De Rosario wins Women’s Sports Awards

Paralympic great Madison de Rosario has won the highest individual award at the Australian Women’s Sports Awards.

She was named Athlete of the Year ahead of Australian Open champion Ash Barty, swimmer Emma McKeon, canoeist Jess Fox, soccer player Sam Kerr and CrossFit athlete Tiaclair Toomey Orr.

After winning two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, De Rosario became the first Australian to win all categories at the New York Marathon last November.

At the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, de Rosario won the T54 1500m and marathon events, becoming the first Australian para-athlete to win four game gold medals.

Barty’s victory at the Australian Open in January was hailed as a standout moment, inducting a basketball great into the Hall of Fame.

The all-conquering Australian women’s cricketers were named champions for the third year in a row at the awards held on Sunday night in Sydney for the first time since 2019.

Retired Paralympic swimmer Ellie Cole has been recognized by the federal government as the Most Outstanding Woman in Sports.

The award recognizes two AFLW key figures. League general Nicole Livingston, his manager, was named someone who has influenced the world of sports, while Collingwood player Chloe Dalton was honored as a leadership legend for championing women’s sport and the Paralympians. I was.

Other awards included young Matildas star Mary Fowler as Featured Player, swimmer Kayleigh McKean as Young Achiever, and basketball referee Jackie Dover as Local Sports Champion.