Sports Industry Awards
The Sports Industry Awards, known as SPIA, is an awards ceremony encompassing all relevant categories of the sporting industry organised by Sport360. The event consists of a cocktail reception, a 3 course gourmet meal with beverages, awards ceremony, live entertainment and an after-party of which the location changes every year.
The inaugural[1] awards ceremony was in 2013,[2] with parameters and entries changing, it developed into the 2014 edition.[3] The 2015 award ceremony,[4] announced for Wednesday the 25th of March, will be held at the JW Marriott Marquis and will see another round of changes in categories. Submissions for the 2015 awards have moved to an online form to help with environmental impact.
Judging system
The judging panel is managed and audited by Deloitte & Touché (Middle East), composed of key industry leaders from their relevant categories. It uses the following format:
- Entries are judged on a standalone basis without comparison to other entries in a category
- Each entry reviewed by a minimum of 7 judges
- Finalists are judged within their category
- Each finalist reviewed by a minimum of 12 judges
2013 Results[5]
Held at the One & Only Royal Mirage.[6]
| Best Health and Fitness Facility | Organisation |
| Gold | The Hundred Pilates Studio |
| Silver | Fitness First Middle East |
| Bronze | Pride Fitness Centre |
| Best Sport and Recreation Facility | Organisation |
| Gold | Zayed Sports City |
| Gold | Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club |
| Silver | Emirates Golf Club |
| Silver | Aspire Zone |
| Bronze | Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club |
| Bronze | The Dome @ Rawdhat |
| Best Entertainment Venue | Venue |
| Gold | Double Decker Pub |
| Silver | Bridge Sports |
| Bronze | Time Café |
| Best Sport Retail Outlet | Organisation |
| Gold | Adventure HQ |
| Silver | Sun & Sand Sports |
| Bronze | Intersport Outlet |
| Best Sport Marketing Campaign | Event |
| Gold | The HSBC Rugby Program (Fast track Middle East & HSBC) |
| Silver | Unleash Deadly (Adidas emerging market) |
| Bronze | Pakistan v Australia Cricket Series (Dubai Sports City) |
| Best Sport Youth Development Project | Organisation |
| Gold | Mubadala Football in schools program |
| Silver | E-Sports |
| Bronze | Emirates American Football League Youth |
| Bronze | HAPE iShape Program |
| Best Sport Event (Amateur) | Event |
| Gold | Abu Dhabi Corporate Games |
| Silver | E-Sports Junior Football League |
| Silver | Etihad Airways Junior Rugby Festival |
| Bronze | Sharjah Streetball Challenge |
| Bronze | Emirates American Football League |
| Best Sport Event (Professional) | Event |
| Gold | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship |
| Silver | Emirates Airlines Dubai Rugby Sevens |
| Silver | The DP World tour Championship |
| Bronze | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships |
| Best Sport Event Organisation | Organisation |
| Gold | IMG |
| Silver | Promoseven Sports Marketing |
| Bronze | Duplays |
MENA Sport Business Personality 2013 Award went to Nawal El Moutawakel, Vice President of the International Olympic Committee
2014 Results
Held at Atlantis Asateer Tent, 26 March 2014.[7]
| Best Health & Fitness Facility | Facility |
| Gold | Smart Fitness |
| Silver | Talise Fitness |
| Silver | Fit Lab |
| Bronze | Pride Fitness |
| Best Sport Brand | Brand |
| Gold | Adidas |
| Silver | Nike |
| Best Sport CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Initiative | Event |
| Gold | The Emirates Returns Program by Emirates Airline |
| Silver | Cycle Safe Dubai |
| Bronze | Go YAS |
| Bronze | Vertical Marathon by Jumeirah Emirates Towers |
| Best Sport Event (Amateur) | Event |
| Gold | Etihad Airways Junior Rugby Tournament |
| Silver | Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge |
| Bronze | Abu Dhabi Corporate Games |
| Best Sport Event (Professional) | Event |
| Gold | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championships |
| Silver | Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby 7's |
| Silver | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai |
| Bronze | Dubai Duty Free Tennis championship |
| Best Sport Marketing Campaign | Campaign |
| Gold | FIFA U17 World Cup (Fast Track Middle East) |
| Silver | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship (Flash Entertainment & IMG) |
| Bronze | Manchester United Cards (Emirates NBD |
| Bronze | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management) |
| Best Sport Retail Outlet | Outlet |
| Gold | Adventure HQ |
| Silver | Revolution Cycle |
| Bronze | Go Sport (Al Mana Fashion Group) |
| Best Sport Sponsorship of a Sport or Sports Event | Organisation - Event |
| Gold | HSBC - Sevens World Series & Dubai Series (HSBC Middle East & Fast Track Middle East) |
| Silver | HSBC - Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship (Flash Entertainment & IMG) |
| Bronze | Mubadala Development Company - Mubadala World Tennis Championship (Mubadala & Fast Track Middle East) |
| Best Sport Youth Development Project | Project |
| Gold | Emirates American Football Youth League (EAFL Events) |
| Gold | Mubadala tennis Community Program (Mubadala & Fast Track Middle East) |
| Silver | Shell & FC Barcelona Futbolnet (Qatar Shell & SDI Marketing) |
| Bronze | Oman Sail Youth Program |
| Best Use of Social Media in Sport | Event |
| Gold | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management) |
| Silver | Mubadala World Tennis Championship (Mubadala & Fast Track Middle East) |
| Bronze | Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby 7's (Promoseven Sports Marketing) |
| Best Sport Agency or Organisation | Organisation |
| Gold | IMG Middle East |
| Silver | Promoseven Sports Marketing |
| Bronze | Fast Track Middle East |
See also
References
External links
- Sports Industry awards page SPIA
