PSA athlete of the yearMANILA, Philippines — Count on the Filipino athletes to deliver when the going gets tough. Amid the distractions and doubts hovering Team Philippines’ preparations and campaign for the 30th Southeast Asian Games, the Filipinos remained poised and kept their focus on the task at hand, resulting in one of the most inspiring moments in the history of Philippine sports. For that momentous feat in a December to remember, Team Philippines will be bestowed with the 2019 Athlete of the Year award in the coming SMC-PSA (Philippine Sportswriters Association) Annual Awards Night. “The choice of Team Philippines as 2019 PSA Athlete of the Year has never been as unanimous. There will also be recipients of Major Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, Tony Siddayao Awards, Milo Junior Athletes Award and citations to be led by the SEA Games gold medal winners.

Source: Philippine Star January 20, 2020 15:56 UTC