The 30th Commonwealth Sports Awards will be held at Hyatt Regency Hotel on Wrightson Road, Port of Spain tonight from 7 p.m., when athletes from the Commonwealth will be honoured for their outstanding performances.
There will be eight main categories, including Outstanding Male Athlete, Outstanding Female Athlete, Outstanding Male Athlete with a Disability, Outstanding Female Athlete with a Disability, Outstanding Young Achiever, Sports Administrator of the Year, Most Outstanding Team and Lifetime Achievement Award.
All Sport Promotions are the project coordinators of the Awards and marketing director Anthony Harford confirmed yesterday that four persons will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards. They are Jamaican sprint queen Merlene Ottey, T&T's 100m Olympic champion Hasely Crawford, Jamaican sprinter Don Quarrie and Dr Iva Gloudon.
According to Harford, Ottey, who was originally scheduled to be at the awards, will not attend due to issues with flights, but T&T's Olympic gold medallist Keshorn Walcott will be in attendance.
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