[4][5] Sri Lanka national cricket captain Angelo Mathews won the Most Popular Sports Person of The Year Award.

[6] The second Platinum ceremony launching started with January 2017, with the full support of the Ministry of Education.

Five times world champion in Lamborghini motor racing, Dilantha Malagamuwa won the Most Popular Sports Person of The Year Award.

[9] The press conference of the award ceremony was held on 14 January 2019 at Sports Ministry Race Course.

[11] World Bodybuilding Champion, Lucion Pushparaj won the Most Popular Sports Person of The Year Award.