The Sports Gala, promoted annually by the City Council of Famalicão, through the Sports Department, has inscriptions and applications open until next September 15th. This year's edition, the seventh of the initiative, marks the return of the Gala, which will take place on 13 November 2022, at the Municipal Pavilion.
The awards that will be given at the Famalicão Sports Gala will relate to the competitions that took place in the 2021 and 2021/2022 sports seasons, according to the competitive calendar of each sport.
These awards aim to publicly acknowledge and value all those who raise the name of Famalicão through sport, honouring the different sports agents - managers, coaches, athletes and referees -, associations and clubs of the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão, for their meritorious achievements at national and international level, awarding them the Champion's Award: Famalicense D'Ouro.
The range of awards of this year's edition returns to the pre-pandemic format, resuming the awarding of the jury in the categories Sports Association/Club of the Year, Manager of the Year, Coach of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year, Male Athlete of the Year, Referee of the Year and Sporting Event of the Year, as well as the Excellence Award, which rewards a sports career.
In the sixth edition, awards were given to 84 famalicenses athletes from 13 sports modalities, for the titles of champions achieved in the 2021 and 2020/2021 season, in a total of 11 decentralized sessions throughout the municipality. The only award of the jury, the Excellence Award, was given to the former athlete of the Famalicão Swimming Group, João Araújo.