The inaugural CombatAUS Awards Gala was held in Melbourne on Tuesday December 6th.
The night belonged to Katharina Haecker, who took out the Judo Athlete of the Year and the CombatAUS Athlete of the Year awards. Katharina finished her outstanding year rising to 6th in the world rankings.
Callum Peters also took home two awards, winning the Boxing Athlete of the Year and Breakthrough Performance Award. Callum won a silver medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in his first senior international event, dominating all opponents on his road to the final.
See list of award winners below:
- Boxing Athlete of the Year: Callum Peters
- Judo Athlete of the Year: Katharina Haecker
- Taekwondo Athlete of the Year: Bailey Lewis
- Wrestling Athlete of the Year: Jayden Lawrence
- Fencing Athlete of the Year: Veronika Vasileva
- Breakthrough Performance Award: Callum Peters
- Combat Spirit Award – Athlete: Aoife Coughlan
- Combat Spirit Award – Staff: Dean Ritchie
- CombatAUS Athlete of the Year: Katharina Haecker
