Track and field Olympians, Troy Doris and Brenessa Thompson along with cricketer, Leon Johnson were among the top awardees when the National Sports Commission (NSC) hosted its annual award ceremony Friday evening at the Pegasus Hotel.
The USA based Thompson, 20, earned her first Sportswoman of the Year (2016) award after breaking several national sprint records en route to an Olympic berth last year in Brazil.
Doris, who is also USA-based, jointly won the Sportsman of the Year award along with Johnson after he set the national triple jump record last July. The Chicago, Illinois born Doris was the only Guyanese representative to compete in an Olympic final in Brazil.
The-28 year-old placed seventh in the final at the prestigious Games which was staged in Rio De Janeiro.
The winners of the other 19 categories of the year for 2016 are as follows:
Junior Sports Woman: Chantoba Bright, Junior Sportsman: Kaysan Ninvalle
Most Improved Association: Guyana Boxing Association
Male Sports Official: Nominees– Peter Green, Ryan McKinnon, Godfrey Munroe, Nigel Hinds, Gokarn Ramdhani. (No winner was announced)
Female Sport Official: Leona Kyte
Sportsman (Persons with Disability (PWDs): Kevin Douglas
Sportswoman (PWDs): No nominee
Sport Journalist (Print): Tamica Garnett
Sport Journalist (Non-Print): Travis Seymour
Sport Journalist (online): Treiston Joseph
Sports Association: Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation
Female Sports Personality: Lavern Fraser-Thomas
Male Sports Personality: Kevon Bess
Male Coach: Seibert Blake
Female Coach: Ann Gordon
Sport Photographer: Esan Griffith
Sport Team: Under-16 CBC Basketball Boys
Corporate Sponsor (large): Digicel
Corporate Sponsor (small): P&P Insurance
