Vienna Sportstars 2023: Highest awards for top performance

Vienna Sportstars 2023: Highest awards for top performance

At the sports stars gala in the Vienna town hall, the best athletes, athletes in the country presented themselves on Monday, September 30th and set new standards in the sports landscape. Mayor Michael Ludwig and sports city councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) were on site to appreciate the outstanding sporting success and to give prices in different categories.

Overall, remarkable services were awarded in eight categories. The focus was particularly on promoting young people: the sports pool awarded additional recognition to young talents from Vienna. An important new element this year was the introduction of the “Extra Sportstar Awards”, which were awarded to outstanding initiatives, including the organizers of the first inclusive 3 × 3 basketball events and the 3 × 3 wheelchair Herren National Team with Hubert Hager, Mehmet Hayirli, Alexander Suppan and Matthias Wastian.

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The winners of the gala included the rudder duo Louisa Altenhuber and Lara Tiefenthaler, who received the title "Women's Team of the Year". In the category of individual athletes, the Para swimmer Janina Falk, who was named "Disabled Sporter of the Year", convinced, while Julia Mayer was recognized as the "athlete of the year". In the men, the American football team of the Vienna Vikings was the "men's team of the year". In addition, tower jumper Anton Knoll was appointed "athlete of the year", and Hadi Hassanzada received the award as "Disabled athlete of the Year".

The list of excellent clubs comprises three winners: the hockey club AHTC Vienna, Aerial Silk Vienna and Dance Freaks Vienna. These sports stars not only convinced with their individual services, but also through their focus on team spirit and cooperation.

Sports City Hacker emphasized the importance of these successes: "Viennese athletes are now part of the top of the world, or are best away there," he said. He emphasized that the city of Vienna plays a crucial role in promoting sport by providing extensive training infrastructures and continuously improving and expanding and expanding them.