Calling all athletes! The Hartford Human Achievement Award will be presented to one athlete at the 2025 Angel City Games. This award honors an athlete, nominated by their peers, who serves as a role model and advocate for the adaptive sports movement—someone who inspires others through leadership, perseverance, and a commitment to community.
Eligibility
The Hartford Human Achievement Award is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico who are at least thirteen (13) years old at the time of entry and who are competing at the competition at which the Award is being given out.
Athletes may be nominated by their peers, coaches, or event staff and the winner will be selected by a committee consisting of an athlete representative from The Hartford.
Criteria for The Hartford Human Achievement Award
- Serves as an advocate for human achievement through adaptive sports – lending their support and encouragement to other athletes, serving as a role model within the adaptive sports community, focuses on what they can achieve versus perceived limitations
- Exhibits commitment, persistence, discipline to their sport
- Competed in the competition at which they are being nominated. Athletes may be nominated for multiple competitions but may only be selected at one event.
- Must be in attendance for award presentation on site at competition. (Angel City Games, Friday, June 27, 2025)
- Ineligible if a recipient of The Hartford Human Achievement Award or The Hartford’s Adaptive Sports Equipment Grant in any prior year
- Must not be considered part of Team USA (cannot be a current member of your NGB’s national team and receiving funding from your NGB). This award is intended for grassroots athletes who have not yet competed at the elite international level
- Must be willing to share your story with media
Nominations are due by Wednesday, June 11th 2025, 11:59pm PST
Athletes – We encourage you to ask friends and family to nominate you but note if you are soliciting nominations, please limit your request to up to two family members/friends and up to two teammates/coaches. Thank you!
The Hartford Human Achievement Award Recipient will receive:
The chosen recipient of The Hartford Human Achievement Award will receive the following:
- $2,500 grant in furtherance of their athletic pursuits in adaptive sports
- Meal with World Champion athlete for recipient plus two guests
- VIP gift bag