Bavarian Sports Prize

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Bavarian Sports Prize

Awarded for Outstanding merits and exemplary initiatives in the field of sport
Country Germany
Awarded by Bavarian State Government
First awarded 2002
Last award 2017
website http://www.sportpreis.bayern.de

The Bavarian Sports Prize is a sporting award from the Bavarian State Government , which has been presented since 2002 as part of a major television gala on Bavarian television . The Bavarian Sports Prize is awarded to personalities who have rendered outstanding services and exemplary initiatives in the field of sport and who make the positive values ​​of sport visible in society in a special way. It aims to encourage the continuation of such activities and to help shape sport development in Bavaria with ideas.

The Bavarian Sports Prize consists of a prize figure, a certificate and, as a rule, prize money according to the budget available for it.

The Bavarian Prime Minister decides on the award of the prizes based on the jury's recommendations in up to eight categories. The jury is chaired by the Bavarian State Minister of the Interior, for Building and Transport, who is also responsible for organizing the ceremony.

For the award of the prize, persons and, if necessary, organizations and institutions may be considered who have a special bond with Bavaria or who have earned their services to sport in or for the Free State of Bavaria that have been recognized with the award. here merits in the whole breadth of sport can be included in the appreciation.

Categories

The awards can be made in the following categories:

  1. “High-performance athlete plus” as an award for people who, in addition to top athletic performance, also achieve outstanding performance in another area
  2. "Innovation in Sport" as an award for pioneering new developments in the service of sport
  3. "Outstanding young athletes" as an incentive and support for young hopefuls
  4. "Outstanding sponsor of sport" as an award for exemplary support measures in sport
  5. "Now-especially-price" for the exemplary overcoming of blatant difficulties in sport
  6. “Outstanding presentation of sport” as an award for examples of factual, informative and fair reporting on sport in the media
  7. “Sporting life's work” as an award for personalities who have made outstanding contributions to sport in a sustainable and outstanding manner
  8. “Ambassador of Bavarian Sports” for particularly popular people from the field of sports in Bavaria, including traditional Bavarian sports

In addition, the Bavarian Minister-President can award the “Personal Prize of the Bavarian Minister-President” outside of the categories and outside of the jury's recommendations.

In addition, if the jury decides, a “special prize” can be awarded outside the categories.

jury

The jury consists of up to thirteen competent personalities, preferably from the fields of sport, business, the media, sports science, the Bavarian State Sports Advisory Board, the Bavarian State Chancellery and the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Transport; she is appointed by the Bavarian Prime Minister.

The jury is chaired by the Bavarian Minister of State for the Interior, Building and Transport, who is responsible for sport in Bavaria. If absent, his representative takes the chair in the office.

Award winners

The following winners were awarded in the respective categories:

Personal award from the Bavarian Prime Minister

High-performance athlete plus

Innovation in sport

Outstanding young athlete

Outstanding promoter of sport

Now-especially-price

Outstanding presentation of the sport

Sporting life's work

Ambassador of Bavarian Sports

Special Price

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prize winners 2002 - 2015 sportpreis.bayern.de, accessed on June 25, 2016.