The edition is coming number 22 of the Jorge Newbery awards that recognize the most outstanding athletes throughout 2025. The ceremony will be held at the Usina del Arte, located in the La Boca neighborhood. It will be attended by the Secretary of Sports, Fabián Turnes, and various personalities from the sports world, journalists, leaders and government authorities.
More than 60 federations and associations presented their shortlist of athletes with their most relevant achievements during the year 2025. winner of each discipline -chosen by a special jury made up of the holders of the Sports Secretariat, the Argentine Olympic Committee, the Argentine Sports Confederation, the Union of Metropolitan Sports Federations (UFEDEM), the Tourism and Sports Commission of the City Legislature, the Circle of Sports Journalists and the Argentine Paralympic Committee– will win the Jorge Newbery of Plata and will compete for the statuette of Oro.
In addition, there will be special distinctions and the Schapira Cup to the best Argentine tennis player of the season in tribute to Daniel Schapira, a tennis player who disappeared during the last military dictatorship.
The winners of the highest award in previous editions were: Mariela Antoniska (2003), Omar Narvaez (2004), Jorge Valdivieso (2005), Fernando Gago (2006), the Bats (2007), Rodrigo Palacio (2008), Sebastian Baldassarri (2009), Luciana Aymar (2010), Gisela Dulko (2011), Pilar Geijo (2012), María Belén Pérez Maurice (2013), Franco Icasati (2014), Alan Pichot (2015), Julian Pinzas (2015), Alamiro Vaporaki (2016), Anabella Mendoz (2017), Juan Hierrezuelo (2018), Virginia Bard (2019), Juan Samorano (2021), Belén Succi (2022), Francisco Cerúndolo (2023) y German Pezzella (2024).
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Below, we detail the short courses for each discipline:
METROPOLITAN CHESS FEDERATION
ILAN SCHNAIDER – ANNA LAURA SCARSI – RAMIRO TOFFOLETTO
METROPOLITAN FEDERATION OF CHINESE MARTIAL ART WU SHU
ANTONELLA LUQUE – BRUNO MARIO VELAZCO TEJADA – TANIA PATIÑO
METROPOLITAN ATHLETIC FEDERATION
CHIARA MAINETTI – DANIEL LONDERO – BELÉN FRITZCHE
AUTOMOBILE SPORTS COMMISSION OF THE ARGENTINE AUTOMOBILE CLUB
NICOLÁS VARRONE – FRANCO COLAPINTO – VALENTINA PERTEGARINI/NICOLÁS CAVIGLIASSO
BADMINTON ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES
OLIVIA ALMADA – FELIPE FERNÁNDEZ ZDROJEWSKI – FACUNDO PAIZ BELFORTE
METROPOLITAN HANDBALL FEDERATION
DOLORES GARCIA – NICOLAS RODRIGUEZ – FLORENCIA PONCE DE LEON
METROPOLITAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
AGUSTINA FRECCERO – LUCAS UZAL – MATÍAS RIHA
ARGENTINE FEDERATION OF BILLIARD FANS
VALENTINO OLIVETTO – IGNACIO BLOCK – JUAN PABLO SISTERNA
ARGENTINE BOWLING FEDERATION
JULIÁN ATILIO CHAVERO – FERNANDO DAVID DOMÍNGUEZ – PAULO CÉSAR RAMÓN ÁLVAREZ
METROPOLITAN BOWLING FEDERATION
FRANCO SCARFONE – ALEJANDRO VAZQUEZ – ELIANA NICOLINI
ARGENTINE BOXING FEDERATION
KAREN CARABAJAL – IGNACIO IRIBARREN – TATIANA FLORES
BREAKING ARGENTINA ASSOCIATION
NATALIA FIGUEREDO – DIEGO BORIS – GONZALO TOMAS FERRER
BASKETBALL FEDERATION OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF BUENOS AIRES
SANTINO MAZZUCCHELI – ALEJO MAGGI – SOFIA VICTORIA NOVOA
ARGENTINE CANOE FEDERATION
AGUSTÍN SÁNCHEZ – MILAGROS VICENZONI – JUAN SEGUNDO GOMILA / ANTON REDMAN
FEDERAL CAPITAL CESTOBALL FEDERATION
MICAELA GUIMAREY – SELENE CASEMAYOR – TOMÁS MINEO
METROPOLITAN CYCLING ASSOCIATION
OMAR AZZEM – SOFÍA MARTELLI – LUCA THIAGO LOPEZ BOURDEU
ARGENTINE CRICKET ASSOCIATION
AGUSTÍN PÉREZ RIVERO – ALBERTINA GALAN – ALAN KIRSCHBAUM
ARGENTINE FEDERATION OF ATHLETES WITH CEREBRAL PARALYSIS
LAUTARO SUAREZ – SOFIA MEDINA ESPINDOLA – MAXIMILIANO VILLA
ARGENTINE FEDERATION OF SPORTS FOR THE BLIND
Women’s Blind Soccer Team “Las Murciélagas” – Men’s Goalball Team “Los Topos” – FERNANDO VÁZQUEZ
ARGENTINE FEDERATION OF SPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES
PAUL GABRIEL FERREIRA – SANTINO GARBARINO – JUAN BORDA
ARGENTINE SPORTS CONFEDERATION OF THE DEAF
It will be presented in the next few days.
ARGENTINE WHEELCHAIR SPORTS FEDERATION
It will be presented in the next few days.
ARGENTINE EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION
JOAQUÍN SOMOZA – JUAN BENÍTEZ GALLARDO – NATASHA ARRIZABALAGA
FENCING FEDERATION OF THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES
ISABEL DI TELLA – AUGUSTO SERVELLO – CATALINA BORRELLI
ARGENTINE FEDERATION OF WATER SKIING AND WAKEBOARD
ANTONIO COLLAZO – PATRICIO ZOHAR – EUGENIA DE ARMAS
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
FACUNDO CAMBESES – IGNACIO VÁZQUEZ – LEANDRO PAREDES
METROPOLITAN FUTSAL ASSOCIATION
It will be presented in the next few days.
METROPOLITAN GYMNASTICS FEDERATION
DANIEL VILLAFAÑE – CATALINA JURI – MATIAS PACHECO
ARGENTINE GOLF ASSOCIATION
ANDRÉS GALLEGOS – FRANCO FERNÁNDEZ ALBERTI – GUADALUPE MARTÍNEZ PEROSO
AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION OF BUENOS AIRES
THOMAS EZEQUIEL HABIF – JUANA CASTELLARO MORELLO – BAUTISTA CAPURRO ZUBELDIA
ARGENTINE ICE AND ONLINE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
It will be presented in the next few days.
METROPOLITAN JUDO FEDERATION
AMANDA BREDESTON – IVÁN DUARTE – NAHIARA RASGIDO
KARATE FEDERATION OF THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES
LUNA STAROPOLI – MICAELA PACHECO – JOAQUÍN MOLINA
ARGENTINE FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATED FIGHTS
JORGE IVÁN LLANO – JAZMÍN CORONADO – ROGNEY GARCÍA MONTES
BUENOS AIRES SWIMMING FEDERATION
MACARENA CEBALLOS – LAILA CHAIN – CECILIA MABEL DIELEKE
ARGENTINE NETBALL FEDERATION
RODRIGO JOSÉ MANTEOLA – STEFANÍA WUTHRICH GIACHELLO – PABLO FERNANDEZ OJEDA
METROPOLITAN PADEL ASSOCIATION
NATALIA ESTEVEZ – NICOLÁS VÁZQUEZ – MARÍA MURAVCHIK
PATÍN (Nominated by the Argentine Patín Confederation)
ZOE MANGGIA – MICAELA LOPETEGUI – GUADALUPE AFFANCHINO
ARGENTINE ICE SKATING FEDERATION
STEFANIA SOLOVEVA – LOLA OCAMPO
ARGENTINE DUCK FEDERATION
MARTIN CHIRINIAN – GUILLERMO BERTERO – FELIPE GERLI
METROPOLITAN BALL FEDERATION
FACUNDO ANDREASEN – SANTIAGO ANDREASEN – MARÍA LIZ GARCÍA CALDERÓN
ARGENTINE FEDERATION OF MODERN PENTATHLON AND BIATHLON
FRANCO SERRANO – BELÉN SERRRANO – CATALINA SERIO
ARGENTINE WEIGHTWEIGHT FEDERATION
MARÍA DE LAS MERCEDES GIRALDEZ – VALENTÍN ANDRÉS VITULLO – VALENTINA ARAOZ
ARGENTINE POLO ASSOCIATION
It will be presented in the next few days.
ARGENTINE RACQUETBALL ASSOCIATION
FERNANDO KURZBARD – LAUTARO CUFRÉ – ALBERTO SÁNCHEZ
METROPOLITAN ROWING FEDERATION
SANTIAGO MENIN – ANIKA FUSILE MARI
BUENOS AIRES RUGBY UNION
GONZALO GUTIERREZ TABOADA – FRANCISCO LUSARRETA – RYAN ITZCOVITZ
BUENOS AIRES SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION
CAROLINA ASATO – LEONARDO BRESS – MARÍA MERCEDES GRIMOLIZZI
SKATE (Nominated by the Argentine Skate Confederation)
JUAN PABLO MATEOS – MORENA DOMINGUEZ – LORENZO CAMPOS ORMAZABAL
METROPOLITAN SQUASH ASSOCIATION
CHIARA MAYO – MIGUEL PUJOL – IGNACIO GUTIÉRREZ KEEN
SUMO ASSOCIATION OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
FLORENCIA LILIA LEDESMA SUÁREZ – VALENTÍN CLEMNETE BORDAGARAY – ALBERTO OSCAR MAIBACH
BUENOS AIRES SURF ASSOCIATION
MARÍA LUCÍA BELÉN COSOLETO – MARÍA CECILIA TERESITA COSOLETO – FRANCISCO PABLO MARTÍN COSOLETO
METROPOLITAN TAEKWONDO FEDERATION
DALMA FERNÁNDEZ BRÍTEZ – SOFÍA LUNA – MICAELA CUEVAS
ARGENTINE TENNIS ASSOCIATION
CAMILO UGO CARABELLI – JAZMÍN ORTENZI – FRANCISCO COMESAÑA
BUENOS AIRES TABLE TENNIS FEDERATION
SOPHIA LIZ CASTELLANO – NICOLÁS NOTTURNO – LUCAS VALENTINO MARCIAL
ARGENTINE FEDERATION OF ADAPTED TABLE TENNIS
LUCIANO KHAZANDJIAN – EITHAN SKLIARSKY – MARÍA CONSTANZA GARRONE
ARGENTINE SHOOTING FEDERATION
MARCELO ZOCCALI – FEDERICO GONZALO GIL – SOFÍA CASAJUANA
ARCHERY FEDERATION OF THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES
AILÉN PINNA – DANIEL MARTÍNEZ VELAZCO – JACQUELINE CAMPOS
ARGENTINE TRIATHLON FEDERATION
SANTINO LUCORATOLO – EMMA SCLIAR – JOAQUÍN VALVERDE
PALERMO RACECOURSE RACING COMMISSION (TURF)
FRANCISCO LEANDRO GONCALVES – KEVIN BANEGAS – WILLIAM PEREYRA
ASSOCIATION OF ROAD TOURISM BROKERS (ACTC)
AGUSTÍN CANAPINO – JULIÁN SANTERO – MARIANO WERNER
METROPOLITAN VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION
MARÍA DE LA PAZ CORBALÁN – NADIA CASTAGNO – JULIANA MARTINCEVICH
BUENOS AIRES WATER POLO FEDERATION
IVÁN SAAVEDRA – ANAHÍ BACIGALUPO – MANUEL SANTOS
ARGENTINE YACHTING FEDERATION
CATALINA TURIENZO – JULIO ALSOGARAY/MALENA SCIARRA – GUILLERMO PARADA
