Finalists for 2025 Singapore Sports Awards shortlisted
Singapore, 2 June 2025 – The Singapore Sports Awards (SSA) selection committees revealed the finalists of the 2025 Singapore Sports Awards today.
Organised by the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) and Sport Singapore (SportSG), and supported by the Tote Board, the 2025 SSA honour the most deserving individuals and teams in sports for the year 2024. The winners will be announced at the SSA presentation ceremony on the evening of Friday, 20 June 2025.
The main awards selection committee was chaired by Ms Grace Fu, President of the SNOC while Mrs Jessie Phua, Vice-President of the SNOC, chaired the selection committee for the Sportsboy/Sportsgirl awards.
Selection Criteria
National Sports Associations were invited to nominate candidates for the main award categories following a set of eligibility criteria which consider factors such as the achievements of the nominees. The selection committees then decided on the finalists and cast their votes via a secret ballot to determine the winners. Independent auditing firm KPMG will then tabulate the results for announcement on 20 June 2025.
Award categories
Of the 12 awards, nine were finalised by the SNOC. The finalists for the Best Sports Event of the Year (Community/Mass Participation), Best Sports Event of the Year (Exhibition/Competition) and Most Inspiring Sports Story of the Year were managed and judged by SportSG.
The award categories for 2025 are:
- 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
Meritorious awards will also be presented to individual and team performances in the senior and junior categories.
Said Mr Lau Kok Keng, chairman of the Singapore Sports Awards 2025 organising committee, “The year 2025 marks a bold new chapter in Singapore sport – a time when we continue shaping new horizons through the passion, resilience, dedication and efforts of Team Singapore. From regional championships to the Olympic Games, our athletes have inspired us with their outstanding performances. As we celebrate their achievements, we also recognise the many individuals – coaches, teams, media professionals, and organisers – whose contributions have in one way or other injected our sporting landscape with fresh energy and vision.”
Singapore Sports Awards 2025 Finalists
| No. | Award Category | Finalists |
| 1 | Sportsman of the Year | 1. Maximilian Maeder (Sailing)
2. Sheik Farhan Bin Sheik Alau’ddin (Pencak Silat) 3. Aloysius Yapp (Cue Sports) 4. Loh Kean Yew (Badminton) 5. Jowen Lim Si Wei (Wushu) |
| 2 | Sportswoman of the Year | 1. Zeanne Law Zhi Ning (Wushu)
2. Daphne Tan Shi Jing (Bowling) 3. Valencia Yip Yin Tung (Kickboxing) 4. Teh Xiu Hong (Shooting) 5. Nurdianna Binte Sidek (Pencak Silat) 6. Gan Ching Hwee (Swimming) |
| 3 | Sportsboy of the Year | 1. Kai Minejima Lee (Indoor Skydiving)
2. Muhammad Iryan Anaqi Bin Irwan (Pencak Silat) 3. Chua Xin Yun (Wushu) 4. Ethan Chia Han Wei (Sailing) |
| 4 | Sportsgirl of the Year | 1. Isabelle Koh Min (Indoor Skydiving)
2. Quraifah Aqiffah Binte Muhammad Suria (Pencak Silat) 3. Charlotte Ng Leting (Wushu) |
| 5 | Coach of the Year | 1. Mohamed Noor Rafili Bin Mohamed Ramli (Pencak Silat)
2. Yeo Mee Hong (Netball) 3. Ivica Dolenc (Sailing) 4. Jensen Lim Wei Chiang (Bowling) 5. Brian William Beck (Kickboxing) |
| 6 | Team of the Year (Team Sport) | 1. Women’s Dragonboat Team
2. Netball Team |
| 7 | Team of the Year (Event) | 1. Bowling Men’s Team (2024 Asian Bowling Championships)
Darren Ong Wei Siong 2. Indoor Skydiving Dynamic Flying 2-Way Team (5th FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving 2024) Isabelle Koh Min 3. Shooting Women’s Air Rifle Team (Asia Olympic Qualification Rifle / Pistol) Natanya Tan Huiyi 4. Table Tennis Men’s Doubles Team (Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024) Izaac Quek |
| 8 | Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Event) | 1. Indoor Skydiving Dynamic 2-Way Open Team (5th FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving 2024)
Kai Minejima Lee 2. 3m Springboard Synchro Men (11th Asian Diving Championship) Max Lee Shen Oon 3. 2024 Optimist World & Team Racing Championship Zeph Wan 4. 4 x 1500m Relay Open Water Team (2nd SEA Open Water Swimming Championships) Azlina Mastamam |
| 9 | Best Sports Event of the Year (Community / Mass Participation)
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1. Singapore T100 Triathlon 2024
2. Cigna Healthcare | HYROX Singapore 2024 |
| 10 | Best Sports Event of the Year (Exhibition / Competition)
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1. FIDE World Chess Championship Singapore 2024
2. Singapore 2024 World Taekwondo Virtual Championship |
| 11 | Most Inspiring Sports Story of the Year | 1. “Old is gold for Singapore’s 70-year-old darts legend Paul Lim” by David Lee of The Straits Times
2. “From despair to delight: Jeralyn Tan’s journey to boccia silver at the Paralympics” by Deepanraj Ganesan of The Straits Times 3. “Joseph Schooling took us to brilliant places we’d never been to before” by Rohit Brijnath of The Straits Times 4. “I’m a Paralympic gold medalist with a neurological disease: Yip Pin Xiu | I AM” by Alysha Mohiadeen of Mothership 5. “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 |
| 12 | Best Sports Photo of the Year | 1. Photo by Peh Siong San
An early morning run at the Singapore F1 Pit Building.
2. Photo by Andy Chua Singapore’s Saiyidah Aisyah in action at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
3. Photo by Goh Si Wei Jeralyn Tan Yee Ting sharing an intimate moment with Coach Yurnita Omar, in preparation for the Boccia Quarter Final match against Brazil where she progressed and clinched a historic silver for Singapore in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. A special bond extending beyond just a typical coach and athlete, Jeralyn and Yurnita is more like family.
4. Photo by Eng Chin An A reflection of Gukesh Dommaraju of India (left) competing against Ding Liren of China (right) during Day Two of the FIDE World Chess Championship Singapore 2024at Resorts World Sentosa on November 26, 2024 in Singapore.
5. Photo by Stanley Cheah Aquatic Performance Swim Club (APSC) was one of eight local clubs that participated in the 18th Singapore Open Artistic Swimming Championship, held from 22 to 24 November 2024 at the OCBC Aquatic Centre. The event featured a vibrant showcase of national talent, as local clubs competed against teams from across Asia and beyond, including Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Indonesia, China, and Chinese Taipei. APSC demonstrated its strong commitment to nurturing and developing artistic swimming talent in Singapore.
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