The Asian Sports Award (ASA) is a recognition programme conceived by Stropt and Sports Limited (HK) in collaboration with the Asian Sports Press Union (ASPU). Its aim is to honour, champion and promote the world-class sports heroes of Asia. They named Liu Xiang and Nicol Ann David as the recipients of the inaugural Asian Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards.
Asian Sportsman of the Year Award Winner 2007: Liu Xiang Event: Athletics
Asian Sportswoman of the Year Award Winner 2007: Nicol Ann David Event: Squash
Asian Team of the Year (Men) Winner 2007: Lee Ho-Suk, Ahn Hyun-Soo, Seo Ho-Jin, Song Suk-Woo Event: Short track speed skating
Asian Team of the Year (Women) Winner 2007: Gao Ling, Huang Sui Event: Badminton
Lifetime achievement award 2007: Ramanathan Krishnan Event: Tennis
Asian Sportsman of the year 2007: Shahid Afridi Event: Cricket
References
External links International Sports Press Association