Aberdeen’s Sports Awards: 60 of the best pictures from the Granite City’s 2022 celebration of sporting success

By Ryan Cryle

March 16 2022, 11:47 am

The Aberdeen's Sports Awards 2022 winners. Pictures by Kath Flannery and Paul Glendell

Aberdeen’s Sports Awards 2022 took place at P&J Live last night – and our photographers were there to capture pictures of the whole thing.

The celebration of Granite City sport returned for the first time since 2019 and – with no Sports Awards for more than two years due to the Covid pandemic – athletes, clubs, volunteers, sponsors and everyone else who helps keep Aberdeen sport thriving were out to enjoy themselves.

There were also close to 20 prizes given out, with recognition for athletes representing the north-east on the world stage, to those working on the ground at grassroots level. All were inspiring in their own way – and all were richly deserved.

We’ve put together this gallery from the night, which was backed by headline sponsors Samsung Electronics UK, so take a look through and see if you can spot yourself (or your friends, family or colleagues).

Before the event

Our snappers took a couple of shots of the venue before the evening started…

Tables laid out for the Aberdeen’s Sports Awards dinner.

The calm before the evening got underway.

Drinks reception

The 2022 Aberdeen’s Sports Awards kicked off with a drinks reception, with guests arriving at the venue from 6.30pm.

This was the first opportunity for our photographers to capture the great and the good of Aberdeen sport letting their hair down

Aberdeen Women’s Francesca Ogilvie, Mark Gordon and Kelly Forrest.

From left, Gabriel-Shane Emslie, Tara Emslie, Louise Baker and Jen Burgess. Many of the Fit Like Joggers group were decked out in their signature purple clothing for the occasion.

From left, Gavin Birney, Iain Dogary and Mark Selby.

From left, Alison Yule, David Scott and Emma Robertson.

From left, Linda Dawson, Greig Taylor and Christine Taylor.

From left, Janice Bain, Emma Robertson, Sally Cattanach and Shona Holyroyd.

From left, Neil Barclay, Lisa Watt, Emma Dobson and Lorraine Dobson.

From left, Graham Morrison, Kris McIntosh and Aimee Mitchell.

From left, Mark Gordon, Kelly Forrest, Francesca Ogilvie and Zoe Ogilvie.

From left, Kelsey Stewart, Zoey Clark, Steven Crawford, Nichola Crawford

Donald Macleod, Paul Mccafferty and Sarah McDonald.

Morag O’Neil, Audrey Bell and Fiona Macdonald.

Dean Donaldson, Leanne Donaldson, Catherine Ramsey and Andy Watt.

From left, Hannah Taylor, Emma Niven and Kelsey Stewart.

Cameron Shore, Robyn Duncan, Eilidh Shore and Alan Shore.

From left, Lorna Corsie, Rory Smith and Cheryl Stewart.

From left, Irene Crawford, Rob Fraser and Lynda Fraser.

The host

Tuesday night’s Sports Awards ceremony was hosted (fittingly, given the 2022 Winter Games have just concluded) by Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics ski-jumping hero Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards.

As well as hosting duties, the high-energy former athlete, a cult icon for his can-do spirit in reaching the sporting pinnacle, also answered the audience’s questions in a Q&A.

As well as hosting, Eddie also answered questions from the audience about his life and career.

Eddie in his signature ski-jumping pose.

The audience were captivated by the 1988 Winter Olympics legend, who must have taken hundreds of selfies during the event.

No prizes for guessing what Eddie was talking about here.

Damon Crowhurst, head of display, for headline sponsors Samsung Electronics UK.

Evening Express editor Craig Walker gives his welcome speech.

Guest tables

Our snappers got around as many tables as they could over the course of the evening – between awards and the delicious three-course dinner – and got the guests at each to pose for photos.

Is your table featured below?