IT will be a keen tussle today for the panel that will select Guyana’s most outstanding sportsman/sportswoman, coach, administrator, association and sports personality of the year 2013.

The special panel, which is made up of journalists from the various media houses and officials from several organisations, will come together at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from 10:00hrs and start deliberations.
But already, there are speculations as to who will win the respective awards.
Most of the associations that are registered with the National Sports Commission have made their nominations and some have nominated their athletes, while others have nominated athletes and administrators and athletes who are not a part of their organisation.
There will also be the case where a member of the panel can nominate someone who was not considered by his or her federation/association.
From correspondence received from some of the associations, weightlifter Winston Stoby and distance athlete Alika Morgan have received the most nominations for the sportsman and sportswoman of the year awards respectively, while West Indies batsman Shivnarinje Chanderpaul, 2012 Olympian Winston George, cyclist Alanzo Greaves, squash player Alexander Arjune and Kevin Jeffrey are also in contention for the sportsman of the year award.
On the distaff side, squash player Nicolette Fernandes, hockey player Alysa Xavier and athlete Cassie George got nominations for the sportswoman of the year award.
Track athlete Jason Yaw, badminton player Narayan Ramdhani, table tennis player Shemar Britton and squash player Nyron Joseph have been nominated for the Junior Sportsman of the year.
On the distaff side, badminton player Priyanna Ramdhani, table tennis player Chelsea Edghill, track athlete Jevina Straker and Victoria Arjoon have all received nominations for the Junior sportswoman of the year.
Stabroek News’ Orlando Charles and Aubrey Crawford, Kaieteur News’ Franklin Wilson and Guyana Times’ Avinesh Ramzan have all been nominated for the sports photographer award, while for the sports journalist (non-print) award, Esan Griffith, Stephan Sookram, Sean Embrack and Alethea Grant-Charles have been nominated.
For the Sports journalist (print) award, Stabroek News’ Emerson Campbell and Chronicle’s Calvin Roberts lead the way in terms of nominations, but Stabroek News’ Duncan Saul and Guyana Times’ Triston Gomes are also in contention.`