The Medway Sports Awards are back - who will get your vote in another celebration of excellence?

Boxer Mason Payne made a winning start to his professional career after signing for promoter Frank Warren.

Canterbury’s Caron Evans starred in an historic week for pickleball at a record-breaking Skechers English Open.

Carly Evans has become the first known female to complete the North Downs Way southern route - running 126 miles in 30hr 53min.

A talented teenager from Medway is to represent Great Britain in a second sport.

Maidstone powerboat racer Ben Jelf is best of British for the 17th time - but says domestic glory is an unexpected bonus this year.

With more than 20 million players worldwide the fast-paced sport traces its origins to a Swede in Kent - but why hasn’t it featured at the Olympics?

New English welterweight champion Sean Noakes says his title success is still to sink in.

Erin McNeice wants to savour every moment of Paris 2024 - and now she’s in the boulder and lead climbing final the atmosphere will hit new heights.

Brothers Joe Welch and Bailey Harper-Welch will be among those appearing on Sunday’s Kent Charity Boxing Show.

Georgia-Mae Fenton says she feels privileged to have shared the stage with legendary gymnast Simone Biles in the all-round final at Paris 2024.

Goudhurst sailor Freya Black admits her Olympic campaign didn’t meet expectations - but that will give her extra motivation for Los Angeles in 2028.

Maidstone racer Ben Jelf will go in search of his 17th British title at the CPA British Sprint Championship at the weekend.

The Olympics are over for judo’s Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown, but she leaves France having fulfilled her dream.

Plans have been approved to replace several “dilapidated” college buildings and convert a historic mansion house into almost 100 new homes.

A futsal team have been crowned national champions - after a chaotic build-up to a season which saw the club’s owner walk out!

Goudhurst’s Olympics debutant Freya Black was pleased with her day-one efforts alongside Saskia Tidey in the women’s skiff in Marseille.

Dennis McCann’s a European champion after winning his rematch against Ionut Baluta on Saturday night – but there’s much more to come.

Moses Itauma delivered another stunning display on Saturday night in defence of his WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight belt.

Sean Noakes added another boxing belt to the family collection on Saturday.