GENEVA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Tuesday the opening of nominations for the 2023 Coaches Lifetime Achievement Awards, honoring coaches who have made significant contributions throughout their careers.
Eligible coaches are those whose athletes have participated in at least one Olympic Games, be it Summer or Winter. Nominations can be made by Olympians, International Federations (IFs), National Olympic Committees (NOCs), members of the IOC Athletes' or Athletes' Entourage Commissions, and IOC members.
The nomination period will conclude on October 15, 2023. The IOC plans to announce the winners, one female and one male coach, by the end of the year.
The IOC Coaches Lifetime Achievement Awards were first introduced in 2017. Here are the previous winners (Note: No awards were given in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic):
2017: Kaneko Masako (Japan, artistic swimming) and Jon Urbanchek (USA, swimming)
2018: Katalin Rozsnyoi (Hungary, canoeing) and Andreas Schmid (Austria, skeleton)
2019: Ulla Koch (Germany, artistic gymnastics) and Malcolm Arnold (Britain, athletics)
2022: Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi (France/Australia, canoe) and Malcolm Brown MBE (Britain, triathlon). Enditem
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