Joe Reid and Yasmin Ingham win top prizes at IOM Sports Awards

Fri, 24 Apr 2020

Joe Reid and Yasmin Ingham were crowned sportsman and sportswoman of the year at the Isle of Man Sports Awards last night.

The ceremony was held online for the first time, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Joe Reid claimed his first senior British athletics title last yer. His victory in the 800m final at the indoor championships in Birmingham earnt him the chance to represent Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships the same year.

Equestrian star Yasmin Ingham won the under-25 British eventing title to become the first ever person to hold titles at all four youth age groups in. She had previously won titles at under 16, 18 and 21 level.

Hundreds of people streamed the celebration of Manx sporting achievement and watched awards handed out across 11 categories and 58 people receive their Isle of Man Sport Aid Scholarships for 2020/21.