Double Olympic Games gold medalist Jerry Tuwai has been named the 2022 Fiji Sports Awards Fiji Tattslotto Sportsman of the Year.

This is the second time Tuwai has received this award for his accolades after being named the sportsman of the year in 2020.

Tuwai has become Fiji’s most decorated 7s player after collecting the World Rugby 7’s Player of the Decade award in 2020, two HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series titles and two Olympic Games gold medals.

The Sportswoman award went to Rusila Nagasau who led her side to their historical Olympic bronze medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Other categories included;

Fiji Water Coach of the Year

Gareth Baber

Sports World Technical Official of the Year

Tevita Rokovereni – Fiji Rugby Union

JAD Travel & Hertz Rent A Car Volunteer of the Year

Atunaisa Laqeretabua

Fiji TV Sports Photograph of the Year

Fiji Times – Sophie Ralulu

ONOC Hanisi Erasito Administrator of the Year

Iliana Moroca

Paradise Beverages Sports Organisations of the Year

Fiji Rugby Union

Asco Motors Team of the Year

Fiji Men’s Rugby Seven’s team

Tappoo Young Female Athlete of the Year

Robyn Eastgate

Vodafone Young Male Athlete of the Year

Maciu Tauriwau – Weightlifting

Fiji Tattslotto Sportswoman of the Year

Rusila Nagasau – Fiji Rugby Union

Fiji Tattslotto Sportsman of the Year

Jerry Tuwai – Fiji Rugby Union.

SOURCE: FIJI LIVE/FIJI GOVT/PACNEWS