It is shaping as one of the most predictable Halberg Award
functions in recent memory. The All Blacks will sweep the
floor, won't they? Hayden Meikle looks at the contenders for
the top gongs.
From the Olympic Games in Beijing to the tennis courts of
Auckland, items will go under the hammer in a special auction
at the Otago Sports Awards on Friday night.
Five world champions, a flying golden girl, a brother-sister
combination, a father-son combination and the king of the
bowling green. They are among the finalists for the
Otago Sports Awards on May 27.
Paralympic gold medal-winning
skier Adam Hall and world champion freeskier Jossi Wells were
named joint winners of the Central Otago sportsperson of the
year award at a ceremony in Wanaka last night.
Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall is well placed to add the
Central Otago sportsperson of the year title to his list of
sporting awards, when the region's top athletes gather in
Wanaka tomorrow night.
Winston Reid's last-minute header for the All Whites against
Slovakia at the Fifa World Cup has been voted New Zealand's
favourite sporting moment for 2010.
