The short list, by Philippine sports standards, is a bit long: CJ Suarez. Manny Pacquiao. Liza del Rosario, Liza Clutario and Cecilia Yap. Dorothy Delasin.
Not since the prime of Bata Reyes, Frankie Mi?oza, Paeng Nepomuceno and Lydia de Vega Mercado has the Philippines been saddled — although pleasantly at that — by one big problem.
Who to pick as the Athletes of the Year.
With the year not even over, and the Southeast Asian Games still to be played, there are already plenty to choose from.
But no matter who and how many win, the country?s top athletes will gather on January 9 for the Philippine Sportswriters Association Annual Awards night at the Manila Pavilion.
World Cup bowling titlist Suarez, world boxing champion Pacquiao, World Tenpin Bowling Championships trios winners del Rosario, Clutario and Yap, and Ladies Professional Golfers Association leg champion Delasin will lead a distinguished group of athletes to be honored in simple but fitting rites by the men and women of local sportswriting.
