky BallesterosMarathon
Raffy UytierpoMarathon/Running
Dionisio Cañete Arnis
Major Awardees June Mar Fajardo Basketball [5]
Melvin Jerusalem Boxing
Trixie LofrancoArnis
Dexler BolambaoArnis
Ella AlcosebaArnis
Rubilen Amit Billiards
Junia GabasaGolf
Angelo MarquezDancesport
Polaris Esports Esports ( Dota 2 )
Eliecha Zoe MalilayJiu-Jitsu
Ellise Xoe MalilayJiu-Jitsu
Angel SanchezJiu-Jitsu
Jared TanJiu-Jitsu
William John Riley GoKarting
Margielyn Didal Skateboarding
Aidaine LaxaTaekwondo (Poomsae)
Matthew HermosaTriathlon
Elreen Ando Weightlifting
Ronil TubogWrestling

142 athletes and teams will also be given special citations from the awards night. [2]

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References

  1. Pages, John (May 25, 2024). "Pages: 38th Cebu Sports Awards". Sun.Star Cebu. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Rosal, Glendale (May 25, 2024). "38th SAC-SMB Cebu Sports Awards gather Cebu's sporting elite on Sunday". CDN Digital. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  3. "Fajardo, Jerusalem, Go share limelight". The Freeman. May 28, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  4. Villaruel, Emmanuel (May 22, 2024). "SAC names ORLACSAN awardees". The Freeman. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  5. "Fajardo, Jerusalem lead 38th SAC-SMB major awardees". The Freeman. May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2024.