Prime Minister Stephan Weil, Jasmin Wiegand (RTL Nord), LSB CEO Reinhard Rawe, Gesa Bührig (Team Fredenbeck), Michael George (President of the Oldenburg Riding Association, representing Julia Krajewski), Igor Wandtke (Judo Team Hanover) and Malte Möller ( Team Fredenbeck) at the LSB Gala.
Photo: Association / State Sports Association
Hannover.
Eventing rider Julia Krajewski, judoka Igor Wandtke and the vaulting group of the RV Fredenbeck prevail in the vote.
For the first time, the Lower Saxony State Sports Association awarded the winners of the Lower Saxony athletes’ choice at a virtual live event. The winners in the categories women, men and team of the year were: Julia Krajewski, Igor Wandtke and the vaulting group of RV Fredenbeck.
Julia Krajewski became the first woman in history to win the gold medal in individual eventing at the Tokyo Olympics. Judoka Igor Wandtke was also successful at the Olympics: He won the bronze medal in the team mixed competition. The Fredenbeck team was happy about gold in the compulsory and freestyle at the World Championships last year.
Honored by Weil and Rawe
The award was presented by the Minister President of Lower Saxony, Stephan Weil, and the Chairman of the Board of the LSB, Reinhard Rawe. “Olympic medals and world champion victories: The eventing rider Julia Krajewski, the judoka Igor Wandtke and the vaulting team Fredenbeck have shown really outstanding and impressive sporting achievements,” said Prime Minister Weil. “So it’s no wonder that they won the Lower Saxony elections for athletes and team of the year. Congratulations! Congratulations also to all nominees, because that too is a special award.”
LSB Chairman Reinhard Rawe added: “For us, the LSB and also me personally, it was and is particularly important to recognize the achievements of the athletes and to express this appropriately. I am delighted that we were able to present the trophies to the athletes and the team of the year Lower Saxony 2021 here today.”
9,429 votes were cast in the public election. The result of the election consists of 50 percent of the results of the public election and a further 50 percent of the result of the jury selection. The jury consists of high-ranking representatives and journalists from the Lower Saxony sports landscape. The choice of athletes is funded by Toto Lotto Niedersachsen and the Niedersächsische Lotto Sport Stiftung.
Die Gala im Re-Live is available at www.lsb-niedersachsen.de.
