The gymnast Jabiel Polanco and the narrator, Santana Martínez, were chosen as Athlete and Chronicler of the Year, respectively, at the great Banreservas gala, “The Athlete of the Year and Luís Luque Awards for Sports Chronicles”, held this Sunday by the Association of Chroniclers Sports of Santiago (ACDS).
The distinguished athlete of the year, Polanco, achieved a victorious national and international record, during the year 2021, becoming a gold medalist at the Youth Pan American Games, held in Cali, Colombia, as well as at the Central American and Caribbean Junior Games, among others. important events.
Meanwhile, Santana Martínez, to win the Luís Luque award for chronicler of the year, in addition to his important work on his programs, Info Deportivas, on Tele Universo and La Ronda Deportiva, on Radio Amistad, is the successful narrator of Las Águilas Cibaeñas, of Dominican professional baseball.
Likewise, the most outstanding association of the year was the basketball association (Asociación de Baloncesto de Santiago-ABASACA), for its sporting achievements in completing the calendar of events in all the federated categories, as well as for its internal work with its affiliated institutions, among others.
Winning athletes by individual disciplines: Bodybuilding, female, Lilibeth Durán and male, Randi de los Santos; Cycling, Mountain, Joshua Hiciano; of Route, Frailyn Gómez; Judo, male, Jorge Collado; Kickboxing, female, Monika Santana and male Andric Ledesma; Triathlon, female, Jimena Fernández and male, Luis Tomás Méndez; Karate, female, Vicmarys Ureña and male, Joan Durán.
Boxing, female, Novoanny Núñez; Athletics, female, Natasha Méndez and male, Frank Peña; Tennis, Female, Valeria Gisel Santana and Male José Gandini; Table Tennis, female, Eva Brito and male Isaac Vila; Soccer, female, Jeanery Díaz and male, Lucas Breton; Softball, men, winner, Michel Fco. Rodríguez; Olympic Baseball, men, Emmanuel Hiraldo; Gymnastics, female, Rashell Reyes and male, Jabiel Polanco; Swimming, female, Darielys Ortiz and male, Josué Domínguez; Taekwondo, female, Katherine Rodríguez and male, Rafael de la Cruz; Basketball, male, Wandy Muñoz; Volleyball, female, Angelica Hinojosa and male, Ezequiel Toribio; Professional Soccer, Pavel Bergaglio.
Luis Luque Awards for Sports Chronicle:
Cameraman of the Year Award Bernardo, Federico Basilis; Commentator of the Year Félix Bruno Award, Juan Saint-Hilaire; Photographer of the Year Award Antonio Martínez, Aneudy Tavárez; Virgilio Cepeda Award Commercial Announcer, Juan Peña; Narrator of the Year Award Ramón de Luna, José Luis Rodríguez; Written Press Domingo Saint-Hilaire Prize, winner Welcome Tuto Tavárez; Best in Radio Reynaldo Filpo Award, winner Carlos Tatis; Best in Television César Delmonte and Consuegra Award, Santana Martínez.
Digital Media Rafael Papy Pérez Award, Elwin Peña; Militant Chronicler Prize Juan Mendoza, Zobeida Rivas; Chronicler Abroad Rafael Package Fernandez Prize, Santiago Dolcine.
During the activity, the San José Cooperative was recognized, which was represented by its president José Abelardo Estévez and the general manager Juan Carlos Jáquez, as well as the LPR Sports platform, by Moisés Peña and Sócrates Polanco.
The words of welcome, at the same time the central speech, were given by the president of the ACDS, journalist Américo Cabrera, in which he highlighted the history of that institution in its 83 years of foundation and, among other things, added: “This is a convincing proof that dedication, will and love for work give great results”.
The sports writer, Santana Martínez, spoke on behalf of the winners.
The dance group, Casa de Danza, was in charge of the opening and the singer Liliana Reyes, performed an applauded artistic performance interpreting different rhythms, while the religious invocation was said by Pastor Juan Reynaldo Rodríguez.
The event was sponsored by Banreservas, the Senate of the Dominican Republic, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Sports, the Cibao Fútbol Club Foundation, ProIndustria, CORAASAN and Cementos Cibao.
In the master of ceremonies were the professionals, Rubén Santana and Ariela Rodríguez; producer and general director, Eduardo -Papín- Gil and internal voice, Juan Carlos Méndez, was broadcast on radio and television.
