The 38th San Miguel Beer (SMB) - Sportswriters Association of Cebu (SAC) Cebu Sports Awards is an annual awarding ceremony that recognized the triumphs and accomplishments of Cebuano sports personalities (athletes, coaches, teams and organizations) in the past three years throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and in the previous editions of the Olympics, Asian Games, and the Southeast Asian Games. The Cebu Sports Awards is the local counterpart of the yearly Philippine Sportswriters Association Annual Awards Night. The awards night is the first edition since the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
| 2024 38th SAC-SMB Cebu Sports Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 26, 2024 |
| Location | The Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu, Cebu City |
| Country | Philippines |
The awarding rites is organized by the Sportswriters Association of Cebu, an organization led by sportswriters and sports columnists from newspapers and online portals based in Cebu such as Sun.Star Cebu, The Freeman and Cebu Daily News Digital led by its president and concurrent Cebu City Sports Commissioner John Pages.
The event was held on May 26, 2024, at the Terraces of Ayala Center Cebu in Cebu City.[1][2]
Honor roll
editMain awardees
edit| Award | Winner | Sport / team / profession / recognition | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete of the Year | June Mar Fajardo Melvin Jerusalem William John Riley Go |
Basketball Boxing Karting |
[3] |
| Rico Navarro Sportsman of the Year | Rhoel Dejano | Cebu City Sports Commissioner | [2] |
| Presidential Awardee | Edward Hayco | Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner | |
| Orlacsan Award | Jefferson Codera | Basketball | [4] |
| Jerry Maratas | Chess | ||
| Jeah Jing Gacang | |||
| Jessica Jawad-Honoridez | Table Tennis | ||
| Posthumous Award | Rico Navarro | Basketball | |
| George Bragat | |||
| Ricky Ballesteros | Marathon | ||
| Raffy Uytierpo | Marathon/Running | ||
| Dionisio Cañete | Arnis | ||
| Major Awardees | June Mar Fajardo | Basketball | [5] |
| Melvin Jerusalem | Boxing | ||
| Trixie Lofranco | Arnis | ||
| Dexler Bolambao | Arnis | ||
| Ella Alcoseba | Arnis | ||
| Rubilen Amit | Billiards | ||
| Junia Gabasa | Golf | ||
| Angelo Marquez | Dancesport | ||
| Polaris Esports | Esports (Dota 2) | ||
| Eliecha Zoe Malilay | Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| Ellise Xoe Malilay | Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| Angel Sanchez | Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| Jared Tan | Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| William John Riley Go | Karting | ||
| Margielyn Didal | Skateboarding | ||
| Aidaine Laxa | Taekwondo (Poomsae) | ||
| Matthew Hermosa | Triathlon | ||
| Elreen Ando | Weightlifting | ||
| Ronil Tubog | Wrestling |
142 athletes and teams will also be given special citations from the awards night.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Pages, John (May 25, 2024). "Pages: 38th Cebu Sports Awards". Sun.Star Cebu. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c Rosal, Glendale (May 25, 2024). "38th SAC-SMB Cebu Sports Awards gather Cebu's sporting elite on Sunday". CDN Digital. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ "Fajardo, Jerusalem, Go share limelight". The Freeman. May 28, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ Villaruel, Emmanuel (May 22, 2024). "SAC names ORLACSAN awardees". The Freeman. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ "Fajardo, Jerusalem lead 38th SAC-SMB major awardees". The Freeman. May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2024.