13 awards presented at the LOTTERIEN Sporthilfe Gala

The social sports highlight of the year live on ORF 1 on October 3

The LOTTERIEN Sporthilfe Gala, by far the largest and most important benefit event for Austrian sports, will take place on Thursday, October 3 in the Wiener Stadthalle. It will be broadcast live on ORF 1 at 8:15 pm. 
The central focus of this superlative sporting evening is the presentation of the Athlete of the Year award, which honours Austria’s most successful athletes of the year in twelve categories. The winners receive the NIKI Awards. The 13th NIKI Award is presented in the “Athlete with a Heart” category for social commitment. The winning project in this category receives a project-specific grant of 10,000 euros. This prize money is provided by Austrian Lotteries, which launched this category in cooperation with Sporthilfe as a Premium Partner.
This charity event, which features an unrivalled line-up of top athletes and many other celebrities, also offers a high-calibre mix of variety show and entertainment to honour the achievements of the year’s sports heroes.