Annual Awards

SEMSA Awards took place on 17 Sept 2023 at Mr Singh’s India Restaurant.

SEMSA would like to thank everyone who nominated our winners and everyone who took part.

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Award Winners 2023

Community Sports Person of the Year
Amit Kumar

Community Coach of the Year
Rahillah Moghul

Community Project of the Year
Dundee Women’s Badminton Club
( Sofia Carlyle )

Community Young Sports Person of the Year
Maryam Faisal

Volunteer of the Year
( joint )
Manroop Kaur
Preetika Samra Kaur

Unsung Hero
Shindo Kaur

Female Entrepreneur
Dalbir Lalli

Male Entrepreneur
Andrew Krishan Lal

Service to the Community
Raj Padmanabhan

Special Recognition Award
Rashmi Mantri

Lifetime Achievement Award
Tom Harrigan

Award Category Details:

  • Community Sports Person
    • Nominee criteria: Has proven to be a source of inspiration to BAME communities. Has used the power of sport to engage and impact on others. Has raised awareness of their sport to inspire others.
  • Community Coach
    • Nominee criteria: Achieved excellence in coaching. Has given of their time to inspire others into coaching. Is a role model for BAME communities.
  • Community Project
    • Nominee criteria: Awarded to an organisation that has demonstrated significant impact to engage and increase levels of participation amongst BAME communities.
  • Community Young Sports Person
    • Nominee criteria: Is aged 18 years or under. Has shown a level of dedication and passion excelling great heights. Is an inspiration and role model for BAME communities.
  • Volunteer of the year
    • Nominee criteria: Awarded to an individual who has given up their time to engage BAME communities into sport and physical activity. Has demonstrated considerable knowledge, passion and patience to both inspire and build confidence in others to realise the benefits of sport within wider society.
  • Unsung Hero of the year
    • Awarded to an individual for their outstanding contribution to actively engage BAME communities. In doing so has worked tirelessly on a voluntary basis, engaging both BAME communities as well as sports providers to enact positive measures to increase and widen sport to all communities.
  • Female Entrepreneur of the year
    • Awarded to an individual for their outstanding contribution to actively engage BAME communities.
  • Male Entrepreneur of the year
    • Awarded to an individual for their outstanding contribution to actively engage BAME communities.
  • Service to Community
    • Awarded to an individual for their outstanding service to the community with emphasis on the BAME communities.

SEMSA Annual Awards 2022

Award Winners 2022

Community Coach of the Year

MOON MUGHIS 

Volunteer of the Year

AMRIT KAUR 

Community Project of the Year

JAMILA SHAIKH

Female Entrepreneur of the Year

RANJIT KAUR

Male Entrepreneur of the Year

TUOYO AYIKU

Unsung Hero of the Year

AVTAR SINGH

Young Sports Person of the Year

ROMA SANDHU / JAYA SANDHU

LAKSHYA SHARMA

Services to Community

MANDEEP KHURMI

Community Sportsperson of the Year

NAYMA SHEIKH 

Special Recognition Award

ADARSH KHULLAR

Lifetime Achievement Award

MOHAMMED RAZAQ

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2022 Voting now Closed!

Thanks to everyone who voted, and to those who were nominated.

The Scottish Ethnic Minority Sports Awards are designed to recognise and celebrate the contributions made by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities within the sporting arena. The awards will act as a stimulus to create much needed awareness of the many BAME individuals and organisations that continue to affect change to ensure sport captivates the lives of some of our least active communities. In doing so seek to reduce inequality and promote a more healthier and active nation.

The contributions made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities remain invaluable to the economic, social and cultural development of Scotland. This awards ceremony is designed to recognise and celebrate these significant contributions. The event will provide a platform to showcase, highlight and reward organisations and individuals who have made an outstanding contribution in their respective sports, from dynamic young stars to well – established veterans.

SEMSA Annual Awards 2019

The 2019 SEMSA awards took place on the 15th of March at the Lorne Hotel and were hosted by Kash Taank, with speeaches from Dilawer Singh MBE (SEMSA president), Cllr David McDonald, Cllr Frank McAveety, Arun Kang.

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Dance group, Jhankar Beats entertained guests with some delightful performances.

Awards were presented as follows:

Community Coach of the year
Issac Umeed

Community Young Sports Person of the year
Abtaha Maqsood

Community Young Sports Person of the year Female
Pranavi Singh

Community Project of the year
Minority Youth Foundation

Female entrepreneur of the year
Aarti Poddar

Male entrepreneur of the year
Cook & Indy

Volunteer of the year
Hardev Gosal

Unsung hero of the year
Shaukat Sultan

Services to Community
Minaxi Champaneri

Community Sports Person of the year
Sannah Hussain

Special recognition Award
Steven Purcel

Lifetime achievement awards was to
Bridget McConnell CBE

SEMSA Annual Awards 2018

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The SEMSA Sport and Community Awards evening was held on the 6th of April 2018 at the Lorne Hotel Glasgow.

The Scottish Ethnic Minority Sport and Community Awards are designed to recognise and celebrate the contributions made by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals and communities within the sporting arena. The awards will act as a stimulus to create much needed awareness of the many BAME individuals and organisations that continue to affect change to ensure sport captivates the lives of some of our least active communities. In doing so seek to reduce inequality and promote a more healthier and active nation.

SEMSA Annual Awards 2017

The SEMSA Sport and Community Awards evening was held on the 9th of April 2017 at the Lorne Hotel Glasgow.

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