Doris, Johnson, Thompson cop top NSC awards

– Ninvalle, Bright junior awardees
2016 Olympian Triple jumper Troy Doris and Guyana Jaguars and West Indies batsman Leon Johnson jointly won the Senior Sportsman-of-the year while National Record holder in the 100M and 200M Brenessa Thompson was voted Senior Sportswoman-of-the year when the National Sports Commission (NSC) held its 2016 award ceremony on Friday evening at the Savannah Suit, Pegasus Hotel.
Doris, would have represented Guyana at the 2016 RIO Olympics where he finished seventh in the finals while Johnson’s selection would come of the heels of a superb season with the bat, where he was the top run-scorer in the Regional four-day tournament, leading the Jaguars to a second successive title.
Thompson who also represented Guyana in RIO managed to set her records at Allian Pompey Invitational held at the National Track and Field Facility, Leonora; neither Doris nor Thompson were present to collect their awards due their overseas commitments.
The Junior sport awards went to CARIFTA Gold medallist and jumper Chantoba Bright and 11 year-old Table Tennis player Kaysan Ninvalle.
Director of Sports Christopher Jones and Ministry within the Ministry of Education Nicolette Henry both congratulated all the nominees and eventual winners for their exploits in the respective sports disciplines.
Jones in particular reminded the gathering that the goal of the NSC was to raise the standard of the awards and give more prominence to the athletes.
He also highlighted the NSC’s plans to continuously improve sport facilities across the country and increase the number of trained sports officials.

The winners of the other categories are as follows:

Most Improved Association of the year – Guyana Boxing Association
Sports Association of the Year – Guyana Basketball Federation
Female Sports Personality – Lavern Fraser-Thomas (Netball)
Male Sports Personality – Kevon Bess (Bodybuilding)
Male Coach of the Year – Sebert Blake (Boxing)
Female coach of the year – Ann Gordon (Basketball)
Male Sports Official – Nominees– Peter Green, Ryan McKinnon, Godfrey Munroe, Nigel Hinds, Gokarn Ramdhani. (No winner was announced)
Female sports official – Leona Kyte (Basketball and Table Tennis )
Sports Team of the year – Male under-16 CBC Basketball team
Corporate Sponsor (large category) – Digicel
Corporate Sponsor (Small) – P& P insurance
Sports Photographer – Esan Griffith
Sports Journalist (Online) – Trieston Joseph (Newsrom)
Sports Journalist (Print) – Tamecia Garnett (Guyana Chronicle)
Sports Journalist (Non – Print) – Travis Seymour (NCN)
Sportsman (Person with disability) – Kevin Douglas (Cricket)
Sportswoman (Person with disability) – No Nominee