An annual event celebrating Greater Victoria athletes, teams, coaches and volunteers needs nominees.
Victoria Sports Awards were an annual fixture on the Victoria sports calendar between 1968 and 2006— celebrating the achievements of Greater Victoria athletes, teams, coaches and volunteers. The first awards for 1967 took place in April 1968 at what is now the Fairmont Empress Hotel.
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The Greater Victoria Sport Tourism Commission spearheaded the return of the awards in 2023 highlighting athletic achievements in several categories: female and male athlete of the year, female and male high school athlete of the year, female and male post-secondary athlete of the year; female and male master athlete of the year, female and male Alex Nelson ‘Ok’wilagame’ Indigenous athlete of the year, team of the year, coach of the year, Pat Hall Volunteer Award and the John & Marilyn Bate Organization of the Year Award.
This year, the Victoria Foundation presents the awards on Thursday, Feb. 29 at Government House.
Tickets are $75 and available online.
Nominations close Feb. 5 and can be made online at gvsa.ca.
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