Jiu-jitsu, wushu champions to receive Tony Siddayao Award

Aleia Aielle Aguilar, a three-time jiu-jitsu world champion, and Alexander Gabriel Delos Reyes, a gold winner in the World Wushu Championships, will be honored with the Tony Siddayao Award.

The awards ceremony is part of the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night on Monday, January 27, at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel.

Other notable recipients of the Siddayao Award include fencer Sophia Shekaina Catantan, swimmers Jamesray Mishael Ajido and Behrouz Mohammad Mojdeh, and wrestlers Paul Sondrie Capinig and Marian Grace Balisme.

The Tony Siddayao Award recognizes young achievers in Philippine sports and is named after the late former Manila Standard sports editor, Antonio "Tony" Siddayao.

Aguilar became a three-time world champion at age 7 when she bagged the gold in the 22kg class of the World Festival Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Abu Dhabi.