First Citizens Sports Foundation Awards 2021

2021 Senior Nominees

2021 Youth Nominees

2021 Award Winners

First Citizens Sports Foundation Hall of Fame

Throughout several decades, Trinidad and Tobago’s athletes have provided amazing performances locally and internationally, bringing pride to themselves, their sporting disciplines and their country.

In 1984, the Sports Foundation launched the Trinidad & Tobago Sports Hall of Fame, to honour and celebrate our most distinguished sportsmen and sportswomen. The Foundation maintains the firm belief that the recognition of the performances of these fantastic athletes, who have made a major contribution to the advancement of sport in Trinidad and Tobago, is critical as both a social and cultural boon for the nation.

Criteria for Induction

The public is invited to submit nominations for induction, in addition to nominations received from the National Sporting Organizations. These nominations must be accompanied by supporting documentation of performance or involvement in sport, for consideration. Once the nomination forms have been received, they are reviewed by the Sports Foundation committee, who then create a short list and make their final selections.

Induction into the Sports Hall of Fame may be from the following categories:

Athletes
Administrators/Sport Officials
Coaches/Trainers
Match/Event Officials

The Foundation reserves the right to not consider the nominee who has acted in such a manner as to bring their sport, team, club or country into disrepute

Successful inductees must have the following criteria:

Be a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago
Consistently represented Trinidad and Tobago with distinction and excellence in local and international sport
If an All-Rounder, must have represented Trinidad and Tobago in at least two sport disciplines
With the exception of Sports Administrators, must have retired from representing Trinidad and Tobago in sport for a period ag at least three years after last representing T&T at a senior level. However, in the case of posthumous inductions, the case of the three-year stipulation is not required and a deceased athlete can be inducted immediately
Administrators and Coaches can be considered while still in office and must have made significant contributions to the development of sport
Coaches and Trainers must have worked, and Match/Event Officials must have officiated, over a number of years at international level

Do you know of a highly accomplished sports ambassador whose career has made a lasting contribution to the development of sport in Trinidad and Tobago? We invite you to nominate them for the First Citizens Sports Hall of Fame.

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Awards Criteria

Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year

This award is bestowed upon an outstanding male and female athlete who has contributed to the development and recognition of sport, not only in Trinidad and Tobago, but also at an international level.

Successful athletes in this category must:

Be a national of Trinidad and Tobago
Have been outstanding in their sport at local, regional or international level.
Have exceptional performances at national competitions that can be considered outstanding among other national athletes.
Produce results that are easily verifiable.
Have attained these achievements between January to December of the year under review.
Youth nominees must turn 19 after the 31^st December of the year under review.

The Jeffrey Stollmeyer Memorial Award

This award is given to a National Governing Sports Body, which has displayed initiatives and made significant improvements, not only in its administration, but also towards the development of its athletes.

The sporting body must have met the following criteria:

It must have shown an acceptable degree of efficiency and effectiveness.
It must demonstrate a strong sustainable development program.
It must have a measurable level of growth within the sport over the period.
It must demonstrate sound financial accountability.
The measurables of the sporting body must be achieved between January to December of the year under review.
It must be compliant in the areas of child protection and anti-doping.

Lystra D. Lewis Memorial Award

Named after a national sporting icon who achieved international recognition for her administrative competence and promotion of netball beyond national and regional boundaries.