Wayde van Niekerk heads SA Sports Awards list
04 November 2015 - 02:07
Athlete Wayde van Niekerk, one of SA's two reigning world champions, has been rewarded for his 400m heroics in 2015 with two nominations for the revamped SA Sports Awards amid surprise at some of the omissions. SELECTED CATEGORIESSportsman of the Year: Greg Minnaar (cycling), Chad le Clos (swimming), Wayde van Niekerk (athletics)Sportswoman of the Year: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (cycling), Shabnim Ismail (cricket), Bridgitte Hartley (canoeing)People's Choice: Le Clos, Van Niekerk, Lucas Sithole (wheelchair tennis), Moolman-Pasio, AB de Villiers (cricket)Newcomer of the Year: Nokwanda Hlongwane (wheelchair tennis), Jayde Julius (cycling), Kagiso Rabada (cricket)..
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