Asst. Prof. Karen Katrina Trinidad, PhD of the Department of Psychology was among the awardees in the 1st Women in Sports Awards Night on March 20, 2024 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Trinidad received a Special Awards in Sports Psychology. She was a part of Filipina Olympian and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz’s team who (brought home the country’s first gold in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
Serving as a consultant in the Philippine Sports Commission – Sports Psychology unit, the Thomasian Sports Psychologist has coached all the national athletes.
Around 200 nominees across 278 sports were judged according to their contribution in promoting and developing their sport.
In celebration of Women’s Month, the inaugural event was organized by the Philippine Sports Commission in honor of Filipinas who dominated and blazed the trail in sports.
Watch the awarding ceremonies here: