For the first time: the outstanding female athletes of the year will be chosen in a special ceremony

The ceremony of this year’s sports teams will be held on Thursday, during which prizes will be awarded for the first time to outstanding female athletes in various fields. The ceremony was held at the initiative ofWSP – the voice of female athletes in Israel‘, in collaboration with ‘Sports thingand will be held at the company’s officesWSC Sports‘ In Ramat Gan. The event will be held in the presence of the MK Simon Davidson (Yesh Atid) Chairman of the Subcommittee on Sports in the Knesset.

the basketball player Noa Zlibanskifounder of the project ‘WSP – the voice of female athletes in Israel’: “I am excited to launch a historic event in Israeli sports. For a long time we have been planning an event that will give the proper respect to female athletes in Israel. Our goal is to make the voice of all female athletes heard, empower them and give recognition for their work. Thank you to our partners from ‘Davar Sport’ and ‘WSC sports’, who opened the door to us and are hosting this important ceremony. I’m sure it will be an exciting ceremony and this is just the beginning.”

MK Simone Davidson is a guest on the podcast “WSP – the voice of female athletes in Israel”, hosted by basketball player Noa Zlibansky (Photo: WSP)

The awards at the ceremony will be given to the season’s outstanding players in the women’s premier leagues in soccer, basketball, volleyball and handball, and to the coach of the season. At the ceremony, an outstanding woman in Olympic and Paralympic sports will be chosen, who will represent Israel this summer in Paris and break through the year in Olympic sports. She will also win a prize, a representative in the non-Olympic disciplines, which bring a lot of respect to Israeli sports. Votes were conducted by the general public and by a special committee. Over 10 thousand votes were registered inWSP website.

the nomination

• basketball: Daniel Reber (Elitzur Neve David Ramla), Shir Tirosh (Hapoel Lev Yerushalayim), Aden Tzipal (Hapoel Rishon Lezion), Dor Sa’ar (AS Ramat Hasharon).
• football: Michaela Worko (M.S. Kiryat Gat), Rachel Steinschneider (Hapoel Katmon Jerusalem), Aden Avital (M.S. Petah Tikva), Shahar Nekev (M.S. Kiryat Gat).
• Handball: (Sharon Eckler (Girls of Herzliya), Liron Zaguri (Hapoel “Yuval” Holon), Keren Teflitzki (Maccabi “Arazim” Ramat Gan), Osher Cohen (Hapoel Rishon Lezion).
• Volleyball: Ella Saada (Maccabi Haifa), Moran Zur (Maccabi Ashdod), Mai Shir-On (Maccabi Haifa), Katrina Silberman (Maccabi Ashdod).
• Female athlete in non-Olympic disciplines (Eilat association): Pnina Aharonov (Ju-Jitsu), Sarah Kovalev (Ju-Jitsu), Neely Black (Kickboxing and Muay Thai), Alice Schlesinger (Sambo).
• Olympic athlete: Anastasia Gorbenko (swimming), Inbar Lanir (judo), Avishag Samberg (taekwondo), Sharon Kantor (sailing).
• Paralympic athlete: Mein Zikri (wheelchair tennis), Veronika Girenko (swimming), Yuliya Tsernoy (curling), the basketball team.
• Breakthrough of the year in Olympic sports: Michaela Moshe (archery), Lior Druk (fencing), Maya Goshen (judo), Hadar Ofir Forer (athletics).
• Coach or coach of the season: Limor Peleg (basketball, Hapoel Lev Jerusalem), Eyal Sade (football, MS Kiryat Gat), Idan Ahronovitz (handball, Maccabi “Yuval” Holon), Israel Asher (volleyball, Hapoel Rehovot).