Ross Kendall
Byron Bay surfer Owen Wright has been named as a finalist for the NSW Sport Awards to be held in Sydney on Monday, January 24.
The Awards celebrate the achievements of NSW athletes, coaches, administrators and organisations across 12 categories.
Wright captured the inaugural men’s surfing bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games in July.
Wright is one six finalists for Athlete of the Year and he will contest the Award with fellow Tokyo Olympic team members, three-time NSW Athlete of the Year winner, Tokyo Olympic Games paddling gold medallist Jessica Fox, swimming gold medallist, Cate Campbell, high jump silver medallist, Nicola McDermott, rowing gold medallist, Spencer Turrin, and double Tokyo Paralympic Games wheelchair racing gold medallist, Madison de Rozario.
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