The 64 nominees for the 2016 Fiji Sports Awards were awarded for their recognition in the work they have done at the ANZ Stadium cooperate booth last night.
Team Fiji Chef de mission to last years Rio Olympics Cathy Wong says the idea into recognizing and awarding these nominees for their hard work was after the Gold medal win by our Fiji 7s team at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
11 different awards will be handed out next week at the 2016 Fiji Sports Awards and the nominee for the Technical Official of the year Nacani Cawanibuka says he is looking forward to it and is privileged and humbled to be a acknowledged for the award.
Cawanibuka adds that being nominated for the award has motivated him into helping individuals of other sports grow and making Fiji into a great sporting nation.
Gold medal winning Fiji 7s team captain Osea Kolinisau will be the guest speaker at the Fiji Sports Awards which will be held next week Friday at the Vodafone Arena.
