Watch video of the Awarding Ceremony of two sport prizes:
🏆 Trophy of Panathlon Antwerp Sport Personality
🏆 Honorary Rector Francis Van Loon Award
Congratulations to Benjamin Gérard from the Climbing club Rising You, Tineke Den Dulk, Camine Van Hoof, Eline Verstraelen from the University of Antwerp
Thanks to Peter Wouters, Antwerp Alderman for Sports, Guido Goderis, Danssport Vlaanderen Board member, students of UA Sportraad.
As per annual tradition, the Honorary Rector Francis Van Loon Award is presented to one of the three nominated UAntwerp top sports students for their meritorious sports achievements in combination with their studies.
UAntwerp has 128 top sports students this academic year: 59 men and 69 women. Three female athletes were nominated for the PCU Antwerp Sports Personalities 2022.
Tineke den Dulk has been voted PCU Antwerp Sports Personality of the year 2022 at the University of Antwerp.
The Belgian top athlete of Dutch origin studies Film and Visual Culture sciences at the University of Antwerp. In 2022 she became Belgian Champion on the 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.
“This prize from the UAntwerp is a reward for my many sacrifices. My parents came especially from the Netherlands for the ceremony, but there will not be much celebrating,” says den Dulk. “Because tomorrow morning I just have to be back on the skating rink.”
The other nominees were breakdancer Camine Van Hoof, who graduated in philosophy in 2022, and sailor Eline Verstraelen, student of applied economics. All of them were interviewed by Dr. Jan Verstuyft.
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The PCU Committee attended the XXIII edition of the Women’s Sport Award, a traditional annual event, organized by Panathlon Club Roma at the Royal Rowing Club Tiber Remo on September 28. The prestigious award aims to boost the participation and involvement of women in the world of sport and to highlight the results achieved by them in every role and at all levels. The award ceremony of many talented women, who have distinguished themselves in the categories of Athletes, Coaches, Managers, Referees and Culture, has been enhanced by the involvement of the university platform of Panathlon International and a delegation of Panathlon Club Junior Rome. Among the guests of the ceremony, in fact, there was also the PCU Committee’s General Communication Manager, Alina Baranova, who was welcomed in Italy by the President of Panathlon Club Roma and Defence General Staff’s Sports Manager, Walter Borghino, and the President of Panathlon Club Junior Roma and Press Officer of Panathlon International – District Italy, Lorenzo D’Ilario. Below is the list of women awarded:
“Athletes”: Francesca Lollobrigida – Silver medalist at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and multiple world champion in ice speed skating
“Managers”: Silvia Salis – Vice President Vicar of CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee)
“Coaches”: Benedetta Molaioli – Diving coach (Italian Swimming Federation)
“Referees”: Antonella Verrascina – International volleyball referee
“Culture”: Alessandra Ortenzi – Sports journalist and expert in digital strategies for sport
