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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/20240130-PSA.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">EJ Obiena&#x27;s parents receive his award as the Athlete of the Year 2023 at the PSA Annual Awards Night at Diamond Hotel in Manila, January 29, 2024. <em>Handout/PSA.</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The best performing Filipino athletes of the past year were recognized at the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night at Diamond Hotel in Manila City, Monday.</p><p>EJ Obiena, the pole vaulting superstar, received the &#x27;Athlete of the Year&#x27; citation after reaching the world No. 2 spot in the sport, trailing only Olympic champion Armand Duplantis.</p><p>The Gilas Pilipinas Men’s basketball team was recognized with the President’s Award for breaking a 61-year gold-medal drought at the Asian Games.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/01/24/ej-obiena-earns-athlete-of-the-year-honors-from-psa">EJ Obiena earns Athlete of the Year honors from PSA</a></div><p>&quot;Justin Brownlee is going to be our naturalized player if everything works out with FIBA,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;ll hopefully free him up for the window. We have four players from Japan -- one of them is here now. But Kai Sotto, Dwight Ramos, AJ Edu, and Carl Tamayo,&quot; said Cone.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2945721" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Meanwhile, the Philippine women’s football team was honored with the ‘Golden Lady Booters’ special award for their historic FIFA Women’s World Cup debut and first win, contributing significantly to women’s sports.</p><p>Agatha Wong was given recognition for her gold medal-clinching performance at the Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh for Wushu.</p><p>&quot;I think all my hard work has paid off, and I&#x27;m really happy to be a part of this event. Very meaningful because wushu is not a very celebrated sport here in the Philippines, and I&#x27;m really glad that I get to be the face of my sport,&quot; she said.</p><p>The event also celebrated other sports icons, including Lifetime Achievement Awardees Allan Caidic and the late Samboy Lim, as well as coaches Dante Silverio, Joe Lipa, and Arturo Valenzona.</p><p>Notable individuals like Meggie Ochoa, Annie Ramirez, June Mar Fajardo, Tots Carlos, Sarina Bolden, and Alex Eala, among others, were also feted for their achievements in their respective sports.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/21/24/up-and-coming-athletes-to-be-feted-in-psa-awards">Up-and-coming athletes to be feted in PSA Awards</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/14/24/june-mar-fajardo-sarina-bolden-earn-top-honors-in-psa-awards">June Mar Fajardo, Sarina Bolden earn top honors in PSA Awards</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2923336" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The best performing Filipino athletes of the past year were recognized at the PSA Annual Awards Night at Diamond Hotel in Manila City, Monday.</p>

The best performing Filipino athletes of the past year were recognized at the PSA Annual Awards Night at Diamond Hotel in Manila City, Monday.

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Published January 30, 2024 04:28 PM PHT

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