The Xunta announces the 2025 Galician Sports Awards with 18 categories

The Department of Presidency, Justice and Sports of the Xunta de Galicia has announced the 2025 Galician Sports Awards, which will publicly recognize the most outstanding agents in the Galician sporting arena. The call was approved by the Order of August 27, 2026 (procedure code DE401A), published in the Official Gazette of Galicia number 167, on September 3, 2026, and signed by the counselor Diego Calvo Pouso.

The order is based on Law 3/2012, of April 2, on Galician Sport, which grants the regional Administration the competence to carry out regional calls for the granting of awards or distinctions and other actions to promote sport. The last edition corresponded to the 2023 and 2024 exercises, called by the Order of August 4, 2025, and resolved by the Order of September 1, 2025.

Award Categories

The awards will be granted in 18 categories, ranging from individual recognition to the promotion of active lifestyle habits:

• Award for the best female athlete and the best male athlete.
• Awards for the best female and male athletes with disabilities.
• Breakthrough athlete award.
• Awards for the best female, male, and athletes with disabilities teams.
• Award for the best entity in the promotion of grassroots sports.
• Award for the best coach and the best referee/judge.
• Award for the best informative work and the best sporting event.
• Award for sports sponsorship and fair play award.
• Three Healthy Galicia awards to public, private, and educational entities outstanding in the promotion of physical activity.

Additionally, special mentions may be granted by proposal and resolution of the jury.

Who can submit nominations

Proposals may be submitted by Galician sporting entities registered in the Registry of Sporting Entities of Galicia, Galician city councils, any other public or private organization or entity based in Galicia, members of the jury, and individuals related to physical activity and Galician sport. Each proposer may submit one nomination per category.

Applications should preferably be submitted electronically via the standardized form (Annex I) available on the electronic headquarters of the Xunta de Galicia (https://sede.xunta.gal), with electronic submission being mandatory for public administrations, legal entities, and public employees, among others. The Chave365 user and password system may be used for identification.

Deadline and jury

The deadline for the submission of candidacies will end ten business days counting from the day following the publication of the order. The qualifying jury will be presided over by the holder of the General Secretariat for Sport, and will assess the sporting results of each category, rankings, projection, sporting level, and interest for Galician sport, with special attention to the highest-level competitions such as Spanish, European, and world championships, and Olympic and Paralympic games.

The awardees will solemnly receive a trophy and an accrediting diploma in a public act, and the jury’s agreement will be published in the Official Gazette of Galicia and on the website of the General Secretariat for Sport.

This call represents an opportunity for clubs, city councils, and sporting entities throughout Galicia to highlight the work of athletes, teams, and people who contribute to the promotion of sport and active lifestyle habits in the community, in a recognition that has consolidated itself as a reference annual event in the Galician sporting calendar.

Source: Official Gazette of Galicia, no. 167, September 3, 2026, section III (Other provisions), p. 47812 (official reference: CVE-DOG vyih5ni7-x6i1-x0e2-11m5-ivmxfdwyf5r8).