PSA to fete 2015 sports top achievers

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) honors once again the best and brightest of 2015 as it holds its traditional Annual Awards Night on Feb. 13 at One Esplanade in Pasay City.

Highlight of the formal affair presented by MILO and San Miguel Corp. is the selection of the highly coveted Athlete of the Year, won by BMX rider Daniel Caluag in 2014 for providing the country’s lone gold medal in the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Several prominent personalities from different sports are in the running for the prestigious plum solely handed out by the country’s oldest media fraternity which turns 67 this year.

Major awardees and citations will also be given out to athletes, entities, and organizations, which did the country proud in the year just passed.

Also to be honored are the gold medal winners during the country’s campaign in the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

The PSA, under president Riera Mallari of the Manila Standard, will also hand out the President’s Award, Executive of the Year, National Sports Association of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Posthumous.

Others to be recognized include the Tony Siddayao Awards for outstanding athletes aged 17 or younger, and the Milo Outstanding Athletes for boys and girls.