BBC Green Sports Awards, in collaboration with Sport Positive Summit

BBC Sport and Sport Positive Summit have come together to launch the Green Sports Awards to celebrate individuals and organisations from across the globe who are actively contributing to a more sustainable future through their sporting profile and practises.

Open for Your Nominations Now:

Take a look at the Awards and get your submissions ready, nominations are now open until noon BST on 31st July 2022.

Teamwork Award

For any sporting organisation (professional, community-level or grassroots) that has actively educated or engaged participants, fans, citizens or society at large on climate action.

To find out more, read the award rules and submit a nomination here.

Ambition & Impact Award

This is for any elite, professional or high-performance sporting body involved in the organisation of or participation in competitive sport that has net zero and/or emissions reduction targets by a specified date.

To find out more, read the award rules and submit a nomination here.

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Shortlists to be Announced Soon:

The shortlist for these Awards will be announced soon, and the winners selected by a panel of independent experts.

Evergreen Athlete 2022

This is for a professional sportsperson who has proactively demonstrated ongoing support for environmental and/or climate change issues for a number of years. To find out more about this award head here.

Athlete of the Year

This is for a professional sportsperson who has advocated for, raised awareness of, or instigated action on environmental and/or climate change issues in the past 12 months. To find out more about this award head here.

Young Athlete of the Year

This is for a sportsperson aged 25 or under who is either professional or on a pathway to elite sport, who has proactively demonstrated support for environmental and/or climate change issues. To find out more about this award head here.

When Will We Know Who Has Won?

All winners will be announced across BBC TV, Radio and Sport website, as well as at a special event as part of the Sport Positive Summit on the evening of 4th October 2022 and featured in the BBC Green Sport Awards 2022 programme, which will be available to watch in October.

Nominating Your Organisation?

Make sure you take note of the award rules and Submission Closing Date (31 July 2022) to make sure your submission is correct and arrives in time. Any submissions after the closing date will not be considered.

Think This Is Great But Aren’t Nominating?

Share information about the Awards on your social media with hashtag #BBCGreenSportsAwards to encourage other leading organisations to nominate themselves

Still Got Questions?

Please contact us at [email protected]

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