Guardian Sport won a number of awards at the prestigious SJA British Sports Journalism Awards in London, with Donald McRae winning both Correspondent of the Year and Features Writer of the Year, Jonathan Lew was named Columnist of the Year three times in a row. And this is the fourth time in six years. The judges praised Jonathan’s “insight, originality and language.”
Suzanne Lack wins the inaugural Female Sports Journalist of the Year Award, with judges praising her “incredible insight combined with a great writing style” and “‘s work stimulates conversation and subsequent change in the sports industry.”
The Guardian’s Rob Davies and David Conn and Investigative Journalism’s Simon Locke win Scoop of the Year for exposing the truth behind Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea empire. Won the silver award in the category.
David Conn was also awarded the Silver Award for Football Writer of the Year, while Guardian Football Weekly won the Silver Award for Podcast.
The Guardian’s Sean Ingle won two bronze awards in the news reporter and columnist categories. Guardian contributor James Wallace has won bronze for Cricket Journalist of the Year.
The Specialist Correspondent Award, won by Donald McRae for his boxing coverage, was awarded to Mike Dixon, the Daily Mail’s long-time tennis correspondent who tragically passed away at the age of 59 while covering the Australian Open earlier this year. It was named after Mr. The judge described McRae’s boxing writing as “unflinching and compelling”.
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Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright receives the pundit of the year award, with the final award of the night at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel being given for outstanding contribution to sports journalism. The Doug Gardner Award was awarded to Patrick Collins for his article: He was a reporter for the Mail on Sunday from its inception in 1982 until his retirement in 2014. He was honored as a “great orator and a legend in the British press”.
