Sport Australia Hall of Fame: Don Award 2021 Winner Predictions

Sport Australia Hall of Fame Awards is annually granted to the most outstanding athletes of the country. The Don Award is one of them. Although the prize is given at the end of the year, the first predictions about the Don Award 2021 winner are already out. Let’s take a look at them.

Every year, the Sport Australia Hall of Fame recognizes the achievements of Australian athletes of various disciplines. At the end of the year, the Hall of Fame rewards the best sportsmen and sportswomen, inducts notable retired athletes, and gives one of the members a legendary status. Besides it, the Hall of Fame also hosts the Don Award.

The Don Award is a special prize named after the first inductee Don Bradman, The award aims to praise the most outstanding achievements of the year that had inspired Australian people. This year’s Don Award will be given around November/December but the first predictions are out at online sportsbooks in Australia.

Top-3 athletes to become the Don Award 2021 winner

According to 22Bet, athletes of three disciplines have the best chances of winning the Don Award. They are swimming, tennis, and basketball. Considering this fact, who can become the Don Award 2021 winner? As of now, there are three candidates to win:

• Emma McKeon
• Ashleigh Barty
• Australian Basketball Team

Emma McKeon

Emma McKeon has the best odds to win The Don Award in 2021. The 27-years-old swimmer did a great performance at this year’s Summer Olympics in Japan. McKeon won seven medals in her discipline – three gold and four bronze – and became the most decorated athlete in Tokyo. Such an achievement allowed her to become the most recognized female athlete in Australia as well.

Considering McKeon’s success at Olympic Games, she is a number-one favorite to win The Don Award 2021. Besides it, Emma’s chances to receive the Sports Personality of the Year title in Australia are sky high as of now.

Don Award 2021 Winner: Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty is another Olympic champion with good odds of becoming the Don Award 2021 winner. The 25-years-old tennis player is currently ranked number one by WTA. She also has the most titles in 2021 so far. In addition to this, Barty is a bronze medal winner at Summer Olympics in mixed doubles. All this results in a possibility to win The Don Award this winter. If Ashleigh Barty wins the Don Award 2021, it will be her second prize. Previously, the tennis star received the same award in 2019. This year, Barty can become the third person in Australia ever to win The Don Award twice.

Australian Basketball Team

The Australian basketball team is the last favorite to win The Don Award this year. The team won a bronze medal after a loss to the US team. Indeed, they placed sixth in the medal table and now have a chance to repeat the women’s cricket team result. Thanks to their performance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Australian basketball team’s discipline now has 5.00 odds at online gambling sites in Australia.

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