Three Otago women among Halberg nominees

The 5 finalists for the Sportswoman of the Yr award embrace final yr’s supreme winner, snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synott, who defended her X Video games Slopestyle Gold Medal on the 2023 Aspen Winter X Video games.

Additionally in competition are kayaker Dame Lisa Carrington and bicycle owner Ellesse Andrews, who gained the Observe Championships League dash title following a world title win within the girls’s keirin earlier within the yr.

Swimmer Erika Fairweather, who turned simply the fifth girl in historical past to interrupt 4 minutes within the Girls’s 400m Freestyle and motocross rider Courtney Duncan who gained her fourth Motocross World Championship title, are additionally among the many contenders.

The finalists for the Sportsman of the Yr award embrace golfer Ryan Fox, who claimed his fourth victory on the DP World Tour after successful the BMW PGA Championship.

Bike owner Aaron Gate, who gained the factors race on the monitor world champs, squash participant Paul Coll who gained the US Open, All Black and World Rugby Participant of the Yr Ardie Savea and motor racing driver Shane van Gisbergen spherical out the finalists.

The contenders for the Para Athlete/Para Staff of the Yr embrace double New Zealand consultant Cameron Leslie for his performances within the pool and with the Wheelblacks.

Two Para cyclists Nicole Murray and Anna Taylor discover themselves within the finalist record for each taking out their respective Omnium titles on the World Observe Championships.

World Champion F37 shotputter Lisa Adams who gained gold on the World Para Athletics Championships and sprinter Danielle Aitchison with gold, within the T36 200m and silver within the 100m T36 on the similar occasion.

Staff of the Yr finalists are the All Blacks and girls’s K4 500m world champions kayakers, and the Black Fern Sevens and All Black Sevens for successful their respective World Sequence Titles.

Wrapping up the record is the New Zealand Warriors, who accomplished a exceptional turnaround coming inside one win of constructing the NRL grand ultimate only a yr after the worst season of their historical past.

In line for coach of the yr are girls’s dash kayak coach Gordon Walker and Black Ferns’ Sevens coach Cory Sweeney.

Snow sports activities Sean Thompson and swimming’s Lars Humer additionally make the record together with All Blacks coach Ian Foster.

All finalists for Sportswoman, Sportsman, Staff and Para Athlete/Para Staff are eligible for the Supreme Halberg Award.

The winners will likely be introduced subsequent month.