Sportsperson of the Year 2015 in Slovakia Gala

Just before Christmas, I had the opportunity to photograph the Sportsperson of the Year 2015 in Slovakia Gala. Many awarded sportsmen and women from the top 10 appeared in person, including Matej Toth (World Champion in Race walking), Marek Hamsik (SSC Napoli player and the captain of Slovak football team), Jan Kozak (Head Coach of the Slovak football team), Erik Varga (Sports shooter specializing in Trap) and Anastasia Kuzmina (Two times Olympic champion in Biathlon Sprint and the Sportsperson of the Year 2014). This year’s winner – Peter Sagan was absent and his father Lubomir accepted the award on his behalf. Hosts of the evening: Milan “Junior” Zimnykoval, Marcel Forgac, Marcel Merciak. Musical guests: Dara Rolins and Samuel Tomecek.