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Armand Mondo Duplantis and Simone Biles crowned AIPS Champions of 2024: as voted by 518 journalists from 111 countries

The traditional end-of-year poll, organised by AIPS, is the most international poll dedicated to the debate regarding the athletes that dominated the sports world in the outgoing year

American gymnast Simone Biles and Swedish pole vaulter Armand "Mondo" Duplantis, two of the brightest stars from this year’s Olympics in Paris, are the AIPS Athletes of the Year 2024, as voted by 518 journalists from 111 countries. The traditional end-of-year poll, organised by AIPS, is the most international poll…

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The Olympic Charter can become fluid and Bach stays until 2029? Fantasy?

If Bach were to continue beyond 2025, this would mean the end of the dreams of some of those who aspire to succeed him

The opening ceremony has been described as fluid and the IOC has adapted to this fluidity and all in all it is also understandable: life requires that nowadays everyone, person or organization, be a bit of a chameleon. Thomas Bach, the president of the IOC, has brought forward his usual…

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Resolution of the 86th Congress of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Centenary Celebration and 86th Congress

Immediately regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence and the work of Content Creators, the new communication figures

After 100 years of existence, our association enters its new century with some new professional challenges to face. Our founders saw clearly into the future, they were driven by a correct vision of the evolution of our profession and now it is up to us to respond to the new…

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2024: Together for peace and for press freedom as we enter our Centennial year

Now, at the beginning of the AIPS Centennial, we need to have new ideas

Dear Colleagues, we are at the end of 2023. It was a year full of violence and fury, unfortunately, as the world gets crazy with wars. The conflict in Ukraine, the war in Gaza, thousands and thousands of people have lost their lives; kids, women, everybody. I believe that now…

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AIPS Sport Media Awards: 377 submissions from 34 African countries celebrate an eager continent

The third edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards amassed a record of 1871 submissions (in 34 different languages) coming from 129 different countries

International Sports Press Association (AIPS) (https://www.AIPSmedia.com) received 377 submissions from Africa for the third edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards, as the continent increased its participation by almost 20 per cent with 34 countries represented. Africa broadens its participation presenting new countries - Burkina Faso, Namibia, Sierra Leone and South Sudan - to…

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International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Conference “Racism and Discrimination in Sport”: First Speakers Announcement

The two-day conference will cover different areas starting from some historical anecdotes of racial discrimination in sport

AIPS (https://www.AIPSmedia.com) is delighted to present its new digital initiative. From September 28th to 29th, the International Sports Press Association will be holding the conference entitled “Racism and Discrimination in Sport”, with the purpose of discussing the most pressing topics related to discrimination within the sporting framework. The two-day conference will cover…

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International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Sport Media Awards 2020 edition launched today - Submissions now open!

The Awards are a true festival for the best sport storytellers across all media platforms, from photography to video, from print to digital, from podcasts to sports blogs

In a moment of extreme uncertainty for the world, good journalism does not stop. And neither do the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) (www.AIPSmedia.com) Sport Media Awards! From today, submissions for the third edition are officially open for all categories. The Awards are a true festival for the best sport…

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With the world in lockdown, International Sports Press Association (AIPS) embraces a new digital era for Young Reporters graduates

In times of pandemic, the Young Reporters eCollege is a way to continue the renowned Young Reporters Programmes, offering chances, tools and answers to the next generation

AIPS (www.AIPSMedia.com) has set a new era by launching the Young Reporters eCollege, an innovative distance learning programme, with a first online session to discuss the future of Tokyo 2020 and how sports journalism can and must stay relevant. In times of pandemic, the Young Reporters eCollege is a way…

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Governor Nyesom Wike: “Real Madrid Academy Port Harcourt is a legacy for Rivers State”

Governor Wike announced to this latest Congress in Budapest that the Academy has now been completed and commissioned in September 2019

During the opening day of the 83rd AIPS Congress at the Corinthia Hotel Budapest in Hungary, the Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria, His Excellency Nyesom Ezenwo Wike took the stage to share his vision for a project he holds dear - the Real Madrid Academy based in his capital, Port…

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International Sports Press Association (AIPS) honours veteran Africa Cup of Nations journalists in Egypt

Egypt’s Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi presented the certificates of achievement to the recipients

The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) (www.AIPSMedia.com), in collaboration with AIPS Africa and the Egyptian Sports Press Association, on Saturday celebrated journalists who have covered 10 or more Africa Cup of Nations in an emotional and colourful ceremony held at the heart of Egyptian sports, the national Olympic Center in…