Cassells picks up International Sportsperson award

Winner of the International Sports
Person of the Year is Joe Cassells presented by Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Michelle Knight McQuillan, with compere for the
evening Stephen Watson, and sponsored by the Coleraine Chronicle, Damian Mullan. — Winner of the International Sports Person of the Year is Joe Cassells presented by Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Michelle Knight McQuillan, with compere for the evening Stephen Watson, and sponsored by the Coleraine Chronicle, Damian Mullan.

At the inaugural combined awards night in the Lodge Hotel the international rower picked up the award in front of a packed audience.

Speaking to Times Sport afterwards Joel said he felt immense pride to be honoured by his local area.

“I’m very proud to have won this award,” he said.

“I had a small gap in training so I took the opportunity to make it home specially for the ceremony.

“There are so many great athletes in our new Causeway Coast and Glens council, so it’s a great feeling to have won!”

Cassells follows some illustrious names who have picked up the award under the old council system and Joel said he was thrilled to follow in their footsteps.

“It makes me feel incredibly humbled to be put up in even the same spectrum as Graeme McDowell and my fellow Coleraine legends Alan Campbell, Richard and Peter Chambers,” he said.