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Photos and Videos from 2021 Awards Event

Jul. 11, 2022

Congratulations once again to all Ottawa Sports Awards winners for 2021! Thank you to the many winners who attended our dinner on June 16, 2022 at the Canadian Golf and Country Club. Photos from the event are now available as part of the online archive of Ottawa Sports Awards galleries which date back to 2004.

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One Week to Go! Full Winners List Revealed

Jun. 09, 2022

The Ottawa Sports Awards dinner for the 2021 award recipients is one week away! The event will be held at the Canadian Golf and Country Club on June 16. In addition to the Major Award Winners and Lifetime Award Winners previously announced, celebrating at the event will be individual sport award winners and championship teams

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Athletes, Coaches, and Teams of the Year Announced for 2021

Mar. 29, 2022

In a return to annual awards, the Ottawa Sports Awards committee has selected the winners of its annual major awards for 2021. The winners had outstanding success on the national and international stages, and include first-time winners as well as previous honourees. For Female Athlete of the Year, it is a pair of household names

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Lifetime Award Recipients Announced for 2021

Mar. 09, 2022

Raz El-Asmar, Dave Mallory, John Reid, and Dominic Soong are the 2021 recipients of the Ottawa Sports Awards Lifetime Awards and Mayor’s Cup. The Ottawa Sports Awards is proud to highlight the years of commitment and excellence that these recipients have shown to sport in Ottawa, including returning to sport in 2021.   Lifetime Award

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Beijing Bound: Ottawa Sports Awards Edition

Feb. 19, 2022

The Ottawa Sports Awards salutes the large number of our Award Winners who have been named to Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic teams for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games. The Ottawa Sports Awards is proud to have presented awards to Olympic and Paralympic athletes both before, during, and after their Games experiences over the 68-year history

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Celebrating the 2020 Lifetime Award Winners at City Hall

Sep. 15, 2021

The Ottawa Sports Awards proudly hosted the 2020 Lifetime Award winners for a special evening at City Hall on September 15. In many ways it was a completely different Ottawa Sports Awards event: down from the over 600 guests that had attended each of the last three dinners to just 22 guests in attendance, including

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Tokyo Tracker: Ottawa Sports Awards Edition

Jul. 23, 2021

The Ottawa Sports Awards salutes the large number of our Award Winners who have been named to Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic teams for the Tokyo 2020 Games. The Ottawa Sports Awards is proud to have presented awards to Olympic and Paralympic athletes both before, during, and after their Games experiences over the 68-year history of

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Lifetime Award Recipients Announced for 2020

Dec. 15, 2020

Carol Anne Chénard, Eric Loucks, Dean Sherratt, and the Takahashi family are the 2020 recipients of the Ottawa Sports Awards Lifetime Awards and Mayor’s Cup. In a year which saw remarkable challenges for many in the sporting community, the Ottawa Sports Awards is proud to highlight the years of commitment and excellence that these recipients

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Nominations are now closed, thank you!

Dec. 01, 2020

The Ottawa Sports Awards board members would like to thank all those who submitted nominations for the 2020 Lifetime Awards and Mayor’s Cup. Nominations are now closed, as the deadline was November 30. There was an incredible response this year, with more nominations submitted than in years past. As a result there are many outstanding

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Ottawa Sports Awards announces Athletes, Coaches, and Teams of the Year for 2019

Dec. 30, 2019

The Ottawa Sports Awards committee has selected the winners of its annual major awards for 2019. Ivanie Blondin’s recent successes at the Speed Skating World Cup put her over the top in a strong field of candidates for Female Athlete of the Year, which she previously won in 2014, while shotputter Tim Nedow is honoured

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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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