They were held at the swanky The Venue, Melrose Arch, which was packed to raptures by both celebrities and sport figures.
The fourth Gauteng Sport Awards will be hosted on June 7 at Vodadome, Midrand.
In totality 16 categories were identified out of an overwhelming 194 nominations.
Addressing the media brief before the actual ceremony, Professor Denver Hendricks, chairperson for the Adjudication Panel of the Gauteng Sport Awards said, this year they received more entries than other years’.
“This shows the credibility and trust federations have bestowed upon,” says Hendricks who is a Professor at University of Pretoria.
“The adjudicating panel worked tirelessly to whittle down the number which also showed the professionalism and cooperation from all stakeholders: department of sport, the audit team and the sport federations. Fortunately, we did not experience any major hiccups. I guess having been with the adjudicating panel for five years’ has paid dividends.”
“If any member(s) of the panel was in any form related to the nominees they would have to step down,” he continued.
The mandate of the Adjudicating Panel is also to come up with the rule book which gives guidelines to the awards, amongst others.
The workshop took three-days to finalise the nominees list.
Vote for your favourite nominee:
SMS GSA14 TO 33525
Sport Fan of the Year
FAN MUKWEVHO
William Mukwevho
Football
Sport Fan of the Year
FAN BLIGNAUT
Denzelle Blignaut
Karate
Sport Fan of the Year
FAN NGCOBO
Thulani Ngcobo
Football
Sport Personality of the Year
PERSONALITY MODISE
Teko Modise
Football
Sport Personality of the Year
PERSONALITY DUPLESSIS
Francois du Plessis
Cricket
Sport Personality of the Year
PERSONALITY KHUNE
Itumeleng Khune
Football
Sport Personality of the Year
PERSONALITY MAKHANYA
Mapaseka Makhanya
Athletics
Sports Programme of the Year
PROGRAMME SPORT@10
Sport @ 10
Television
Sports Programme of the Year
PROGRAMME SPORTS@6
SPORTS@6 with Marawa
Radio
Sports Programme of the Year
PROGRAMME THESPORTSNETWORK
The Sports Network with Andrew Hope
Radio
Coach of the Year
Johannesburg Spikers Volleyball Academy
Nkosilathi Moyo
Volleyball
Coach of the Year
Northern Gauteng Badminton Association
Christina Caldeira
Badminton
Coach of the Year
Wheelchair Tennis South Africa
Holger Losch
Wheelchair Tennis
Administrator
Gauteng North Wrestling
Marcel De Wit
Wrestling
Administrator
Central Gauteng Wrestling Association
Festa de Beer
Wrestling
Administrator
Gauteng Martial Arts Association
Mario MF Da Silva
Martial Arts
Most Promising Athlete
JHB Spikers Volleyball Academy
Fortune Jackson Mzimela
Volleyball
Most Promising Athlete
Shukokai Karate
Rosco Titus
Karate
Most Promising Athlete
Central Gauteng Gymnastics Association
Kirsten Beckett
Gymnastics
Sportswoman of the Year
Central Gauteng Gymnastics Association
Kirsten Beckett
Gymnastics
Sportswoman of the Year
Gauteng Rowing Association
Kistern McCann
Rowing
Sportswoman of the Year
Central Gauteng Athletics
Mapaseka Makhanya
Athletics
Technical Official of the Year
Golden Lions Rugby Referees Society
Theuns Naude ( Golden Lions Rugby Union).
Rugby
Technical Official of the Year
Northen Gauteng Badminton Association
Louwrens Bester
Badminton
Technical Official of the Year
Tennis South Africa
Karen Losch
Tennis
Sportsman of the Year
Wits University Rugby
Jacques Eramus
Rugby
Sportsman of the Year
Easterns Titans Pty Ltd
AB de Villiers
Cricket
Sportsman of the Year
UJ HOCKEY
Clinton Panther
Hockey
Sports Team of the Year
Gauteng Sports Association for the Intellectually Impaired
Netball GSA II (Suzan Motlhabane)
Netball
Sports Team of the Year
Tuks Cricket
Cricket
Sports Team of the Year
Gauteng North Action Netball
Gauteng North Mix Team
Action Netball
Sport Fan of the Year
South African Sports Supporters Organisation
William Mukwevho
Football
Sport Fan of the Year
Karate Northern Region Championships
Denzelle Blignaut
Karate
Sport Fan of the Year
Soccer fan
Thulani Ngcobo
Football
Sport Journalist of the Year
ANN7
Mahreen Chenia
Sport Journalist of the Year
UJ FM
Andrew Hope
Sport Journalist of the Year
Daily Sun
Matthews Mpete
Sport Journalist of the Year
Power FM
Thabiso Mosia
Sport Personality of the Year
Sundowns Football Club
Teko Modise
Football
Sport Personality of the Year
Easterns Titans Cricket
Francois du Plessis
Cricket
Sport Personality of the Year
Kaizer Chiefs
Itumeleng Khune
Football
Sport Personality of the Year
Central Gauteng Athletics
Mapaseka Mathanya
Athletics
Most Promising Team
Shukokai Karate Academy
Karate
Most Promising Team
Gauteng Schools Volleyball
Troyville Primary School
Volleyball
Most Promising Team
Tuks Athletics
Tuks Athletics
Athletics
Disabled Sports Team of the Year
Gauteng Sports Association For the Intellectually Impaired
Table tennis
Table tennis
Disabled Sports Team of the Year
Gauteng Rowing Association
Para rowing Coxed Four
Rowing
Disabled Sports Team of the Year
Kwa Thema Physically Disabled Club
Various Sports
Sports Programme of the Year
SABC
Sport @ 10
Television
Sports Programme of the Year
Metro FM
SPORTS@6 with Marawa
Radio
Sports Programme of the Year
UJ FM
The Sports Network with Andrew Hope
Radio
Disabled Sportswoman of the year
GSAII
Mary Dzimba
II Athletics
Disabled Sportswoman of the year
Wheelchair Tennis SA
Kgothatso Montjane
Wheelchair Tennis
Disabled Sportswoman of the year
Athletics
Carley Jane Lomax
Athletics
Disabled Sportsman of the Year
Wheelchair Tennis SA
Lucas Sithole
Wheelchair Tennis
Disabled Sportsman of the Year
Gauteng Deaf Cricket Association
Colin Venter
Cricket
Disabled Sportsman of the Year
Northerns Cricket Union
Johan Schroeder
Cricket
As an additional feature of this year’s proceedings, each vote sent via SMS will automatically enter each voter into a random draw to stand a chance to win a car. The results of the draw will be announced on the night.
The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented by MEC Lebogang Maile applying his own discretion.
According to Maile, all nominees will be handed-out cash incentives.
These years’ awards sponsored by Vodacom will be broadcast live on eTV starting from 8pm.
Age defying Thebe, DJ Ganyani and others kept the night going until wee hours of the morning!
