The head of the judges' panel for Antigua and Barbuda's National Sports Awards has shed light on the criteria behind this year's top accolades, citing consistent standout performances on the sport's biggest stages as the decisive factor in selecting the top male and female honorees for 2025.
According to Antigua Observer, former national netballer Agatha Dublin, who chairs the judges' panel, said repeated excellence at the highest level of competition — not single breakout moments — was central to the panel's deliberations when awarding the top men's and women's distinctions.
Dublin's comments come just days after international cricketer's recognition stirred public discussion around the awards, bringing renewed attention to how the panel evaluates and compares athletes across different sporting disciplines.
By emphasizing consistency and achievement on the sport's grandest stages as the benchmark, Dublin appears to be drawing a clear line between occasional brilliance and the sustained excellence the panel ultimately chose to reward.
