The finalists for the Singapore Sports Awards 2025 have been revealed by the selection committee.
The award honors the most deserving individuals and teams in sports for the year 2024. National Sports Associations nominated candidates for the main award categories. The selection committee members will vote via a secret ballot to determine the winners.
The winners of the Singapore Sports Awards 2025 will be announced at a ceremony on the evening of Friday, 20 June.
Singapore Sports Awards 2025: Award categories
There are 12 award categories for 2025 which are as follows:
- Sportsman of the Year
- Sportswoman of the Year
- Sportsboy of the Year
- Sportsgirl of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Team of the Year (Team Sport)
- Team of the Year (Event)
- Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Event)
- Best Sports Event of the Year (Community/Mass Participation)
- Best Sports Event of the Year (Exhibition/Competition)
- Most Inspiring Sports Story of the Year
- Best Sports Photo of the Year
Singapore Sports Awards 2025 Finalists
Here are the shortlisted nominees:
Sportsman of the Year
- Maximilian Maeder (Sailing)
- Sheik Farhan Bin Sheik Alau’ddin (Pencak Silat)
- Aloysius Yapp (Cue Sports)
- Loh Kean Yew (Badminton)
- Jowen Lim Si Wei (Wushu)
Sportswoman of the Year
- Zeanne Law Zhi Ning (Wushu)
- Daphne Tan Shi Jing (Bowling)
- Valencia Yip Yin Tung (Kickboxing)
- Teh Xiu Hong (Shooting)
- Nurdianna Binte Sidek (Pencak Silat)
- Gan Ching Hwee (Swimming)
Sportsboy of the Year
- Kai Minejima Lee (Indoor Skydiving)
- Muhammad Iryan Anaqi Bin Irwan (Pencak Silat)
- Chua Xin Yun (Wushu)
- Ethan Chia Han Wei (Sailing)
Sportsgirl of the Year
- Isabelle Koh Min (Indoor Skydiving)
- Quraifah Aqiffah Binte Muhammad Suria (Pencak Silat)
- Charlotte Ng Leting (Wushu)
Coach of the Year
- Mohamed Noor Rafili Bin Mohamed Ramli (Pencak Silat)
- Yeo Mee Hong (Netball)
- Ivica Dolenc (Sailing)
- Jensen Lim Wei Chiang (Bowling)
- Brian William Beck (Kickboxing)
Team of the Year (Team Sport)
- Women’s Dragonboat Team
- Netball Team
Team of the Year (Event)
- Bowling Men’s Team (2024 Asian Bowling Championships)
-Darren Ong Wei Siong
-Muhammad Jaris Goh Bin Ali Akbar Goh
-Joel Tan Eng An
-Nu’man Syahmi Bin Yusri
-Jomond Chia Yu Sun
-Mike Ong Jing Loong
- Indoor Skydiving Dynamic Flying 2-Way Team (5th FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving 2024)
-Isabelle Koh Min
-Jordan Lee Ming En
- Shooting Women’s Air Rifle Team (Asia Olympic Qualification Rifle / Pistol)
-Natanya Tan Huiyi
-Fernel Tan Qian Ni
-Martina Lindsay Veloso
- Table Tennis Men’s Doubles Team (Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024)
-Izaac Quek
-Koen Pang Yew En
Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Event)
- Indoor Skydiving Dynamic 2-Way Open Team (5th FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving 2024)
-Kai Minejima Lee
-Vera Poh
- 3m Springboard Synchro Men (11th Asian Diving Championship)
-Max Lee Shen Oon
-Ayden Ng Geng Wee
- 2024 Optimist World & Team Racing Championship
-Zeph Wan
-Desiree Lee Yuet Chu
-Kum Kok Wei Sean
-Pee Teck Woon
-Ethan Chia Han Wei
- 4 x 1500m Relay Open Water Team (2nd SEA Open Water Swimming Championships)
-Azlina Mastamam
-Kate Ona
-Ian Leong Wei Sheng
-Kobe Low Shin Lee
Best Sports Event of the Year (Community/Mass Participation)
- Singapore T100 Triathlon 2024
- Cigna Healthcare | HYROX Singapore 2024
Best Sports Event of the Year (Exhibition/Competition)
- FIDE World Chess Championship Singapore 2024
- Singapore 2024 World Taekwondo Virtual Championship
Most Inspiring Sports Story of the Year
- “Old is gold for Singapore’s 70-year-old darts legend Paul Lim” by David Lee of The Straits Times
- “From despair to delight: Jeralyn Tan’s journey to boccia silver at the Paralympics” by Deepanraj Ganesan of The Straits Times
- “Joseph Schooling took us to brilliant places we’d never been to before” by Rohit Brijnath of The Straits Times
- “I’m a Paralympic gold medalist with a neurological disease: Yip Pin Xiu | I AM” by Alysha Mohiadeen of Mothership
- “用体育科学提升潜能 他们是运动员背后英雄 (Enhancing Potential with Sport Science: The Unsung Heroes Behind the Athletes) by Tan Zhi Xin of Lianhe Zaobao
Also Read: Shanti Pereira Secures Singapore’s First Medal At Gumi Asian Athletics Championships
Best Sports Photo of the Year
- Peh Siong San
- Andy Chua
- Goh Si Wei
- Eng Chin An
- Stanley Cheah
