Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA), the oldest sports organisation of the country, on Thursday announced names of 19 athletes, coach, organiser and one organisation of 15 different catagories for the Kool-BSPA Sports Award 2022.

Cricketers Liton Das and Nigar Sultana Joty, footballer Sabina Khatun, foreign footballer Robson De Silva, athlete Imranur Rahman, archer Nasrin Akter and hockey player Ashraful Islam have been nominated for the Best Sportsperson of the 2022 Award.

Meanwhile, Liton Das, Sabina Khatun and Imranur Rahman have been nominated for the Popular Choice Award, an award to be decided on votes from fans.

Meanwhile, Nafiz Iqbal of Table Tenni and Sifat Ullah Galib of Badminton have been nominated for emerging players of the year.
 
BSPA President Sanat Babla disclosed these at a press conference held today at the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) auditorium while BSPA General Secretary Samon Hossain, sponsor Square Toiletries' head of marketing Dr Jesmin Jaman were present, among others, at the press conference.

The award ceremony will be held on May 28 at a local hotel in the city.

State Minister for Youth and Sports Md, Zahid Ahsan Russel will be the chief guest on the occasion while sponsor Square Toiletries' Limited Managing Director Anjan Chowdhury Pintu will be present there as the special guest.