The LASA awards will be bigger and better in 2018... Last year the big winner was Lesotho women's captain Boitumelo Rabale |
The Lesotho Annual
Sports Awards (LASA) will be back for a second edition in March and organisers
are promising a “bigger and better’ event.
The ceremony will
be held on March 17 and, according to organisers, this year will see the awards
held at a larger venue with more nominees than 2017’s inaugural event.
The awards are
hosted by the Lesotho Sport and Recreation Commission (LSRC) and are
held to motivate athletes and improve the levels of
competition across the country’s various sporting codes.
The main
change for 2018 is the moving of the awards show from AVANI Maseru to
Manthabiseng Convention Centre, a move intended to accommodate more guests
as Malitsietsi
Zwakala – LSRC development coordinator and awards organising committee member –
explained.
“We learnt a
lot from our first event which was held in April last year,” she said.
“Expectations
are very high for the next awards,” she added. “We are changing the venue from
AVANI Maseru to the (Manthabiseng) convention centre because last time we ended
up turning people away because the venue got full.”
Another upgrade
from the organisers’ point of view is an increase in sponsors. The LSRC has so
far secured sponsorships from MGC, Brand It and Lesotho Flour Mills.
Zwakala said
the LSRC is still on the hunt for even more sponsors.
“Sponsorship
is very important to us, and every company is welcome to lend a helping hand,” she
said.
“This event is
not included in our annual budget from the ministry so it solely depends on
sponsorship. So, we need as many corporates as we can on board. MGC, Brand It
and Lesotho Flour Mills have pledged to sponsor this event as they did in the
previous one.”
The awards are
also returning with a few new categories.
The returning
categories from last year are:
·
the Junior Female and Male
Sportsperson of the Year,
·
Sportsman and Sportswoman of the
Year,
·
Sportsman and Sportswoman with
Disability,
·
Administrator of the Year,
·
Sports School of the Year,
·
Sports Team of the Year,
·
Coach of the Year,
·
Umpire or Referee of the Year,
·
Sports Journalist of the Year,
·
Sport Legacy of the Year,
and the most
prestigious trophy – the Sports Star of the Year which last year was won by
Lesotho and Bloemfontein Ladies captain Boitumelo Rabale.
The new prizes
for 2018 are the newcomer, volunteer and national federation of the year.
Tickets for
the LASA awards will range from M300 to M350 and will be sold until the end of
February.
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