On Tuesday 3 November 2026, the Committee of the Luxembourg Sports Press Association (sportspress.lu) announced the nominees for the 2026 Sportspress.lu Awards, which will be presented during the Awards Night at Casino 2000 in Mondorf-les-Bains on Thursday 3 December 2026.

A total of thirteen male athletes, twelve female athletes, seven teams and eight coaches have been shortlisted across four main categories. The recipients of the special awards have also been announced.

Best Male Athlete: Leandro Barreiro (football), Victor Bettendorf (equestrian), Quentin Brandenburger (artistic gymnastics), Rémi Fabiani (swimming), Laurent Jans (football), Chester Kieffer (motorsport), Mathieu Osch (alpine skiing), Dylan Pereira (motorsport), Ruben Querinjean (athletics), Chris Rodesch (tennis), Danel Sinani (football), Yves Wehmer (canoeing and kayaking) and Mats Wenzel (cycling).

Best Female Athlete: Nina Berton (cycling), Ehis Etute (basketball), Jeanne Lehair (triathlon), Laura Miller (football), Céleste Mordenti (artistic gymnastics), Marie Schreiber (cycling), Anne Simon (basketball), Gwyneth Ten Raa (alpine skiing), Ankie Timmers (powerlifting), Patrizia Van der Weken (athletics), Jenny Warling (karate) and Ni Xia Lian (table tennis).

Best Team: Ni Xia Lian and Luka Mladenovic (mixed doubles, table tennis), Cindy Da Fonte and Lea Kvistgaard (table football), Luxembourg women's national basketball team, Luxembourg women's national table tennis team, Luxembourg men's national skittles team, Luxembourg men's national rugby team and mixed team relay (cycling).

Coach of the Year: Raul Cuerva Mora (karate), Tommy Danielsson (table tennis), Jempy Drucker (cycling), Cyrille Eple (triathlon), Dan Lorang (cycling and triathlon), Arnaud Starck (athletics), Patrick Unger (basketball) and Thomas Vandormael (athletics).

Special Awards

Young Talent Award

Sixteen-year-old swimmer Emma Barthel has repeatedly improved the record in the 200m individual medley. She was the only Luxembourg representative at the European Junior Championships in Munich. During her first appearance at the European Championships in Paris, she set two new records in the 400m individual medley and 200m breaststroke.

Eighteen-year-old triathlete Sebastian Ziekman, a student at Sportlycée, won the European title in Elbląg, Poland, before finishing ninth at the Junior World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain.

Special Mention

Karate athlete Alexander Davies will receive a special mention after winning the European U21 title in Cyprus in February and finishing runner-up at the U21 World Championships in Poland in October. Having passed the age limit of nineteen for the Young Talent Award, he was recognised separately by sportspress.lu.

Honorary Award

Georges Klepper will be recognised for his longstanding contribution to Luxembourg sport as an athlete with CAL, coach and volunteer, including his involvement in various roles with the Luxembourg Athletics Federation (FLA) and the Ministry of Sport. Despite living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since 2015, he has continued his involvement in sport through the publication of two books on Luxembourg athletes and sporting memorial sites. Two further publications, concerning the FLA and the Games of the Small States of Europe (JPEE), are in preparation.

Fair Play Award

Cardiologist Dr Charles Delagardelle will be honoured for his contribution to sports medicine and health-related physical activity. He initiated the creation of the Groupe sportif des cardiaques in 1986 and is President of the Fédération de Sport-Santé. He served as President of the Luxembourg Society of Sports Medicine from 2007 to 2019, co-founded the Luxembourg Anti-Doping Agency (ALAD) and worked as a doctor for Luxembourg's Olympic teams in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. He is also an honorary member of the Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee (COSL), having chaired its medical commission from 1993 to 2005.

Ultrasport Award

Twenty-three-year-old Bob Scholtes will receive the Ultrasport Award for his achievements in endurance running. He covered 268 km in 40 hours at the Green Loop Backyard, finishing third, and 241 km in 30 hours at the Last Soul Ultra, placing 23rd. He also finished ninth in the 99 Laps competition, in which participants complete a 1.2 km lap every fifteen minutes, with the last participant eliminated. A content creator with more than 21,000 followers, Bob Scholtes also mobilises participants through Community Runs organised with his D'Ekipp group, attracting more than 2,000 young runners to events in urban areas and shopping centres.

Sport and Disability Award

Liz Conzemius will be recognised for her achievements in tennis for blind and visually impaired athletes. Following two European titles in 2025, she was part of the world team that faced Australia at the Australian Open earlier in 2026. She concluded the season by winning two world titles, in singles and doubles, in Vilnius.