| 2023 PSA Annual Awards | |
| Location: | Diamond Hotel, Manila |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Host: | Sev Sarmenta Rizza Diaz |
| Previous: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
| Network: | Cignal TV |
The 2023 San Miguel Corporation (SMC) - Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual Awards was an annual awarding ceremony honoring the individuals (athletes, teams, officials and organizations) that made a significant impact on Philippine sports in 2022.
The awarding ceremony was held at the March 6, 2023, at the Grand Ballroom of the Diamond Hotel in Manila. More than 100 sports personalities and entities will be bestowed in the awarding ceremony, highlighted by the crowing of Athlete of the Year to World Championships gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz.[1] [2] [3]
Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Richard "Dickie" Bachmann and Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino has been invited to witness the affair, while Project: Gintong Alay Director and Laoag, Ilocos Norte Mayor Michael Marcos Keon will serve as a guest speaker.[4] [5]
The PSA, currently headed by its president, Rey Lachica, sports editor of Tempo, is the oldest Philippine-based media group established in 1949 and the membership is composed of sportswriters, sports reporters, sports editors, columnists from the Philippine-based broadsheets, tabloids, online sports websites, and broadcast media.
The following are the list of main awards of the event.
This year's PSA Awards will highlight the recognition of the PSA Athlete of the Year to Hidilyn Diaz, who won her second straight Athete of the Year accolade and fourth overall title (2016, 2018, 2021) anew.[6]
The PSA unanimously voted Diaz for the Athlete of the Year award after she notched a triple gold medal sweep in the women's 55 kg category at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogota, Colombia from December 5-16, 2022.
Her triple gold medal win completes Diaz's gold medal collection including the gold in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Southeast Asian Games, Asian Weightlifting Championships and Asian Games.
| Award | Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| President's Award | Tennis (2022 US Open Juniors Champion) | [7] | |
| Hall of Fame Award | Athletics (Sprint) (Known as the Asia's Sprint Queen, 1982 and 1986 Asian Games gold medalist) | [8] | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Athletics (Long Jump) (Known as the Philippines' long jump queen, 1984 Summer Olympics delegate, 15-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist) | [9] [10] | |
| National Sports Association of the Year | Weightlifting (Local governing body for weightlifting; responsible for three gold medal finish of Hidilyn Diaz in the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships) | [11] | |
| Executive of the Year | Philippine sports (Philippine Olympic Committee and Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines (PHILCYCLING) President) | [12] | |
| Mr. Basketball | Basketball (FIBA Asia Player of the Year and 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup Best Player of the Conference for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [13] | |
| Ms. Football | Football (Western Sydney Wanderers and Philippines women's national football team midfielder) | ||
| PSA Special Award | Joe Antonio Ernie Gonzales | Sportswriting (Veteran sports editors who died in 2022) | [14] [15] |
| Lifetime Award in Sports Journalism | Eddie Alinea Percy Dello Jun Engracia Ding Marcelo Al Mendoza Recah Trinidad | Sportswriting (Veteran and retired sportswriters and sports editors) | |
| Milo Champion of Grit and Glory Award | Hidilyn Diaz | Weightlifting (Gold Medalist, 2022 IWF World Championships) | [16] |
| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
|---|---|---|
| Billiards | [17] | |
| Billiards | ||
| ESports | ||
| Boss Emong | Horse racing (Horse of the Year) | |
| Billiards | ||
| Kimberly Anne Custodio | Jiu-jitsu | |
| "Filipinas" (Philippines women's national football team) | Football | |
| Beach Volleyball | ||
| Jesse Basilio Guce | Horse racing (Jockey of the Year) | |
| Athletics (Pole vault) | ||
| Margarita "Meggie" Ochoa | Jiu-jitsu | |
| Boxing | ||
| Beach Volleyball | ||
| Weightlifting | ||
| Karate | ||
| Gymnastics) |
See also: Philippines at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games. These are the gold medalists from the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam who will receive the citations from the PSA. Other gold medalists who have received another award will not be included.[18] [19]
| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
|---|---|---|
| Sandi Menchi-Abahan | Obstacle course racing | |
| Golf | ||
| IM Efren Bagamasbad | Chess | |
| Bases Conversion and Development Authority (New Clark City) | Sports venues management | |
| Billiards | ||
| Kaizen dela Serna | Obstacle course racing | |
| Basketball | ||
| Ronald Lomotos | Cycling | |
| Andrico Mahilum | Obstacle course racing | |
| Rianne Malixi | Golf | |
| Volleyball | ||
| Cycling | ||
| Pencak Silat | ||
| Joyce Gail Reboton | Powerlifting | |
| Mark Julius Rodelas | Obstacle course racing | |
| WIM Marie Antoniette San Diego | Chess |
The award, which is named after Tony Siddayao (deceased, former sports editor of Manila Standard) is given out to outstanding junior national athletes aged 17 and below.
The awardees will also brought home the Junior Athletes of the Year award and medals from Milo Philippines.[16]
| Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
|---|---|---|
| Aleia Aielle Aguilar | Jiu-Jitsu | [20] |
| Miguel Carlos | Archery | |
| Robert Dayanan, Jr. | Karate | |
| William John Riley Go | Karting | |
| Micaela Jasmine Mojdeh | Swimming | |
| Philippine Junior Chess Team | Chess | |
| Helena Dominique So | Karate | |
| Elaiza Yulo | Gymnastics | |
| Karl Eldrew Yulo | Gymnastics | |
The PSA, will offer a tribute to the sports personalities who died in 2022 through a one minute of silent prayer.