Deaf Sports Personality of the Year nominations announced!

Posted on December 2, 2020 by



This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the Deaf Sports Personality of the Year (DSPY) awards.

The first Awards were held at Wembley Stadium in 2010, with over 900 people attending. 10 years later, we would’ve hosted the 6th instalment of the awards last weekend at Tottenham Hotspur Football Stadium, but for the pandemic.

DSPY are glad to go ahead with virtual awards through this pandemic as life goes on and we still need to recognise all the sporting achievements over the last year from 2019/20.

DSPY announced the shortlisted nominees per category over the last week, with two new added categories, Visual Sports Media of the Year and Overseas Visual Sports Media of the Year via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and DSPY website.

The shortlisted nominees are as follows:-

Deaf Sports Personality of the Year 2020
Bethan Lishman (Athletics – Throwing)
Emma Brown (Football & Futsal)
Jodie Ounsley (Rugby Union)
Lewis Fletcher (Tennis)
Nathan Young (Swimming)
Thomas Paull (Mixed Martial Arts)

Coach of the Year 2020
Ben Lampert (Football)
Catherine Fletcher (Tennis)
James Townsend (Online Fitness/Cardio/HIIT)

Team of the Year 2020
England Deaf Rugby Union
Great Britain Deaf Athletics
Great Britain Deaf Tennis

Young Deaf Sports Personality of the Year 2020
Esah Hayat (Tennis)
Phoebe Suthers (Tennis)
William Palmer (Football & Futsal)

Sports Club of the Year 2020
Doncaster Deaf Ladies Futsal Club
Peterborough United Deaf Youth Football Club
St Johns Deaf Football Club

Overseas Sport of the Year 2020
Diksha Dagar, India (Golf)
Giacomo Pierbon, Italy (Alpine Skier)
Elaine Den Exter, Holland (Athletics)

Unsung Hero 2020
Deaf Champions League London Organising Committee
GDA Volunteers
Two Deaf Foot Walk

Visual Sports Media of the Year 2020
Never Enough
The Muddy Boot Room
The Beautiful Game 2

Overseas Visual Sports Media of the Year 2020
www.deafchampionsleague.eu for Futsal 2019
www.h3world.tv for Deaflympics 2019
www.usdeafsports.org for Deaflympics 2019

Lifetime Achievement 2020
To be announced between 16th & 18th December 2020

For full information, the link is http://www.dspy.co.uk/mobile/awards2020/shortlistedcateg.html

The winner for each category will be decided in two ways, 60% from marks awarded by the judges and the other 40% of the marks will come from the Live Voting, which will take place from Tuesday 1st December at 0.01am and ends on Sunday 6th December at 11.59pm.

Information & guidance on Live Voting and to vote for deserving athlete via www.dspy.co.uk/awards2020/votingcateg.html

After Live Voting ends, the total percentage will be added together from the judges and Live Voting, to decide the winner for each award. A winner in each category will be announced via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and DSPY website between 16th and 18th December 2020.

Good Luck to all shortlisted nominees!

Richard Weinbaum & Jackie Harrison
(DSPY2020 Co-Ordinators)

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