D-Day has been reached for entering the 2013 Ray White Wanganui Sports Awards and Sport Wanganui cannot hide its disappointment over a lack of nominations so far.
Country music artist Mac Davis once sang about how hard it is to be humble but the organisers of the awards have sent a message that now is not the time for Wanganui sportspeople and administrators to show such humility.
As of press time yesterday, only 31 nominations had been received from 12 sports for the 50th anniversary of the ceremony from its original conception in 1963.
Sport Wanganui cannot believe that in a year when so many athletes and administrators have made big strides in their fields, from internationally to grassroots clubs, that they could go unrecognised by their colleagues on such an illustrious occasion.
The awards are scheduled to be presented at Wanganui Racecourse on November 15.