Top sportspeople honoured

Six awards were presented at Saturday’s annual sports awards ceremony.

The awards are handed out to athletes, assistants, leaders and others who have made a special impact on Faroese sports in the past year.

After a couple of years with low-key award ceremonies due to the pandemic, Saturday’s event saw a capacity crowd at Tórshavn’s Nordic House.

The six winners were:

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Sports Role Model of the Year: Jógvan Kristiansson Glerfoss (pictured right)

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Sports Association of the Year: Víkingur – award accepted by club committee member Hanna Erlingsdóttir Olsen (pictured right)

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Sports Initiative of the Year: Special Olympics HB fótbóltur. Award accepted by coach Páll Mohr Joensen (pictured right)by

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Breakthough Athlete of the Year: handballer Óli Mittún. As Óli was not present at the show, his mother, Ann Ellefsen (pictured right), accepted the award

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Sports Athlete of the Year: handballer Hákun West av Teigum. As Hákun was not present at the show, his award was accepted by his mother, Hallbera West

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The Poul E. Petersen Award for Special Services to Faroese Sports: Hansina á Plógv (pictured right)

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