Abel Sports secures twin SAPIA awards

Abel Sports Goals has welcomed being recognised for its achievements in taking out both first and second place awards for Sports Equipment Installations (Outdoor) at the Sports and Play Industry Association (SAPIA) 2024 Awards.

Abel Sports secured first place in the category for its work at Sydney’s new Allianz Stadium - completed in 2022 - having manufactured and installed a world class sports goal system that caters to both rugby league and union, A-League competitions and training - installing semi-permanent and portable goals, along with NFL American football goal footings.

The Melbourne-based company was also recognised for supplying Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium Geelong with a new set of Abel AFL 15 metre goal posts/10 metre point posts and 16 metre rugby goals with slide-shift footings to cater for rugby league and rugby union competition.

The installation was part of the final stage of upgrades to GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park) with work undertaken in January 2023.

Both projects were headed by Abel’s Project Manager Martin O’Keefe and Chief Installer Eugene Mott, part of the company’s highly skilled installation team have installed goals at every major stadium around Australia.

Abel Sports General Manager, John Cann advised “from Perth’s Optus Stadium to the MCG and all the way up to the Gabba, every single AFL premiership goal scored this season is through a set of Abel sports goals.”

He added “these awards are a testament to our team’s tireless effort and outstanding attention to detail installing world-class sports goals around the county. It’s great to see them recognised by the peak industry body for sports and recreation as Australia’s leader manufacturer and installer of sports goals.”

The awards were presented during the 2024 SAPIA Conference held on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th September at the Mantra On Salt Beach in the Northern NSW town of Kingscliff.

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Images: John Cann with his twin SAPIA 2024 Awards (top), Abel Sports installation at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium (middle) and as installed at GMHBA Stadium (below).