Following on from the heroics of Team GB at the Olympics, including Medway’s own gold medallist Nathan Hales, it’s time to recognise and celebrate sporting greatness in Medway.
Nominations for the Medway Sports Awards, sponsored by Willmott Dixon Construction - who recently completed the new Cozenton Park Sports Centre - are open now and close at 5pm on Thursday, 31 October.
All levels of teams and individuals from Medway can be nominated for the awards – from grassroots through to those at the regional, national and international level.
In order to be eligible, the achievements that each person or team is being nominated should have happened between 1 October 2022 and 31 October 2024.
The categories are:
- Sportsperson of the Year
- Junior Sportsperson of the Year
- Club of the Year
- Junior Club of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Junior Team of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Official of the Year
- Primary School of the Year
- Secondary School of the Year
- Unsung Hero of the Year
The winners will be picked by an expert panel of judges, including:
- Charlotte Evans MBE, gold-medal winning Paralympian, previous Sportsperson of the Year winner, and Hall of Fame inductee
- Gary Smith, Olympian, former British Gymnastics National Coach for trampoline and Hall of Fame inductee
- Matt Panting, Head of Sport at The KM Group;
- Stuart Butler, Sport Welfare Officer at Active Kent and Medway;
- Professor John Dickinson, Head of the Exercise Respiratory Clinic at the University of Kent;
- Rhys Wintle, Specialist Assessment and PE Lead at Aspire School.
There will be gold, silver and bronze winners for each category, which will be announced at a gala celebration on Friday, 13 December at The Rochester Corn Exchange.
Celebrate and recognise all of the amazing sporting success in Medway
Cllr Nina Gurung, Portfolio Holder for Heritage, Culture and Leisure, said: “It is really exciting to see the return of the Medway Sports Awards – it is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate and recognise all of the amazing sporting success in Medway as well as our heroes who have inspired people in and beyond Medway! If you know anybody who you think deserves to be recognised, make sure you put their name forward!”
Proud to be invited to sponsor this fantastic celebration
Geoff Kempt, Senior Operations Manager for Willmott Dixon Construction, said: “I was born in Chatham, grew up in Strood and Rochester, and now live in Rainham. My kids loved swimming at the old Splashes, my wife is a Gillingham FC season ticket holder, I played for Medway RFC, as does my son, and my daughter spent most of her time - and my money - learning to skate at the Gillingham Ice Bowl. So, on a personal level, and a professional level with Willmott Dixon Construction, we are proud to be invited to sponsor this fantastic celebration of Medway’s sporting success.”
Find out more about the Medway Sports Awards and make a nomination.