The winners will be recognised at the gala on 20th December at the Conservatori Professional de Música i Dansa de Mallorca.

The jury of the Premis Esports IB met on Monday 11th November at the headquarters of the Conselleria de Turisme, Cultura i Esports to vote on the nominations presented and unanimously approved by the Balearic Sports Assembly at its meeting on 28th October.

The IB Sports Awards, organised by the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports through the Directorate General of Sports, is celebrating its seventh edition this year. This award recognises the best athletes and clubs of the 2023/2024 season.

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Nominations for the Esports IB 2024 Awards have been resolved

The Premis Esports IB 2024 for each of the 12 categories are as follows:

‘We put values in sport’: Rafa Nadal Foundation.

Men’s Promise: Adrián Torres, Àlex Huguet and Michael Enabulele (Basket 3×3)

Women’s Promise: Neus Fernández and Martina Gomila (Sailing)

Best female sportswoman: Juana Camilion (Basket 3×3)

Best male athlete: Marcus Cooper (Canoeing)

Best adapted sportsman or woman: Joan Munar (Athletics)

Best adapted sportswoman: Sara Guasch (Padel)

Best women’s team: Club Voley Avarca de Menorca (Volleyball)

Best men’s team: Illes Blaears Palma Futsal (Indoor football)

Best coach: Antonio Vadillo (Indoor football)

Best technique: Betty Menéndez (Canoeing)

Honorary award: Joint nomination for sporting retirement (Melani Costa, Sete Benavides, Rudy Fernández, Rafael Nadal and Xavi Torres).

And the six mentions for sporting merit are:

Catalina Riera (slingshot)

Real Club Náutico de Palma (Sailing and canoeing)

Maria Fiol (Marathon)

Valentina Ferreyra (Cycling)

Malen Sart (Spearfishing)

Joan Cardona (Sailing)

The awards ceremony will be held on 20th December at the Conservatori Professional de Música i Dansa de Mallorca (Professional Conservatory of Music and Dance of Mallorca).

The jury was chaired by the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports, Jaume Bauzà, and included representatives from the four island councils, the individual sports federations, the team sports federations, the Official Association of Graduates in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, the Association of Journalists of the Balearic Islands, the Union of Journalists of the Balearic Islands, the Association of Professional Sports Managers of the Balearic Islands and the Federation of Local Entities of the Balearic Islands.