The First Citizens Sports Foundation declared swimmer George Bovell and shot putter Cleopatra Borel its 2014 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year at the glitzy 52nd Awards Ceremony held at Queen’s Hall in St Ann’s, Port-of-Spain, on March 6.
It was Bovell’s second Sportsman of the Year honour and Borel’s fourth Sportswoman of the Year accolade.
Dr Keith Clifford, chairman of the foundation, said for over five decades the organisation was charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the most desired trophies in local sports are presented to athletes who have surpassed their colleagues with their achievements during the years under review.
The foundation, he said, took its mandate serious as it continued to build on its relationship with the national sporting organisation conscious of the challenges faced by many of those bodies.
Clifford added, “The First Citizens Sports Foundation is ready to play, as it always has, a major role in ensuring that sport in our beloved republic gets its just due, and that our athletes are supported maximally as they continue to bring glory to us all.
“Our theme for this event is apt, especially as we prepare for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. We hold much hope for another great performance by our T&T athletes and exhort them to give of their best in their preparation; recognising the important role that sport and their achievements play in uniting a nation. More good comes from sport than from any other endeavour,” he said.