2024 NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS NOMINEES Monday 6th January 2025
The Ministry of Education, Sports, and Creative Industries has officially unveiled the nominees for the 2024 National Sports Awards. This annual celebration recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions within the nation’s sporting community. The grand awards ceremony is set to take place on March 15, 2025, where winners across various categories will be revealed.
Athletes, coaches, and officials will be competing in eight categories. The selection process includes an evaluation of achievements at regional and international competitions, with submissions reviewed by an independent panel of judges and verified through rigorous research.
The Ministry congratulates all nominees and acknowledges their dedication to excellence in sports. Below is the full list of nominees across all categories:
Senior Sportsman of the Year
- Daren Benta – Softball Cricket
- Cejhae Greene – Athletics
- Noah St. Clair – Rifle
- Dante Browne – Fencing
- Marlon George – Golf
- Tony Phillip – Bodybuilding
- Raheem Deterville – Football
- Yashid Auguiste – Volleyball
- Xavier Meade – Basketball
- Alzarri Joseph – Cricket
- Jodon Wuilliez – Swimming
- Rocco Falcone – Sailing
Senior Sportswoman of the Year
- Joella Lloyd – Athletics
- Kimberly Percival – Bodybuilding
- Bianca Mitchell – Swimming
- Jewel Crump – Fencing
- Junella King – Sailing
- Josanne Lewis – Volleyball
- Reyana Regis – Netball
- Amanda Edwards – Cricket
- Alexandria Hunte – Golf
- Makada Samuel-Hector – Softball Cricket
- Iressica Allen – Football
Junior Sportsman of the Year
- Craig Massiah – Basketball
- Khaliq Joseph – Volleyball
- Tahje Browne – Cycling
- Maliek Francis – Athletics
- Jewel Andrew – Cricket
- Elite Thomas – Triathlon
- Tivon Benjamin – Swimming
- Joel Crawford – Fencing
- Shanoy Malone – Sailing
- Marquise George – Golf
Junior Sportswoman of the Year
- Tyra Fenton – Athletics
- Jenah Andrew – Basketball
- Ellie Shaw – Swimming
- Daena Bird – Fencing
- Emily Gaillard – Sailing
- Keitonya Skepple – Football
- Jassania Joseph – Volleyball
- Kimberly Anthony – Cricket
- Stute Kashyap – Table Tennis
- Akevia Warner – Golf
Coach of the Year
- Oswald Baptise – Athletics
- Ollyn Martin – Bodybuilding
- Timothy Thomas – Triathlon
- Nelson Molino Fojo – Swimming
- Schyan Jeffers – Football
- Carl Williams – Volleyball
- George Hughes – Basketball
- St. Clair Williams – Cycling
- Pernel Watley – Cricket
Mind Sports
- Bernard Joseph – Draughts
- Glenford George – Domino
- Natalee Heron – Domino
- Abner Farquhar – Chess
Sports Official
- T. Jamille Nelson – Athletics
- Alvin Jarvis – Basketball
- Dwayne Edwards – Bodybuilding
- Michael Hamilton – Volleyball
- Ken Pennyfather – Football
- Niko Antonio – Drag Racing
- Melissa Lawrie – Cricket
Sports Administration Recognition
- Elvis Cordice – Draughts
- Lisa Abraham – Drag Racing
- Dane Gustave – Cricket
- Inga Francis – Basketball
- Beverly Percival-Tonge – Bodybuilding
- Ken Warner – Swimming
- Ileathea Cabral – Fencing
- Wilbur Harrigan – Volleyball
- Matthew Bailey – Chess
Lifetime Recognition
- Charles Ira Fabian – Cycling
- Victor Parker – Draughts
- Steve Williams – Bodybuilding
The Ministry extends its best wishes to all nominees and looks forward to celebrating the remarkable achievements of Antigua and Barbuda’s sporting heroes at the upcoming awards ceremony.
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