The 2022 San Miguel Corporation (SMC) - Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual Awards is an annual awarding ceremony honoring the individuals (athletes and officials) and organizations that made a significant impact on Philippine sports in 2021.
The awarding ceremony is set to be held at the March 14, 2022, at the Diamond Hotel in Manila. This would be the first time that the PSA will hold its physical awards night, with a limited capacity (in accordance with the IATF and the government's health and safety protocols) during the COVID-19 pandemic, after staging the 2021 edition virtually. All guests must required to bring vaccination cards or certificates to enter the venue.
The PSA, currently headed by its president, Rey Lachica, sports editor of Tempo, is the oldest Philippine-based media group staffed by sportswriters, sports reporters, sports editors, columnists from broadsheets, tabloids, online sports websites, and radio stations.
Honor roll Main awards The following are the list of main awards of the event.
Athlete of the Year
The PSA awards is set to be led by weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz who will be named as the PSA Athlete of the Year for the third time (Diaz bagged the same award in 2016 and 2018); for her feat of clinching the Philippines first ever Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Award Winner Sport ReferencesAthlete of the Year Hidilyn Diaz Weightlifting
Other major awardees Here are the other major awards to be conferred in the Awards Night.
Award Winner Sport/Team/Recognition References Lifetime Achievement Award Ramon Fernandez Basketball (4-time Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player | Commissioner, Philippine Sports Commission) Robert Jaworski Basketball (4-time PBA Champion for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Known as "Living Legend" of Philippine basketball) National Sports Association of the Year Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) Boxing (Bagged 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics boxing event) Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) Weightlifting (Bagged the Philippines' 1st gold medal in the Summer Olympics history for Weightlifting) President's Award Yuka Saso Golf (2020 Tokyo Olympian | 2021 U.S. Women's Open Champion) Carlos Yulo Gymnastics (2020 Tokyo Olympian | 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Champion, Men's Vault and silver medalist, Men's Parallel Bars) Executive of the Year Abraham Tolentino President, Philippine Olympic Committee Excellence in Leadership Award William Ramirez Chairman, Philippine Sports Commission Chooks-to-Go Fan Favorite "Manok ng Bayan" Award Eumir Marcial Boxing (2020 Tokyo Olympics Bronze Medalist, Men's Middleweight) Milo Champion of Grit and Glory Award Hidilyn Diaz Weightlifting (2020 Tokyo Olympics Gold Medalist, Women's 55 kg)
Major awardees Sorted in alphabetical order (based on their surnames).
Winner Sport/Team/Recognition References Jerwin Ancajas Professional Boxing Carlo Biado Billiards John Riel Casimero Professional Boxing Nonito Donaire, Jr. Professional Boxing Alex Eala Tennis Eumir Marcial Amateur Boxing Ernest Obiena Athletics Carlo Paalam Amateur Boxing Nesthy Petecio Amateur Boxing
Citations Sorted in alphabetical order (based on their surnames).
Winner Sport/Team/Recognition References Jeanette Aceveda Para-Athletics Elreen Ando Weightlifting Kurt Barbosa Taekwondo Gary Bejino Para swimming Margielyn Didal Skateboarding Allain Ganapin Para-Taekwondo Ernie Gawilan Para swimming Luke Gebbie Swimming Achelle Guion Para-Powerlifting Kristina Knott Athletics Irish Magno Amateur Boxing Jerrold Mangliwan Para-Athletics Cris Nievarez Rowing Bianca Pagdanganan Golf Juvic Pagunsan Golf Remedy Rule Swimming Vanessa Sarno Weightlifting Jayson Valdez Shooting Kiyomi Watanabe Judo
See also 2021 in Philippine sports
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