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Ottawa Sports Awards Announces first 2024 recipients: Mayor’s Cup and Lifetime Awards

Dec. 12, 2024

The 2024 Ottawa Sports Awards will mark the 72nd annual event to celebrate the finest in Ottawa’s amateur sports community. One hallmark of the celebration is the Lifetime Awards which recognize coaches, technical officials, and sports volunteers and/or administrators, as well as the Mayor’s Cup for longstanding overall sport contribution. The 2024 recipients are: rhythmic More

2024 Awards Dinner Date Released

Sep. 06, 2024

Recognizing that many local clubs and sponsors have supported the Ottawa Sports Awards by attending year over year, the organizing committee would like to invite all those who anticipate attending the 2024 Ottawa Sports Awards dinner to save the date! The 2024 Ottawa Sports Awards dinner and awards event will be held on February 5, More

Ottawa Sports Awards Winners in Paris – Paralympic Games Edition

Aug. 14, 2024

The Canadian Paralympic Committee announced its complete roster of 126 athletes set to represent Canada at the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games. The roster includes several accomplished Ottawa Sports Award winners from past years, including Patrice Dagenais who is now a four-time Paralympian in Wheelchair Rugby. Good luck to all Ottawa-area Olympic athletes across all sports! More

Our History

In 1953, Lou LaBlond of the Associated Canadians Travellers (ACT) initiated the first awards dinner called the ACT Sportmens Dinner, honouring 16 amateur athletes with assistance from the Eastview Lions Club and the Eastview Recreation Centre. The event continued to be known as the ACT Awards for an amazing 50 years under the guidance of Mike Milligan and Gary Mighton. In 2003 Mike and Gary decided to step down from their key organizing roles and the Ottawa Sports Awards were renamed and revamped, but continue the tradition started in 1953.

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