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The members of the selection committee, headed by chairman Dr Aggrey Irons, has announced the names of the nominees for the Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence for outstanding achievement in sport.
The nominees are Gareth Breese for cricket, Brigitte Foster-Hylton for athletics, and footballers Donovan Ricketts and Fabian Davis.
The winner will be announced at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on October 14 and presented by Prime Minister the Hon Bruce Golding. The winner will receive a crystal trophy and $500,000.
Hosts of the award, the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, received batches of nominations from Jamaicans naming athletes who, in their opinion, matched the stringent criteria:
The nominee must have had a history of outstanding achievements in his/her chosen field;
must have shown a high commitment to fairness, teamwork and integrity in competitions;
displayed a high level of integrity, national pride, dedication, decorum, humility and discipline, both on and off the field,
and must have represented the country at the senior level in a sport recognised by the Jamaica Institute of Sports and the Jamaica Olympic Association.
Past winners of the award include cricketer James Adams in 2005; Olympic gold medallist and hurdler, Deon Hemmings-McCatty in 2006; netballer Elaine Davis in 2007 and cricketer Nehemiah Perry in 2008.
The Award was established in 2005 by former Prime Minister PJ Patterson and supported by the National Council on Sports in collaboration with the CHASE Fund to formally recognise the achievements of former Jamaica and West Indies cricketer Courtney Walsh.
Let see what we have here;
Show off - Humility elimination of Bolt?
Not showing up for relay practice - dedication elimination of Frazer?
Riding a mascot - Decorum elimination of Walker?
But what about the core 'history of outstanding achievement' requirement? Is 7 straight wins in one season a 'history of outstanding achievement?'
The nominees are Gareth Breese for cricket, Brigitte Foster-Hylton for athletics, and footballers Donovan Ricketts and Fabian Davis.
The winner will be announced at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on October 14 and presented by Prime Minister the Hon Bruce Golding. The winner will receive a crystal trophy and $500,000.
Hosts of the award, the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, received batches of nominations from Jamaicans naming athletes who, in their opinion, matched the stringent criteria:
The nominee must have had a history of outstanding achievements in his/her chosen field;
must have shown a high commitment to fairness, teamwork and integrity in competitions;
displayed a high level of integrity, national pride, dedication, decorum, humility and discipline, both on and off the field,
and must have represented the country at the senior level in a sport recognised by the Jamaica Institute of Sports and the Jamaica Olympic Association.
Past winners of the award include cricketer James Adams in 2005; Olympic gold medallist and hurdler, Deon Hemmings-McCatty in 2006; netballer Elaine Davis in 2007 and cricketer Nehemiah Perry in 2008.
The Award was established in 2005 by former Prime Minister PJ Patterson and supported by the National Council on Sports in collaboration with the CHASE Fund to formally recognise the achievements of former Jamaica and West Indies cricketer Courtney Walsh.
Let see what we have here;
Show off - Humility elimination of Bolt?
Not showing up for relay practice - dedication elimination of Frazer?
Riding a mascot - Decorum elimination of Walker?
But what about the core 'history of outstanding achievement' requirement? Is 7 straight wins in one season a 'history of outstanding achievement?'
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