Cate Campbell, Ellyse Perry, Sam Kerr, Southern Stars, Skye Nicolson claim WinS awards
A COURAGEOUS comeback, a fairytale gold and extraordinary success on the pitch saw Cate Campbell, Skye Nicolson and Ellyse Perry snare awards at the Women’s Health sports awards.
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A COURAGEOUS comeback, a fairytale gold and extraordinary success on the pitch saw Cate Campbell, Skye Nicolson and Ellyse Perry snare three of the top awards at the eighth annual Women’s Health Sportswoman of the Year gala.
On a night tennis great Evonne Goolagong was recognised with the coveted Hall of Fame award to join the likes of surfer Layne Beachley and athlete Betty Cuthbert, the Southern Stars claimed the A-Team of the Year and Matildas’ gun Sam Kerr the Leadership award.
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But it was Cate Campbell and her five-gold medal haul at the Pan Pac’s after her journey back from Rio Olympic disappointment which saw the swimmer take out the Sportswoman of the Year and Comeback of the Year awards.
The 2018 Moment of the Year was awarded to Perry for her spectacular double century during the inaugural day-night Women’s Ashes Test at North Sydney Oval.
The innings was the highest individual score by an Australian in women’s Tests, included a record-breaking 213 not out and was the third highest score ever, behind Pakistan’s Kiran Baluch (242) and India’s Mithali Raj (214).
The world No. 1 ranked Southern Stars beat the likes of the Jillaroos and Matildas for team honours with Nicolson awarded Outstanding Athlete of the Year.
The boxer won gold at the Commonwealth Games, dedicating it to two brothers killed in a car accident before she was born.
Nicolson was following in the footsteps of her late brother Jamie who had won a Commonwealth Games medal 18 years earlier.
Jamie, 22 and brother Gavin, 10 were killed in a traffic accident in 1994.
“I won that medal for both of us [me and Jamie], so stoked. It’s huge, it’s massive, I’m just glad it’s a gold one,” Nicolson said at the Games.
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“I’m a little bit speechless at the moment, but I’m over the moon. Best feeling I’ve ever felt.”
Other awards included Person of Sporting Influence (Raelene Castle, CEO, Rugby Australia), Local Sporting Champion (Wendy Snowball, Mountain Biking) and One to Watch (Lucy Bartholomew, Ultra-Running).
The 60-minute broadcast of the Women’s Health Women in Sport Awards will air on October 28 on Channel 7.
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