SportSG apologises after wrong winner announced as Sports Journalist of the Year

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SINGAPORE: Sport Singapore (SportSG) on Thursday (May 16) apologised for an error that resulted in the wrong person receiving the Sports ...

SINGAPORE: Sport Singapore on Thursday apologised for an error that resulted in the wrong person receiving the Sports Journalist of the Year award.Advertisement

Representatives from the judging panel had alerted SportSG to a possible mistake the day after the awards. “We sincerely apologise to Dilenjit and Sazali for the error. We congratulate Sazali on the well-deserved win,” said Mr S Parameswaran, SportSG's deputy director of public relations. Organised by the Singapore National Olympic Council and SportSG, this year's Singapore Sports Awards was held at Orchard Hotel.

 

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