In celebration of athletes – past, present and future – whose rise to the elite level embodies the spirit of positive resilience, the drive to promote their sport beyond its base while providing direct mentorship at the grassroots level.

A recognition whose aim is to inspire future generations to engender a similar spirit, within and beyond sport.

This embodies an against-all-odds, never-be-defeated ethos conditioned to thrive amid the rigours and unpredictable cycles of training and competition, dejection and jubilation, defeat and victory.

Critical elements that give rise to what is universally and enduringly recognised as greatness.