2022 PSA Annual Awards


The 2022 San Miguel Corporation - Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual Awards is an annual awarding ceremony honoring the individuals and organizations that made a significant impact on Philippine sports in 2021.
The awarding ceremony is set to be held at the March 14, 2022, at the Diamond Hotel in Manila. This would be the first time that the PSA will hold its physical awards night, with a limited capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic, after staging the 2021 edition virtually. All guests must required to bring vaccination cards or certificates to enter the venue.
The PSA, currently headed by its president, Rey Lachica, sports editor of Tempo, is the oldest Philippine-based media group staffed by sportswriters, sports reporters, sports editors, columnists from broadsheets, tabloids, online sports websites, and radio stations.

Honor roll

Main awards

The following are the list of main awards of the event.

Athlete of the Year

The PSA awards is set to be led by weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz who will be named as the PSA Athlete of the Year for the third time ; for her feat of clinching the Philippines first ever Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
AwardWinnerSportReferences
Athlete of the YearHidilyn DiazWeightlifting

Other major awardees

Here are the other major awards to be conferred in the Awards Night.
AwardWinnerSport/Team/RecognitionReferences
Lifetime Achievement AwardRamon FernandezCommissioner, Philippine Sports Commission)
Lifetime Achievement AwardRobert JaworskiKnown as "Living Legend" of Philippine basketball)
National Sports Association of the YearAssociation of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines Boxing
National Sports Association of the YearSamahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas Weightlifting
President's AwardCarlos Yulo2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Champion, Men's Vault and Silver Medalist, Men's Parallel Bars)
Executive of the YearAbraham TolentinoPresident, Philippine Olympic Committee
Excellence in Leadership AwardWilliam RamirezChairman, Philippine Sports Commission
Chooks-to-Go Fan Favorite "Manok ng Bayan" AwardEumir MarcialBoxing
Milo Champion of Grit and Glory AwardHidilyn DiazWeightlifting

Major awardees

Sorted in alphabetical order.
WinnerSport/Team/RecognitionReferences
Jerwin AncajasProfessional Boxing
Carlo BiadoBilliards
John Riel CasimeroProfessional Boxing
Nonito Donaire, Jr.Professional Boxing
Alex EalaTennis
Eumir MarcialAmateur Boxing
Ernest ObienaAthletics
Carlo PaalamAmateur Boxing
Nesthy PetecioAmateur Boxing