Women's sport features high as nominations for Army Sports Awards announced
The Army Sport Control Board have announced the nominations for the 2022 Army Sports Awards where the Army's top athletes will be honoured and celebrated at a special ceremony at Sandhurst.
Women's sport is featured highly in this year's nominations reflecting the growth and strength of women's sport in the service.
The Women's Hockey Team have already been announced as the winners of the Team of the Year award and the Sportswoman of the Year nominees includes boxer Corporal Megan Reid, rugby union's Bombardier Bethan Dainton, judo's Corporal Sarah Hawkes and triathlon's Captain Kat Matthews.
Three of the four nominees for the Rising Star award are women, including rugby union's Private Courtney Pursglove, triathlon's Private Jasmine Holmes and boxing's Lance Corporal Terri Stewart.
Sapper Jack Johnson from rugby union rounds off the four nominations.
For the Sportsman of the Year award, the nominees include wakeboarder Warrant Officer Dale Crossley, judo's Warrant Officer Ethanial Jeffries-Mor and boxer Lance Corporal Carnell Brown.
There will also be an Official Award selected from Rugby Union, Netball and Weightlifting, as well as unit awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The ceremony will be held at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on the evening of 17 November.
The Nominees for the CGS Army Sports Awards 2022 have been decided, many congratulations to all those selected ?
— British Army Sport (@ArmySportASCB) October 18, 2022
The awards take place on 17th November 2022 at @RMASandhurst where we look forward to celebrating sporting exellence across #BritishArmySportpic.twitter.com/tjDfaZrLQ2
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