It will be either Anne-Marie Rindom, Mads Pedersen or håndboldherrerne, which will be the Sportsnavn.

Sejleren Anne-Marie Rindom, a cyclist Mads Pedersen or the men’s team in the handball will be chosen as the Sportsnavn 2019.

It is clear, after the Danish sports confederation (DIF) and Team Denmark, has selected the three finalists among a field of candidates, informs in a press release.

Mads Pedersen won the first dane ever WORLD cup gold for the men on the road.

Beard was both the european champion and world champion in the Laser Radial in 2019.

Håndboldherrerne became world champions on home soil in January. VM-the gold was the first for the Danish denmark ever.

– 2019 has been a strong Danish sportsår. The three finalists have each performed exceptionally well in 2019, with the world championships, which has aroused enormous enthusiasm in Denmark and echoed in large parts of the world.

– Therefore it is uncommon hard to find a winner among the three finalists all deserve to be celebrated by the whole country, says Lone Hansen, ceo of Team Denmark.

the Field was cut down from 15 names to a trio, and it was a difficult process, telling the DIF-director Morten Mølholm, who welcomes the high level among finalekandidaterne.

– It will be even harder to find a single winner. The three finalists are all WORLD cup guldvindere in the olympic disciplines and have each in their own way, moved and excited by the danes in the past year.

– I can’t actually remember that finalefeltet ever have been so strong and so close.

– therefore, They are all worthy to run with the final victory and the title, says Morten Mølholm, managing director of DIF.

the Winner will be announced at a gala show in Herning, denmark, 4. January 2020. In addition to the honor follows the 75,000 crowns.

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