Sport Dundee Awards

Last night I attended the Sport Dundee Awards ceremony.  It was a great event and it was really good to hear about the achievements of sportspeople and clubs across Dundee.  Many of these achievements were at an elite level but importantly many were also about putting something back into the community.  I am the chair of DGC2K gymnastics club and it was great to see the gymnasts from the club doing a display at the start of the event.  The rather blurry picture shows the gymnasts on stage at the Caird Hall.

I would like to congratulate everyone who was nominated and everyone who won at the awards.  It is unfair to single out anyone but some did stand out, the achievements of Grove Menzieshill Hockey club in the past year are very impressive.  I was also pleased to see Neil Munro from Riverside Football Club win an award as a community coach, this club is doing a great job in the West End.  I was delighted to see Maureen Golden win the Lifetime Achievement award.  I know Maureen from serving on the Sport Dundee Committee with her and her award was very well deserved.  It was also good to see all those from Dundee who played a part in the Olympics and Paralympics recognised. 

Well done to everyone who made the event such a success.  The event showed just how much sport can add to society.