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Sports fans across the Channel Islands are being asked to nominate their favourite sporting stars for this year’s Betway Channel Islands Sports Awards, with Jersey's young table tennis star in the running for the top prize.
Four contenders have been shortlisted for the accolade of Sports Personality of the Year 2023, including Jersey table tennis player Hannah Silcock.
In November, the 16-year-old local table tennis star secured the title of the new British Senior Woman’s Champion.
In July, she celebrated her 16th birthday by winning her first-ever Island Games gold medal alongside her sister with a 4-0 victory over Guernsey in the women's doubles.
This victory followed Silcock's “standout performances” at The Commonwealth Games in 2022, where she had back-to-back wins at the age of 15.
Pictured: The Silcock sisters Hannah and Kathryn in the Island Games 2023 women’s table tennis doubles.
The other three nominees for Sports Personality of the Year are from Guernsey, including road racing cyclist Sam Culverwell, triathlete Josh Lewis and footballer Alex Scott.
Five other awards are up for grabs, including Sporting Hero, Coach of the Year, Team of the Year, and Rising Star. The shortlisted contenders are:
Guernsey Island Games Women's Swim Team, Jersey Beach Sprint Rowing Team , Jersey Men's Football Team, Jersey Table Tennis Team and Jersey Youth Commonwealth Games Team.
Footballer Jack Griffin (Guernsey), triathlete Luke Holmes (Jersey), swimmer Filip Nowacki (Jersey) and cricketer Asa Tribe (Jersey).
Football coach Jordan Kelly (Guernsey), rugby coach Miles Landick (Jersey), swimming coach Sarah Parfitt (Guernsey) and Elliot Powell (Jersey).
The Michael Lucas Sporting Hero Award and the Judges' Award for Achievement will be announced on the night.
The 2023 awards will be held at Beau Sejour in Guernsey on Thursday 8 February.
Lines are now open to vote for the main award and will close during the live show.
Islanders can vote for their favourite Sports Personality of the Year by phone using the following numbers:
Pictured top: Hannah Silcock pictured in 2022 Commonwealth Games action in Birmingham. (Luke Le Prevost)
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