crown Prince Frederik, fodboldlegenden Michael Laudrup and the former badmintonstjerne Camilla Martin is among the judges, which shall designate the Year Sportsnavn.
It writes the Danish sports confederation (DIF) and Team Denmark in a press release.
the jury will the minister for culture also sit in the company of executives from the DIF and Team Denmark.
- DIF and Team Denmark, together with the other dommerkomité a great professional insight and a deep commitment eliteidrættens the world, so we are very pleased to be with handing out the award, says Lone Hansen, ceo of Team Denmark.
something new this year is the Jyllands-Posten is not a part of the partnership for the prize, which has existed since 1991.
instead, the sports stars Laudrup and Martin, who are both appointed from among the legends in the Sport's Hall of Fame, and crown prince Frederik have an influence on which of the 15 nominees sportsnavne, who shall receive the award.
crown Prince Frederik has diligently participated in the show over the years. Thus he has awarded several awards, including the price of the Year Sportsnavn in 2016, which went to the swimmer Pernille Blume. But he has never been a judge before.
In 2015, drew the crown prince made headlines when he participated in Herning during a powerful storm that closed the Bridge.
crown Prince Frederik's bodyguards braved namely the closure of the bridge, and drove back and forth between Herning and the Capital of the evening.
With the title as this Year Sportsnavn a cheque of 75,000 dollars.
Last year's recipient of the award was tennisstjernen Caroline Wozniacki, while names such as racing driver Tom Kristensen, the boxer Mikkel Kessler and a swimmer Jeanette Ottesen also has received the award.
It has not come forward, where the nominees are for this Year Sportsnavn in the year.
the Year Sportsnavn will be announced in the Herning Exhibition centre Saturday 4. January. The show will be live on DR.
Camilla Martin, Denmark's best female badminton player, when his career was at its peak. Photo: ZAINAL ABD HALIM/Ritzau Scanpix
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