The voting process takes place in two stages. The first stage is open, allowing anyone interested to cast their vote, which will result in the formation of a shortlist of nominees for the awards. The second stage involves a panel of expert judges who will select the winner, to be announced at a ceremonial event in April 2025 in Almaty.
Traditionally, the most popular sports categories include "Athlete of the Year," "Female Athlete of the Year," "Team of the Year," "Best Sports Blog," and "Best Coach." Among the nominees in various categories are Shavkat Rakhmonov, Yeldos Smetov, Akmaral Nauratbek, Nazym Kyzaybay, Alexandra Le, and others.
This year, the organizers of the Awards have added two new sports categories to the traditional ones — "Best Collaboration" and "Best Sports Marketing," as well as several for the business category — "Best Communication and SMM," "Best Customer Service," and others.
Voting is open on the Awards website until March 1, 2025.
Metaratings Top Awards is one of the largest events in the field of sports and business in Kazakhstan. Following a successful debut in 2024, it was decided to make the Awards an annual event.
The organizer of the Awards is Metaratings — one of the fastest-growing sports betting media outlets, reaching an audience of over 200 million people with regional versions of its website in Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, various African countries, North and South America, Australia, and Europe. Metaratings' partners in Kazakhstan include leading sports clubs and organizations such as FC Astana, FC Kairat, FC Shakhtar, FC Kyzylzhar, FC Tobol, FC SD Family, HC Kuleger, and the Cyber Sports Federation of Kazakhstan.