Who shone for you in 2017?
Martin Guptill’s 11 sixes against the Protea’s or Team New Zealand’s America’s Cup win? Tom Walsh’s world shot put triumph or Lisa Carrington’s ongoing dominance of world kayaking?
The Halberg Foundation has announced the 11 finalists for ‘‘New Zealand’s Favourite Sporting Moment of 2017’’ – the only category that is selected by the public for the annual Halberg Awards.
Fans are spoiled for choice given the quality on offer from cricket, tennis, rugby, yachting, softball, athletics, canoe racing and motor racing.
Here is the list to jog your memories.
1. Martin Guptill smashes 11 sixes to give the Black Caps a seven wicket ODI win. (NZ v. South Africa, Hamilton)
2. Mitchell Hunt drops a stunning last-minute drop goal securing the win for the Crusaders during the Super Rugby season. (Crusaders v Highlanders, Christchurch)
3. Michael Venus wins the French Open men’s doubles final to become the first New Zealand male Grand Slam champion since
1974. (French Open, Paris)
4. Black Ferns sevens win the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series. (Black Ferns Sevens v Australia, Clermont-Ferrand)
5. Emirates Team New Zealand win the America’s Cup. (Emirates Team New Zealand v Oracle Team USA, Bermuda)
6. Brendon Hartley and Earl Bamber win the Le Mans 24 hour race. (Le Mans, France)
7. Black Sox win the World Softball Championships title for the seventh time. (Black Sox vs. Australia, Canada)
8. Tom Walsh wins the shot put gold medal to become the first New Zealand male to win an IAAF track and field championship. (IAFF World Track and Field Championships, London)
9. Black Ferns win the Women’s Rugby World Cup for the fifth time. (Black Ferns v England, Belfast)
10. Lisa Carrington wins the K1
200m gold medal for the fifth time at the World Canoe Sprint Championships.(World Canoe Sprint Championships, Czech Republic)
11. Ross Taylor achieves a record equalling 17 test centuries with the Black Caps in the second test against the West Indies. (NZ v West Indies, Hamilton)
Voting can be made online at www.sportingmoments.co.nz or via a text message system.
Voting closes at 9pm on February 8, the night of the awards in Auckland.