Nominate the city’s sporting heroes - The Worcester Observer

Nominate the city’s sporting heroes

Worcester Editorial 22nd Apr, 2015 Updated: 19th Oct, 2016   0

THE BEST of Worcester’s sporting talent will be showcased as nominations are now open for the 2015 City of Worcester Sport Awards.

The prestigious annual awards, jointly organised by Worcester City Council and Sport Worcester, recognise a Worcester individual or team who has shown great dedication or excelled in sport over the last year.

Former international athlete, world record holder and Olympic medallist Steve Cram CBE will be again presenting the trophies at the awards ceremony in September at the University of Worcester Arena on Hylton Road.

Jessica Snape won last year’s Junior Female Sportsperson of the Year award after being selected to represent Great Britain in the under- 18s dragon boat racing squad, along with taking part in the European Dragon Boat Racing Championships in the Czech Republic.




The team, including Miss Snape, won a bronze medal in the 2,000 metres race and just missed a medal position in the other races.

And now the 15-year-old, a member of the Worcester Dragon Boat Racing Club, has also been selected for the World Championships being held in Canada this August, and trains with the GB squad nearly every weekend.


Hannah Cox, sport, art and play development manager at the city council, said: “A huge amount of sporting talent is prevalent in Worcester, across a wide range of disciplines.

“The City of Worcester Sport Awards are an opportunity to celebrate this collective talent, and to put the spotlight on Worcester’s growing reputation as a premiere sporting city.”

The winners will automatically be nominated for the Herefordshire and Worcestershire County Sports Partnership Awards, and the winner of the Unsung Hero Award at county level will progress to the national BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards.

Nominations can be made online at www.sportworcester.org.uk or contact Jo Cale on 01905 722331 for more information.

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