Hampshire Sports Awards 2008

A couple of weeks ago I received and invite to the the Hampshire and IOW sports award dinner at the Rose Bowl. I'd been short listed for the veteran sportsman category.
Unusually I didn't do any research on the event before hand so was amazed to arrive along with 200 top sports people from Hampshire. Roger Johnson (BBC South today) hosted the event and did a superb job, interviewing every nominee on the stage and then presenting the awards. I was very chuffed to share the vets award with fellow 400m world champion Dave Elderfield.

For me the stars of the show were Steph Twells (destined to be the next Paula) and her coach along with the disability awards - very inspiring stuff.
Such was the calibre of the nominations that England Flanker Tom Rees and the Waterlooville & Havant FC both missed out.

Here's a couple of links that detail the event:
Daily Echo with a picture of us
more details and a quote I'm sure I didn't make :)