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The search is on for the region's sporting heroes

The search is on for nominations for this year’s Doncaster Sports Awards which will honour sporting heroes at a special awards ceremony in May.

The second Keepmoat Stadium Doncaster Sports Awards will be held on May 21 at the stadium, with celebrity guests, entertainment and a two-course dinner.

Following the success of last year’s event the Stadium Management Company are expecting even more entries this year, making the judging even harder.

The awards will highlight the achievements of everyone from the unsung community hero to professional superstars of all ages, from the groundsman of a local junior soccer squad to the town’s biggest names in sport.

Those nominated for an award must have been born, live or operate in Doncaster.

Shane Chalmers, head of the Stadium Management Company, said: “We were absolutely bowled over by the success of last year’s event.

“The sporting community really got behind the awards and the celebration event was really something special.

“As a community stadium it is important that we keep up this momentum and continue to celebrate sporting achievement from across the borough.”

The Sports Awards celebrate and applaud the sporting endeavours and achievements of our local heroes, and the event will be a memorable night of recognition for excellence and success.

Shane added: “This year’s event will be a wonderful, celebration recognising the spectacular achievements of sports people from Doncaster from local amateur activities to our professional clubs. We want to hear from everyone from golfers to fishing champions and darts teams to ice dancers.

“Doncaster has a great sporting past but more importantly, it has a brilliant sporting present. We want to celebrate not only our champions but as we edge ever closure to the 2012 Olympics, our champions-in-waiting.”

Nomination forms and a full list of the categories will be announced next week and will be available from the Keepmoat Stadium reception or online at www.keepmoatstadium.com