GALLERY: Female athletes take center stage at 2019 PSA Awards
The best and the brightest in Philippine Sports for the past year were once again recognized in the 2019 Philippine Sportswriters Association awards night at Manila Hotel on Tuesday.
Power is female is the prevailing theme of this year’s gala with women athletes blazing the trail after an eventful year in sports highlighted by the Asian Games competition.
Gold medalists from the Asian Games, all women, were named Athletes of the Year.
Athletes of the year Yuka Saso and Margielyn Didal. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Athletes of the year Yuka Saso and Margielyn Didal. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Skateboarder Margielyn Didal. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Star golfer Yuka Saso. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Champion boxer Jerwin Ancajas. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Fan favorite Kai Sotto with his father Ervin and Chooks-to-Go reps. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Prince and princess of the night of the 2019 PSA Awards. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Basketball star Janine Pontejos. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
National fencer Maxine Esteban. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
ONE Championship stars Team Lakay and Brandon Vera. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Motorsports’ Kenneth San Andres. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
PSA Awards Night 2019 guest speaker Bea Lucero Lhuillier. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Boxer Donnie Nietes. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Champion gymnast Carlos Yulo. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
San Miguel Beermen coaching staff. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Major Awardee for Amateur Basketball Thirdy Ravena. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Cyclist El Joshua Cariño. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Motorsports’ Milo Rivera. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Paralympic medalist Enrnie Gawilan. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Para chess athlete Sander Sevirino. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Para bowler Kim Ian Chi. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Members of the men’s standard rapid chess team. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Team Manila softbelles. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Mr. basketball June Mar Fajardo. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Lifetime awardee Bong Coo. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Lifetime Achievement awardee Paquito Rivas. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Former Philippine Star sports editor Lito Tacujan. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Recepient of the Presiden’ts Award: NU women’s basketball team. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Athlete of the Year: Margielyn Didal. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
The awardees of the 2019 PSA Awards. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
