Messi was awarded the Olimpia de Plata '' the best Argentine player abroad
The player in the women's field hockey Luciana Aymar has been honored on Tuesday with 'Olimpia de Oro', which annually awards the Circle of Sports Journalists in Argentina, exceeding the vote for Lionel Messi.
Aymar was chosen for the seventh time as the best player in international hockey after winning this year 'Las Leonas' the World specialty in Argentina. Messi, meanwhile, was awarded the Olimpia de Plata '' the best player in Argentina and abroad.
In addition, the Circle of Sports Journalists also awarded with 'Bicentennial Olimpia', celebrating 200 years of Argentina, the footballer Diego Maradona, the tennis player Guillermo Vilas, the motorist Juan Manuel Fangio, the boxer Carlos Monzón, the rugby player Hugo Porta and Manu Ginobili basketball.
Boxer Sergio 'Maravilla' Martinez, who holds the middleweight crown of World Boxing Council (WBC) and Luis Scola of the Houston Rockets of the NBA, also received the 'Olimpia de Plata ".
Reigning Dakar Argentina-Chile Marcos Patronelli, received the 'Silver Olimpia' in its category. Patronelli, who crashed in November during a test in order to rally to be held from 1 to January 16, received the award in a wheelchair.