LAUSANNE, January 8, 2021 – The third edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards recorded an outstanding total of 1871 submissions from 129 nations around the globe. All continents are represented, making the AIPS SMA the most global award in sports journalism industry.
In publishing the participants of the Awards across all continents and categories, AIPS thanks them for breathing new life into sports media, underlining the importance of all sports reporters worldwide through recognition of their excellence.
AIPS received 711 submissions from European countries, enjoying an 11 per cent increase from last year, with the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy taking the top three places in terms of participation. Below is the list of 473 European participants of the 2020 AIPS Sport Media Awards.
Remember, each participant could present a maximum of two in the same or in two different categories. The same name will appear just one time if two submissions were made in the same category (names signalled with *), while it will appear twice if the author submitted in two different categories.
The submissions from the European countries
AUDIO
Silvana Strieder (Austria) Freelancer
Peter Georgiev (Bulgaria) Freelancer
Nika Aurora Ključarić (Croatia) Freelancer
Isabelle Langé (France) RTL
Ronny Blaschke (Germany) Freelancer
Moritz Cassalette (Germany) Freelancer
Sascha Staat (Germany) Freelancer
*Sandor Meszaros (Hungary) Autósport és Formula Magazin
Zsófia Somogyi (Hungary) Hungarian Public Radio
Rasha Al Bargouthi (Italy) Freelancer
*Dario Ricci (Italy) Radio24
*Giuliano Terenzi (Italy) Freelancer
*Zoltán Kádár (Romania) Radio Tg Mures
Marek Arpáš (Slovakia) RTVS
*Zuzana Botikova (Slovakia) RTVS
Luka Petric (Slovenia) RTV Slovenija
Pablo Juanarena (Spain) MARCA
*Alexander Lundholm (Sweden) Swedish Radio SR
Robert Alex Smith (UK) Freelancer
Edward Knowles (UK) Olympic Channel
*Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe (UK) Freelancer
Santosh Rudravajhala (UK) Freelancer
Ashish Sharma (UK) Freelancer
Wil Treasure (UK) Freelancer
Rob Watts (UK) Freelancer
PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
Juergen Feichter (Austria) EXPA Pictures
Werner Gattermayer (Austria) Freelancer
Dzianis Kastsiuchenka (Belarus) Belarusian Telegraph Agency
Vincent Kalut (Belgium) Photo News
Gregory Van Gansen (Belgium) Freelancer
Liubomir Asenov (Bulgaria) LAP.bg
Slobodan Kadic (Croatia) Freelancer
Andreas Iacovou (Cyprus) Freelancer
Georgios Papapetrou (Cyprus) Freelancer
Michal Cerveny (Czech Republic) Freelancer
Eduard Erben (Czech Republic) CPA Czech Photo Agency
Barbora Reichova (Czech Republic) Freelancer
Jaroslav Svoboda (Czech Republic) Freelancer
Roman Vondrouš (Czech Republic) Czech News Agency
Lionel Bonaventure (France) AFP
Franck Fife (France) AFP
Alain Grosclaude (France) Freelancer
Olivier Morin (France) AFP
Jeff Pachoud (France) AFP
David Plet (France) Freelancer
Anne-Christine Poujoulat (France) AFP
Thorsten Baering (Germany) Freelancer
Lars Baron (Germany) Getty Images
Ina Fassbender (Germany) AFP
*Sascha Fromm (Germany) Thüringer Allgemeine
Jürgen Fromme (Germany) Freelancer
Marvin Ibo Güngör (Germany) Freelancer
*Matthias Hangst (Germany) Getty Images
Alexander Hassenstein (Germany) Getty Images
Jörg Lühn (Germany) Freelancer
Moritz Mueller (Germany) Freelancer
Norbert Schmidt (Germany) Freelancer
Kai Schwoerer (Germany) Freelancer
Mika Volkmann (Germany) Freelancer
Thorsten Baering (Germany) Freelancer
Lars Baron (Germany) Getty Images
Ina Fassbender (Germany) AFP
Peter Cseh (Hungary) Hungarian Handball Federation
László Szokodi (Hungary) Szokodi Academy Media
Brian Carlin (Ireland) SailGP Denmark
Dario Belingheri (Italy) Freelancer
Raniero Corbelletti (Italy) Freelancer
Massimo Insabato (Italy) Freelancer
Mattia Ozbot (Italy) Freelancer
Andrea Staccioli (Italy) Insidefoto
Mario Taddeo (Italy) Freelancer
Alessandro Trovati (Italy) Pentaphoto
Nicolae Buceatchi (Moldova) Russianmontreal.ca
Maxim Zubaniuc (Moldova) Freelancer
Odd Andersen (Norway) AFP
Svein Ove Ekornesvåg (Norway) Freelancer
Vegard Wivestad Grøtt (Norway) Bildbyrån
Odd Andersen (Norway) AFP
Alexandra Fechete (Romania) Freelancer
Zsolt Lorand Halmagyi (Romania) Sportfoto Press
Alexey Filippov (Russia) Sputnik
Andrey Golovanov (Russia) Olympic Channel
Natalia Gorshkova (Russia) Freelancer
Mark Ilin (Russia) Freelancer
Daria Isaeva (Russia) Sport-Express
Sergey Kivrin (Russia) Freelancer
Roman Kruchinin (Russia) Freelancer
Kirill Kudryavtsev (Russia) AFP
Timur Makhaliev (Russia) Makhachkalinskie izvestia Newspaper
Mikhail Sinitsyn (Russia) Rossiyskaya Gazete
David Ramos (Spain) Getty Images
Jordi Zaragoza Alòs (Spain) Freelancer
Patrick B. Kraemer (Switzerland) Freelancer
Daniela Porcelli (Switzerland) Freelancer
Pim Ras (Netherlands) AD Sportwereld
Nikolay Synelnykov (Ukraine) Freelancer
Steve Bardens (UK) Freelancer
Andrew Boyers (UK) Action Images
Nigel Bramley (UK) Freelancer
Clive Brunskill (UK) Getty Images
Tim Clayton (UK) Freelancer
Alan Crowhurst (UK) Freelancer
Peter Cziborra (UK) Photography
Molly Darlington (UK) Reuters
Paul Faith (UK) AFP
Julian Finney (UK) Getty Images
Tim Goode (UK) PA Media
Chris Keller-Jackson (UK) Freelancer
Andrew Machin (UK) Freelancer
Max Rose-Fyne (UK) Freelancer
Oli Scarff (UK) AFP
Justin Setterfield (UK) Photography
Alex Whitehead (UK) SWpix
PHOTOGRAPHY SPORT ACTION
*Nderim Kaceli (Albania) Freelancer
Juergen Feichter (Austria) EXPA Pictures
Leonhard Foeger (Austria) Reuters
Johannes Friedl (Austria) Freelancer
Werner Gattermayer (Austria) Freelancer
*Barbara Gindl (Austria) Presse Agentur
Adolf Horst Plankenauer, Mag. (Austria) Freelancer
*Helmut Ploberger (Austria) Photo Plohe
*Erwin Scheriau (Austria) Freelancer
*Johann Schwarz (Austria) SEPA.Media KG
Dzianis Kastsiuchenka (Belarus) Belarusian Telegraph Agency
*Valery Kozub (Belarus) Encyclopedia “Who is Who in the Republic of Belarus”
Jan De Meuleneir (Belgium) Freelancer
*Jasper Jacobs (Belgium) Freelancer
Vincent Kalut (Belgium) Photo News
Mats Palinckx (Belgium) Freelancer
Gregory Van Gansen (Belgium) Freelancer
Liubomir Asenov (Bulgaria) LAP.bg
*Ilian Telkedzhiev (Bulgaria) LAP.bg
Georgios Papapetrou (Cyprus) Freelancer
Michal Cerveny (Czech Republic) Freelancer
Eduard Erben (Czech Republic) CPA Czech Photo Agency
*Slavek Ruta (Czech Republic) PSPA
Jaroslav Svoboda (Czech Republic) Freelancer
Roman Vondrouš (Czech Republic) Czech News Agency
Marco Bertorrelo (France) AFP
Gabriel Bouys (France) Agence France Ptresse
Eric Dubost (France) Freelancer
*Franck Faugere (France) L’Équipe
Franck Fife (France) AFP
*François Greuez (France) Sipa Press
Joe Klamar (France) AFP
David Plet (France) Freelancer
Anne-Christine Poujoulat (France) AFP
Thomas Samson (France) AFP
Pierre Teyssot (France) Freelancer
Thorsten Baering (Germany) Freelancer
Lars Baron (Germany) Getty Images
Hasan Bratic (Germany) Freelancer
*Hansjürgen Britsch (Germany) Pressefoto Baumann
Ina Fassbender (Germany) AFP
Jürgen Fromme (Germany) Freelancer
*Markus Gilliar (Germany) Freelancer
Alexander Hassenstein (Germany) Getty Images
*Dagmar Kielhorn (Germany) Freelancer
Jörg Lühn (Germany) Freelancer
Moritz Mueller (Germany) Freelancer
*Martin Rose (Germany) Getty Images
*Alexander Sandvoss (Germany) Freelancer
Peter Schatz (Germany) Freelancer
Norbert Schmidt (Germany) Freelancer
Kai Schwoerer (Germany) Freelancer
*Fabian Strauch (Germany) Freelancer
Mika Volkmann (Germany) Freelancer
*Anke Waelischmiller (Germany) Freelancer
*Nikos Zagas (Greece) Freelancer
Szűcs Attila (Hungary) Freelancer
Peter Cseh (Hungary) Hungarian Handball Federation
*Istvan Derencsenyi (Hungary) Hungarian Swimming Federation
Szilvia Micheller (Hungary) Freelancer
*Hajosi Miklos Attila (Hungary) Hajoka.hu
*László Mura (Hungary) Utanpotlassport.hu
*Robert Szaniszló (Hungary) NurPhoto Agency
Anna Szilágyi (Hungary) Freelancer
László Szokodi (Hungary) Szokodi Academy Media
*Stephen Mccarthy (Ireland) Sportsfile
Dario Belingheri (Italy) Freelancer
*Luca Bettini (Italy) Freelancer
Marco Canoniero (Italy) Freelancer
Raniero Corbelletti (Italy) Freelancer
Giuseppe Fama (Italy) Freelancer
*Giuseppe Maffia (Italy) Freelancer
Alessio Marini (Italy) Livemedia Agency
*Andreas Solaro (Italy) AFP
*Francisco Jose Wadskier Stefani (Italy) Freelancer
*Augustas Četkauskas (Lithuania) Freelancer
*Tomas Gaubys (Lithuania) Freelancer
*Alfredas Pliadis (Lithuania) Sportas.info
*Domenic Aquilina (Malta) Freelancer
*Christine Borg (Malta) Union Print
*Dominic Borg (Malta) Inews Malta
Maxim Zubaniuc (Moldova) Freelancer
Douwe Bijlsma (Netherlands) Freelance
* Joris Knapen (Netherlands) Freelance
Pim Ras (Netherlands) AD Sportwereld
* Vincent Riemersma (Netherlands) Freelance
Maurice Van Steen (Netherlands) Freelance
Svein Ove Ekornesvåg (Norway) Freelancer
Vegard Wivestad Grøtt (Norway) Bildbyrån
*Darek Delmanowicz (Poland) Polish Press Agency
*Andrzej Grygiel (Poland) Polish Press Agency
*Łukasz Laskowski (Poland) Press Focus Photo Agency
*Piotr Nowak (Poland) Polska Agencja Prasowa
*Mateusz Slodkowski (Poland) Freelancer
*Michał Zemanek (Poland) Freelancer
Antonio Vale (Portugal) Freelancer
Zsolt Lorand Halmagyi (Romania) Sportfoto Press
*Cosmin Iftode (Romania) Picstaff
Gabriela Murgeanu-Sabau (Romania) Ijf.org
Cornel Putan (Romania) Freelancer
Alexey Filippov (Russia) Sputnik
Andrey Golovanov (Russia) Olympic Channel
Natalia Gorshkova (Russia) Freelancer
Mark Ilin (Russia) Freelancer
Daria Isaeva (Russia) Sport-Express
Sergey Kivrin (Russia) Freelancer
Kirill Kudryavtsev (Russia) AFP
*Yuriy Kuzmin (Russia) KHL photo agency
Mikhail Sinitsyn (Russia) Rossiyskaya Gazete
Michal Svitok (Slovakia) The news agency of the Slovak republic
Eduardo Alvarez Del Fresno (Spain) Freelancer
Xavier Bonilla (Spain) Freelancer
Pablo Garcia Sacristan (Spain) Marca
Rodrigo Jimenez Torrellas (Spain) Agencia EFE
Javier Martínez De La Puente Azcárate (Spain) Freelancer
David Ramos (Spain) Getty Images
Jordi Zaragoza Alòs (Spain) Freelancer
*Hamza Küçükgöl (Sweden) Freelancer
Joel Marklund (Sweden) Bildbyran Photo Agency
Denis Balibouse (Switzerland) Monsieur
Fabrice Coffrini (Switzerland) AFP
Vedran Galijas (Switzerland) Freelancer
*Christoph Jermann (Switzerland) Freelancer
Patrick B. Kraemer (Switzerland) Freelancer
Daniela Porcelli (Switzerland) Freelancer
Stefan Wermuth (Switzerland) Freelancer
Nikolay Synelnykov (Ukraine) Freelancer
Steve Bardens (UK) Freelancer
Andrew Boyers (UK) Action Images
Clive Brunskill (UK) Getty Images
Tim Clayton (UK) Freelancer
Alan Crowhurst (UK) Freelancer
Peter Cziborra (UK) Photography
*Mike Egerton (UK) PA Media
David Finch (UK) Freelancer
Tim Goode (UK) PA Media
*James Gunn (UK) Freelancer
*Richard Heathcote (UK) Getty Images
Matthew Lewis (UK) Freelancer
Alex Livesey (UK) Freelancer
Andrew Machin (UK) Freelancer
*Sandra Mailer (UK) Freelancer
Jonathan Moscrop (UK) Freelancer
*Phil Noble (UK) Reuters
*Carl Recine (UK) Action Images
John Sibley (UK) Thomson Reuters
Lee Smith (UK) Reuters
*Jon Super (UK) Freelancer
*Edward Whitaker (UK) Racing Post
Alex Whitehead (UK) SWpix
VIDEO ATHLETE PROFILE
Arzu Qulamov (Azerbaijan) Freelancer
Pierre Deprez (Belgium) RTBF Belgium Radio-TV
Dimitar Tasev (Bulgaria) bTV Media Group
Nicolas Picquet (France) Canal+
Pierre Rateau (France) Trois Heures moins le Quart
Inken Pallas (Germany) Freelancer
*Ivo Costa (Portugal) Sport TV
Dumitru Graur (Romania) Sport in Romania
Saša Grujović (Serbia) Vesti Serbia
Mariano Amiune Lauzon (Spain) Olympic Channel
Nick Hope (UK) BBC
Edward Knowles (UK) Olympic Channel
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
Philipp Maschl (Austria) ORF
Toni Oberndorfer (Austria) ORF
Arzu Qulamov (Azerbaijan) Freelancer
Petar Nanev (Bulgaria) bTV Media Group
Andri Kasapi (Cyprus) CYBC
Kristjan Kalkun (Estonia) Estonian Public Broadcasting
Julien Bertin (France) Fédération Française de Tennis
*Matthieu Darnon (France) Canal Plus France
Thomas Glavany (France) Canal+
*Jean-Marie Goussard (France) Canal+
*Marc Sauvourel (France) Canal+
Stephane Siohan (France) East Roads Films
Henrik Diekert-Dewenter (Germany) Freelancer
Grit Hartmann, Nick Butler & Hajo Seppelt (Germany) EyeOpening.Media GmbH
Martin Hanebeck (Germany) DAZN
Mario Kottkamp (Germany) Freelancer
*Christoph Nahr (Germany) Freelancer
Jermain Raffington (Germany) Vertical-social-club.com
Jürgen Schmidt (Germany) Freelancer
Eike Schulz (Germany) ZDF
Ben Unger (Germany) Freelancer
László Budai (Hungary) Fradi.hu
Gyula Czinek (Hungary) Freelancer
Sandor Feher (Hungary) Freelancer
Francesco Gallo (Italy) Freelancer
Evgeny Bogatyrev (Russia) Freelancer
Oleg, Alexey Pertsev, Zhirov (Russia) Match TV
Elia Gorini (San Marino) San Marino RTV
*Mariano Amiune (Spain) Olympic Channel
Pablo Garcia Sacristan (Spain) MARCA
Patrick Oberli (Switzerland) Agence Sport-Center
Didem Tali (Turkey) Freelancer
Volodymyr Mula (Ukraine) TeleProstir Studio
Alla Vas’Kovs’Ka (Ukraine) Freelancer
*Louis Myles (UK) Freelancer
*Phil Sheehan (UK) Freelancer
Jake Thompson (UK) Freelancer
VIDEO SHORT FEATURE
Fritz Melchert (Austria) Drum The Bull – Opus MagnumTV
Ivana Soldo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Freelancer
Plamen Damaskov (Bulgaria) Nova Broadcasting Group
Christian Conxicoeur (France) France 3 Rhône-Alpes
Babacar Diarra (France) BBC Sport
Hassen Guedioura (France) Mag.team
Nicolas Messner (France) IJF
*David Sandona (France) France Télévisions
Noura Abou Zeinab (Germany) Freelancer
Inken Pallas (Germany) Freelancer
Jürgen Schmidt (Germany) Freelancer
Petros Charizaklis (Greece) Metromedia Group
Vince Bruckner (Hungary) Utanpotlassport.hu
Benedek Mohay (Hungary) MTVA
Novella Calligaris (Italy) Rainews24
Joanna Camilleri (Malta) Public Broadcasting Services
Alex Macovei (Moldova) TV8
David Novo (Portugal) Record
Konstantin Velichko (Russia) TATMEDIA TV
Rebeca Arevalo (Spain) Olympic Channel
Nicolas Delloye (Spain) Olympic Channel
Nuria Ruano (Spain) Olympic Channel
Patrick Sung Cuadrado (Spain) Freelancer
Atif Barbaros Tali (Turkey) Freelancer
Neil Barker (UK) SNTV
Matt Bright (UK) Freelancer
Theo Lowenstein (UK) Freelancer
Andy May (UK) BT Sport
Stuart Pollitt (UK) BBC
Mike Steven (UK) Freelancer
WRITING BEST COLOUR PIECE
Stefan Berndl (Austria) Kurier
Andreas Hagenauer (Austria) Der Standard
Rasim Movsumzadeh Movsumov (Azerbaijan) CBC Sport
Artsiom Fando (Belarus) Pressball
Eric Clovio (Belgium) Freelancer
Philippe Dewitte (Belgium) Sudpresse
Alan Marchal (Belgium) L’Avenir
Alia Alex Cizmic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Freelancer
Azra Isić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Dnevnik.ba
Ivana Soldo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Freelancer
Teodor Borisov (Bulgaria) Freelancer
Rumen Paytashev (Bulgaria) Freelancer
Marijan Bakić (Croatia) Kaportal
Anton Filic (Croatia) Vecernji list
Slobodan Kadic (Croatia) Freelancer
Raul Ojassaar (Estonia) Jalka
*Heikki Kiiskinen (Finland) Freelancer
Eric Bernaudeau (France) Agence France Presse
Jacques Cortie (France) Sportiva-latina.com
Anthony Diao (France) Freelancer
Nicolas Messner (France) IJF
Marc Ventouillac (France) L’Équipe
Irakli Bukhali (Georgia) FC Dinamo Tbilisi Media Officer
Tamara Jishkariani (Georgia) Tsff.ge
*Tengiz Pachkoria (Georgia) Mediagroup “Gruzia-Online”
Zurab Talakvadze (Georgia) Silk TV
Ronny Blaschke (Germany) Freelancer
Matthias Fiedler (Germany) Freelancer
Christian Hoch (Germany) Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Daniel Meuren (Germany) Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Johannes Nedo (Germany) Newspaper
Stefan Nestler (Germany) Deutsche Welle
Lars Spannagel (Germany) Der Tagesspiegel
Petros Charizaklis (Greece) Metromedia Group
*Zoltán Balogh (Hungary) Presztízs Sport magazine
Laszlo Attila Beres (Hungary) Freelancer
Gergely Csurka (Hungary) Freelancer
*Adrián Szász Dr. (Hungary) Presztízs Sport
James Corbett (Ireland) Freelancer
Daniel Mcdonnell (Ireland) Irish Independent
Neil O’Riordan (Ireland) Irish Sun
Philip Quinn (Ireland) Irish Daily Mai
*Daniele Bartocci (Italy) Freelancer
Francesco Caremani (Italy) Freelancer
Filippo Ciapini (Italy) Freelancer
Alberto Dolfin (Italy) Freelancer
Francesco Gottardi (Italy) Gianlucadimarzio.com
*Giulio Mola (Italy) Il Giorno
*Mario Nicoliello (Italy) Freelancer
Monica Piccini (Italy) Freelancer
*Simone Pierotti (Italy) Freelancer
Filippo Maria Ricci (Italy) Gazzetta dello Sport
Luca Talotta (Italy) Freelancer
Paolo Tomaselli (Italy) Corriere della Sera
Rytis Kazlauskas (Lithuania) lrt.lt
Petz Lahure (Luxembourg) Freelancer Tageblatt
Marco Knippen (Netherlands) Noordhollands Dagblad
*Arthur Renard (Netherlands) Freelancer
Fabian Van Der Poll (Netherlands) NRC Media
Bernt Jakob Oksnes (Norway) Dagbladet
Dariusz Dobek (Poland) Onet.pl
Magda Pluszewska (Poland) Łomża Vive Kielce
Michał Zichlarz (Poland) Sport
David Novo (Portugal) Record
Cláudia Oliveira (Portugal) O Jogo
Justin Paul Gafiuc (Romania) Gazeta Sporturilor
Andreea Giuclea (Romania) Freelancer
Lucian Oprea (Romania) Freelancer
Zalina Fidarova (Russia) Freelancer
Oksana Kolokolnikova (Russia) Freelancer
Lili Magomaeva (Russia) Freelancer
Diana Magomaeva (Russia) Freelancer
Sergei Nishpal (Russia) Rabochy Put Sport
Alexander Oukhov (Russia) Freelancer
Igor Rabiner (Russia) Sport-Express
Savva Timofeev (Russia) Russian Olympic Committee
Ivan Zhidkov (Russia) Sportsdaily.ru
Ilya Zubko (Russia) Russian Olympic Committee
Bojan Babić (Serbia) Freelancer
Saša Grujović (Serbia) Vesti Serbia
Siniša Uroševič (Slovenia) Delo
Esther Bengoechea (Spain) El Norte de Castilla
Jordi Brescó Montserrat (Spain) Altaïr Magazine
Francisco Cabezas (Spain) El Mundo
*Raul Cosin Camacho (Spain) Visibilitas.com
Ivan Fernandez Garcia (Spain) El Correo Gallego
Álvaro García Colmenero (Spain) ABC
Pedro Lasuen (Spain) IJF
José Ignacio Martínez Rodríguez (Spain) Freelancer
Irene Mollá Segura (Spain) Freelancer
*José Ignacio Pérez Hernández (Spain) MARCA
David Ruiz De La Torre (Spain) Freelancer
Ugo Curty (Switzerland) Le Matin Dimanche
*Christof Gertsch (Switzerland) Das Magazin
Yvan Mulone (Switzerland) 20 minutes
Didem Tali (Turkey) Freelancer
Sergei Umantsev (Ukraine) Freelancer
Galina Maksimch (UK) Ukraine Sports in the area
Alf Alderson (UK) Freelancer
Andrew Barringer (UK) European Handball Federation
Tilly Berendt (UK) Freelancer
Natalie Berry (UK) UKClimbing.com
Oliver Brown (UK) The Daily Telegraph
*Alex Bysouth (UK) BBC Sport
Matthew Campelli (UK) The Sustainability Report
Benjamin Church (UK) Freelancer
Ben Collins (UK) BBC Sport
James Ducker (UK) Telegraph
*Ewan Flynn (UK) Freelancer
*Nancy Gillen (UK) Insidethegames.biz
Matias Grez (UK) CNN
Ed Hardy (UK) F1.co.uk
*Tom Harvey (UK) Freelancer
Nick Hope (UK) BBC
*Patrick Jennings (UK) BBC Sport
Sophie Lawson (UK) Freelancer
*Aimee Lewis (UK) CNN
Lesley Macdonald (UK) The Telegraph
Keifer Macdonald (UK) Freelancer
*Max Mathews (UK) Freelancer
Andrew Mcgrath (UK) Rouleur
*Gary Meenaghan (UK) Freelancer
Steve Menary (UK) Freelancer
Liam Morgan (UK) Insidethegames.biz
*Ben Morse (UK) CNN International
Michael Pavitt (UK) Insidethegames.biz
Steven Price (UK) Freelancer
*Paul Radley (UK) The National
George Ramsay (UK) Freelancer
Matt Rendell (UK) Freelancer
Tom Reynolds (UK) BBC
Ashish Sharma (UK) Freelancer
Samanth Subramanian (UK) Freelancer
*Jack Tarrant (UK) Reuters News Agency
*Alexandra Vladimirova (UK) Freelancer
Rob Watts (UK) Freelancer
*Jeremy Wilson (UK) The Telegraph
Suzanne Wrack (UK) The Guardian
WRITING BEST COLUMN
Rasim Movsumzadeh Movsumov (Azerbaijan) CBC Sport
Artsiom Fando (Belarus) Pressball
Valeria Stetsko (Belarus) The newspaper “Zviazda”
Vladislava Lazarova (Bulgaria) bTV Media Group
Rumen Paytashev (Bulgaria) Freelancer
*Lubomir Todorov (Bulgaria) Bulgarian National Radio
Fanis Makrides (Cyprus) Tothemaonline
*Abdulsalam Alsoudi (France) AIJES
Eric Bernaudeau (France) Agence France Presse
*Jean-Michel Brochen (France) L’Équipe
Anthony Diao (France) Freelancer
*Rati Shelegia (Georgia) Newspaper “Kviris Palitra”
Daniel Meuren (Germany) Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Stefan Nestler (Germany) Deutsche Welle
Panos Kostopoulos (Greece) Freelancer
Vasilis Sambrakos (Greece) Gazzetta.gr
Manos Staramopoulos (Greece) Sportpress24.com
Boldizsár Balázs (Hungary) Eurosport – Hungary
Péter Csillag (Hungary) Nemzeti Sport
Tom Ó Brannagáin (Ireland) Freelancer
Neil O’Riordan (Ireland) Irish Sun
Emanuela Audisio (Italy) Freelancer
Francesco Caremani (Italy) Freelancer
Alberto Dolfin (Italy) Freelancer
Francesco Giuseppe Giansiracusa (Italy) Freelancer
Lorenzo Longhi (Italy) Freelancer
Ubaldo Scanagatta (Italy) Freelancer
Luca Talotta (Italy) Freelancer
Evelina Zickeviciute – Ahmed (Lithuania) Racing Life
Petz Lahure (Luxembourg) Freelancer Tageblatt
Serghei Donets (Moldova) Sport-Time
Reidar Sollie (Norway) Dagsavisen
Michał Zichlarz (Poland) Sport
Rafael Raimundo (Portugal) Região de Cister
Andreea Giuclea (Romania) Freelancer
Adrian Ioan Micinic (Romania) Freelancer
*Inocențiu Voinea (Romania) The AD. COMP. Divizia de Publicitate
Alexey Avdokhin (Russia) Sports.ru
Magomed Batyrov (Russia) “Dagestanskaya pravda”
Natalia Borisova (Russia) Freelancer
Dasha Butova (Russia) Freelancer
Zalina Fidarova (Russia) Freelancer
Vasily Konov (Russia) Rossiya Segodnya
Vitaliy Mukhin (Russia) Argumenti nedeli Chernozemie
Artur Nanyan (Russia) Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Sergei Nishpal (Russia) Rabochy Put Sport
Alina Shamaeva (Russia) Freelancer
Dušan Jocić (Serbia) Narodne novine
Lubomir Soucek (Slovakia) SOSV Media
*Slavko Jeric (Slovenia) RTV Slovenija
*Enrique Ballester (Spain) Freelancer
Gustavo Da Silva (Spain) Freelancer
Frank Heinen (Netherlands) Freelancer
Mehmet Ali Solak (Turkey) Hatay Güney Rüzgarı Dergisi
Atilla Turker (Turkey) Ajans Spor
Ali Yüksel (Turkey) Milat
Mark Holovchenko (Ukraine) Esportscolumnist.com
*Artem Terentiev (Ukraine) Futsal site 5×5
Oliver Brown (UK) The Daily Telegraph
Jason Burt (UK) The Daily Telegraph
Matthew Campelli (UK) The Sustainability Report
Henry Clark (UK) Freelancer
Andrew Downie (UK) Freelancer
Anna Kessel (UK) The Telegraph
*James Lupton (UK) Proboxing-fans.com
Lesley Macdonald (UK) The Telegraph
*Amer Malik (UK) Freelancer
Steve Menary (UK) Freelancer
Liam Morgan (UK) Insidethegames.biz
Michael Pavitt (UK) Insidethegames.biz
Steven Price (UK) Freelancer
Karlo Tasler (UK) Freelancer
Suzanne Wrack (UK) The Guardian
YOUNG REPORTERS BROADCASTING
Silvana Strieder (Austria) Freelancer
Peter Georgiev (Bulgaria) Freelancer
Borislav Orlinov (Bulgaria) Kanal 3
Nika Aurora Ključarić (Croatia) Freelancer
Nicolas Picquet (France) Canal+
Noura Abou Zeinab (Germany) Freelancer
Zsófia Somogyi (Hungary) Hungarian Public Radio
Vladyslav Dunaienko (Ukraine) Freelancer
Alla Vas’Kovs’Ka (Ukraine) Freelancer
Jake Thompson (UK) Freelancer
YOUNG REPORTERS PHOTOGRAPHY
Mats Palinckx (Belgium) Freelancer
Anna Szilágyi (Hungary) Freelancer
Matteo Arnoul (Italy) Freelancer
Mattia Ozbot (Italy) Freelancer
Filipe Amorim (Portugal) Freelancer
Molly Darlington (UK) Reuters
Clare Redman (UK) The Gryphon
YOUNG REPORTERS WRITING
Stefan Berndl (Austria) Kurier
Valeria Stetsko (Belarus) The newspaper “Zviazda”
Alia Alex Cizmic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Freelancer
Yuzlem Tefikova (Bulgaria) Bulgarian National Radio
Yves Di Cristino (France) Freelancer
Christian Hoch (Germany) Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Boldizsár Balázs (Hungary) Eurosport – Hungary
Francesco Gottardi (Italy) Gianlucadimarzio.com
Filippo Ciapini (Italy) Freelancer
Rytis Kazlauskas (Lithuania) Lrt.lt
Stewart Said (Malta) Media.link communications
Savva Timofeev (Russia) Russian Olympic Committee
Marek Arpáš (Slovakia) RTVS
Martin Horváth (Slovakia) Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee
Lukas Vrablik (Slovakia) Dennik N
Álvaro García Colmenero (Spain) ABC
Natalie Berry (UK) UKClimbing.com
Benjamin Church (UK) Freelancer
Henry Clark (UK) Freelancer
Ed Hardy (UK) F1.co.uk
Colin Henrys (UK) Freelancer
Anna Kessel (UK) The Telegraph
Isaan Khan (UK) Daily Mail
Matthew Lee (UK) Freelancer
Keifer Macdonald (UK) Freelancer
Daniel Moxon (UK) The Kopite
Connor O’Halloran (UK) Freelancer
George Ramsay (UK) Freelancer
Sophia Rooke (UK) Freelancer
Karlo Tasler (UK) Freelancer
Ashleigh Taylor (UK) Telegraph Media Group
Oliver Thorpe (UK) The Cricketer
Kobe Tong (UK) GiveMeSport
Galina Maksimch (UK) Ukraine Sports in the area
TOTAL: 711 submissions from 473 participants
AMERICA: 422 published works competing in the AIPS Sport Media Awards 2020
LAUSANNE, January 5, 2021 – The North, Central and South America all responded to the 2020 AIPS Sport Media Awards call by presenting four new countries: Grenada, Haiti, Honduras and Panama.
With 25 nations being represented in the nine categories of the AIPS Sport Media Awards the continent can be proud of this achievement showing once again all the passion for the good quality journalism and the sport story telling.
Here are the 359 participanting journalists from America divided by categories.
AUDIO
Analía Fernández Fuks (Argentina) Freelancer
Emiliano Nunia (Argentina) Radio Villa Trinidad
Ana Isabel Calvimontes Lanuza (Bolivia) Radio Encuentro
Cristian Arcos (Chile) Freelancer
Constanza Stadella (Chile) Freelancer
Rodrigo Vera (Chile) Freelancer
Jose Luis Alarcon Rojas (Colombia) Freelancer
Santiago Aristizábal Pino (Colombia) Freelancer
Jorge Ospina (Colombia) Freelancer
Fausto Pérez Villarreal (Colombia) Freelancer
Laura Ruiz (Colombia) Colmundo Radio
Felipe Antonio Zarruk Diazgranados (Colombia) Extratiempo Radio
Guifor Trujillo (Ecuador) Freelancer
Ricardo Rebollo (El Salvador) Fantasy fútbol SV
Bob Harkins (USA) Razed Sports
Greg Larnerd (USA) Townsquare Media
Brian Pinelli (USA) Freelancer
Broderick Zerpa (USA) Unanimo Deportes
Milena Gimon (Venezuela) Freelancer
PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
German Paez (Argentina) Freelancer
Federico Soler (Argentina) Freelancer
Luis Henry Agudelo Cano (Colombia) Freelancer
Santiago Alvarez (Colombia) Freelancer
Francisco Javier Diaz Torres (Colombia) Fémina Deportes
Alfredo Gutierrez Rodriguez (Colombia) Freelancer
Julián Medina (Colombia) Freelancer
Yuri Cortez (El Salvador) AFP
José Rodrigo Navarro (Guatemala) Confederación Deportiva Autónoma de Guatemala
Mike Cahill (USA) Freelancer
Elsa Garrison (USA Getty) Images
Christian Petersen (USA) Getty Images
Patrick Smith (USA) Getty Images
Raúl Martínez (Venezuela) Agencia EFE
Fernando Oduber (Venezuela) Freelancer
Carlos Puche (Venezuela) Ministerio del Deporte
PHOTOGRAPHY SPORT ACTION
German Garcia Adrasti (Argentina) Diario Clarin
German Paez (Argentina) Freelancer
Jorge Rodriguez (Argentina) Agencia Un Gran Equipo
Federico Soler (Argentina) Freelancer
Carmen Pozo Rios (Bolivia) Las Súper Poderosas y el deporte amateur
Vinicius Do Prado (Brazil) Freelancer
André Durão Durão (Brazil) Globoesporte.com
Antonio Lacerda (Brazil) Agency EFE/EPA
Bernard Brault (Canada) La Presse
Julio Bustos (Chile) Freelancer
Santiago Alvarez (Colombia) Freelancer
German David Davila Chaparro (Colombia) Freelancer
Francisco Javier Diaz Torres (Colombia) Fémina Deportes
Ricardo Lopez Hevia (Cuba) Periodico Granma
Yuri Cortez (El Salvador) AFP
Haron Forteau (Grenada) Freelancer
Webster Fleurenvil (Haiti) Freelancer
Darry Fredling (Haiti) Freelancer
Alberto Rojas (Mexico) Freelancer
Percy Calderón Garay (Peru) La Cátedra Deportes
Lynibel Ferrer (Puerto Rico) Freelancer
Bruce Bennett (USA) Getty Images
Andrew Bernstein (USA) Freelancer
Walter Challapa (USA) Freelancer
Elsa Garrison (USA) Getty Images
Christian Petersen (USA) Getty Images
Ezra Shaw (USA) Getty Images
Patrick Smith (USA) Getty Images
Joe Toth (USA) Freelancer
Fernando Ponzetto (Uruguay) Journal El Pais
Maria Isabel Batista Lopez (Venezuela) Lider
Raúl Martínez (Venezuela) Agencia EFE
Fernando Oduber (Venezuela) Freelancer
VIDEO ATHLETE PROFILE
Maria Eugenia Mastri (Argentina) La voz del interior SA
Veronica Bianchi (Chile) CDF Canal del futbol
Carlos Buitrago Pinto (Colombia) Freelancer
Eduardo Cifuentes Martínez (Colombia) RCN Televisión
Jesús Albeiro Manjarres Hincapié (Colombia) Medio de Comunicación Digital Carrusel Del Deporte
Andres Nieto Serpa (Colombia) Clarosports
Edmundo Ortega (Colombia) Televisión
Erika Nathalia Prieto Castiblanco (Colombia) Fémina Fútbol
Yodeni Masó Aguila (Cuba) Prensa Latina-Cubavisión Internacional
Samuel Estrada Carmona (Mexico) Freelancer
Fernando Rodríguez Segovia (Mexico) Freelancer
Milagros Loayza Salazar (Peru) Mujeres Fútbol Club
Mariano Naranjo (Peru) BHTV
Antonio Lebron (Puerto Rico) WIPR Channel 6 and 940am Radio
Lewis Johnson (USA) USA Track & Field TV
Abtin Mohammadi (USA) Freelancer
Faustina Bartaburu (Uruguay) El País Uruguay
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
Gabriela Martín (Argentina) La Voz del Interior
Marcelo Courrege (Brazil) TV Globo Brazil
José Brito De Souza Neto (Brazil) CNN Brazil
Marcio Iannacca Pinto Da Silva (Brazil) TV Globo Brazil
Sérgio Rangel (Brazil) Tv Globo
Marco Cumsille (Chile) CDF
Stephania Montero (Colombia) Federación Colombiana de Natación
Alejandro Rodríguez (Cuba) Canal Caribe
Aarón Abimelec Ramirez Segoviano (Mexico) UnoTV
Mark Bassant (Trinidad And Tobago) Guardian Media Limited
Joe Heslinga (USA) Freelancer
Eduardo Rivas (Uruguay9 Canal 4
Marcos Grunfeld (Venezuela) Freelancer
VIDEO SHORT FEATURE
Mauricio Alejandro Díaz Pedraza (Colombia) Completo
Erika Nathalia Prieto Castiblanco (Colombia) Fémina Fútbol
Juan Pupiales (Colombia) France 24
Santiago Ramirez Londoño (Colombia) Telemedellín
Alejandro Rodríguez (Cuba) Canal Caribe
Otniel Batista (Dominican Republic) LaMakinaDeportiva
Patricio Alvarez (Ecuador) Freelancer
Karsten Rivas (El Salvador) Televisión
Herberth De La Rosa (Guatemala) Tigo Sports Guatemala
Juan Quinto (Guatemala) Tigo Sports Guatemala
Aarón Arguijo Gamiochipi (Mexico) El Siglo de Torreon
Juan Ángel Avila (Mexico) Freelancer
Jose Jesus Cazares Casas (Mexico) Multimedios Deportes Laguna
Raúl Muñoz Barragán (Mexico) XEVA Tabasco
Gabriel Valdez Lopez (Mexico) Freelancer
Christian Rodrigo Pérez Acosta (Paraguay) Diario La Nación – Versus Paraguay
Jose Bruno Ortiz (Puerto Rico) Camarero Racetrack
Alberto Rodriguez Lebron (Puerto Rico) Camarero Race Track
Desney Romeo (Suriname) ABC
Andrew Clay (USA) KATC-TV3
Erin Fish (USA) Erinfishsports.com
Jonah Javad (USA) WFAA-TV
Greg Larnerd (USA) Townsquare Media
Joe Mccann (USA) Sports Stars of Tomorrow
Dustin Webb (USA) Freelancer
Greer Wilson (USA) Around the Rings
Broderick Zerpa (USA) Unanimo Deportes
Eugenia Károlyi Popcev (Venezuela) Freelancer
WRITING BEST COLOUR
Hernan Alvarez (Argentina) El Litoral
Jorge Barraza (Argentina) El Universo
Pablo Calvo (Argentina) Revista Viva
Germán Carrara (Argentina) Enganche.com.ar
Mauricio Codocea (Argentina) Diario Clarín
Analía Alejandra Cuccia Baidal (Argentina) Diario Los Andes
Alejandro Delgado Morales (Argentina) Freelancer
Jonatan Fabbian (Argentina) Freelancer
Sabrina Faija (Argentina) Clarin
Gustavo Flores (Argentina) El Diario de Hoy
Emilio Federico Jelic (Argentina) Diario La Nueva Mañana
Daniela Lichinizer (Argentina) Infobae
Martin Macchiavello (Argentina) Diario Deportivo Olé
Deserti María Irene (Argentina) Freelancer
Gabriela Martín (Argentina) La Voz del Interior
Maria Eugenia Mastri (Argentina) La voz del interior SA
Juan Enrique Moreno Bongiorno (Argentina) TyC Sports
Yésica Palmetta (Argentina) Wbaboxing
Nicolás Panni (Argentina) Freelancer
Roberto Parrottino (Argentina) Tiempo Argentino
Pablo Perantuono (Argentina) Freelancer
Ayelen Pujol (Argentina) Freelancer
Jeremias Rodriguez Albert (Argentina) Infobae
Hernán Sartori (Argentina) Diario Clarín
Rodrigo Spiess (Argentina) Página/12
Rodrigo Tamagni (Argentina) Infoba
Nicolas Tamborindegui (Argentina) Aguante Neuquen
Fernando Taveira (Argentina) Infobae
Sebastian Ignacio Torok (Argentina) Diario La Nacion de Argentina
Lisandro Valdemarín (Argentina) El CIncel Contenidos
Fernando Vergara (Argentina) Freelancer
Marcos Villalobo (Argentina) Freelancer
Abraham Afcha (Bolivia) Deporte Total Bolivia
Claudia Llanos Fuentes (Bolivia) Viva Sport Club
Max Vino Arcaya (Bolivia) APG Noticias
Camila Alves (Brazil) Grupo Globo
Marcus Alves (Brazil) Freelancer
Elton De Castro (Brazil) Grupo Globo
Raphael Tsavkko Garcia (Brazil) Freelancer
Steve Keating (Canada) Reuters News Agency
Avry Lewis-Mcdougall (Canada) Freelancer
Ameeta Vohra (Canada) Freelancer
Esteban Abarzua (Chile) Las Ultimas Noticias
Cesar Campos (Chile) Diario Las Últimas Noticias
Alejandro Cisternas (Chile) El Mercurio
Carlos González Lucay (Chile) La Tercera
Rodrigo Huerta (Chile) AS Chile
Cecilia Lagos (Chile) Freelancer
Diego Rodriguez (Chile) ADN Radio Chile
Daniela Alejandra Ballesteros Roncancio (Colombia) Polideportes
Isabella María Cortina Meléndez (Colombia) Freelancer
Nicolás Espinosa (Colombia) Polideportes
Juan Carlos Martínez Castellar (Colombia) El Universal
Andrés Miranda (Colombia) Freelancer
Diego Moreno (Colombia) Freelancer
Jhon Osorio (Colombia) Blu Radio
David Pacheco (Colombia) Freelancer
Ángel Miguel Pérez Martínez (Colombia) El Universal Cartagena
Yaneth Pinilla (Colombia) Sportiva-latina
Julián Pino (Colombia) Freelancer
Estewil Quesada (Colombia) El tiempo
Wilson Damian Rincon Sierra (Colombia) Periódico Identidad Propia
Alvaro Enrique Rodríguez Hernández (Colombia) Polideportes
Daniela Paola Sánchez Elejalde (Colombia) Polideportes
Julio César Sandoval Silva (Colombia) Freelancer
Samuel Vásquez Rivas (Colombia) Freelancer
Karen Yesenia (Colombia) Freelancer
Damian Delgado Averhoff (Cuba) ESPN
Jhonah Díaz González (Cuba) Agencia Latinoamericana de Noticias Prensa Latina
José Mosquera (Ecuador) Diario El Mercurio
Varinia Escalante (El Salvador) El Diario de Hoy
Franklin Ponce (El Salvador) El Diario de Hoy
Jeniffer Gómez (Guatemala) Prensa Libre
Rudy Martínez (Guatemala) ESPN
Josué Utrilla (Guatemala) ESPN Guatemala
Jairo Landa Cruz (Honduras) Diariomas.hn
José Alberto Aceves Hurtado (Mexico) El Heraldo de México
Aarón Arguijo Gamiochipi (Mexico) El Siglo de Torreon
Martín Avilés (Mexico) RÉCORD Newspaper
Fernanda González (Mexico) Freelancer
Araceli Martinez-Rose (Mexico) Freelancer
Korina Sánchez Sandoval (Mexico) Cobertura 360
Víctor Hugo Villanueva (Mexico) Noticias Voz e Imagen de Oaxaca
Víctor Miranda Rojas (Paraguay) ABC Color
Christian Rodrigo Pérez Acosta (Paraguay) Diario La Nación
Máximo Martín Villagra Benítez (Paraguay) Diario La Nación
Rodrigo Castillo (Peru) Freelancer
Arnaldo Miranda (Peru) La Nación
Angelo Torres (Peru) Freelancer
Jose Encarnacion (Puerto Rico) Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Daniel Mercado (Puerto Rico) Elclutchdeportivo.com
Narissa Fraser (Trinidad and Tobago) Daily News Ltd
Stephon Nicholas (Trinidad and Tobago) Trinidad Newsday
Lennox Aldred (USA) Freelancer
Joseph Battaglia (USA) FloSports
Erica Block (USA) Freelancer
Eddie Comeaux (USA) Freelancer
Andy Deossa (USA) Yahoo Sports
Britt Ghiroli (USA) The Athletic
Dvora Meyers (USA) Freelancer
Cory Mull (USA) FloSports
Vasilios Nikolaou (USA) Television
Brian Pinelli (USA) Freelancer
David Ramil (USA) Freelancer
Steven Selthoffer (USA) Athletes Channel
Peggy Shinn (USA) Freelancer
Cyd Zeigler (USA) Vox Media
Enrique Martínez Marchese (Uruguay) Freelancer
Jorge Señorans (Uruguay) Freelancer
Alfredo Coronis (Venezuela) Freelancer
Jorge Fernández (Venezuela) Sports Venezuela
Carlos Hernández (Venezuela) Mundotaekwondo.com
María José Ramírez Caldera (Venezuela) Freelancer
Carlos Rojas (Venezuela) Freelancer
Luis Enrique Vilchez Artiles (Venezuela) Balonazos
Juan Zavala Díaz (Venezuela) The Line Breaker
WRITING BEST COLUMN
Marcelo Androetto (Argentina) Freelancer
Carlos Arasaki (Argentina) A24.com
Adrián De Benedictis (Argentina) Página/12
Sabrina Faija (Argentina) Clarin
Analía Fernández Fuks (Argentina) Freelancer
Emilio Federico Jelic (Argentina) Diario La Nueva Mañana
Martin Macchiavello (Argentina) Diario Deportivo Olé
Nicolás Panni (Argentina) Freelancer
Roberto Parrottino (Argentina) Tiempo Argentino
Pablo Perantuono (Argentina) Freelancer
Lisandro Valdemarín (Argentina) El CIncel Contenidos
Diego Eduardo Alves De Melo (Brazil) RCEFM
Rener Lopes (Brazil) Esportes Brasília Comunicação
Robert Livingstone (Canada) GamesBids.com
Esteban Abarzua (Chile) Las Ultimas Noticias
Cristian Arcos (Chile) Freelancer
Javier Dávila (Chile) Prensafútbol
Carlos González Lucay (Chile) La Tercera
Constanza Sandoval Vera (Chile) Redgol
José Buitrago (Colombia) Jbfutbol.co
Johnattan Farouk Caballero Hernández (Colombia) Freelancer
John Carrillo (Colombia) Polideportes
Jorge Ceballos (Colombia) Blogspot robegafutbol Cartagena
Daniel Chalela (Colombia) Freelancer
Marco Antonio Garces (Colombia) Freelancer
Cristhian González (Colombia) Freelancer
Nelson Fredy Padilla Castro (Colombia) Diario El Espectador
Karen Yesenia (Colombia) Freelancer
José Pablo Alfaro Rojas (Costa Rica) La Nación
Damian Delgado Averhoff (Cuba) ESPN
Diego Méndez (Cuba) Freelancer
Richard Bazil (Dominican Republic) Comité Olímpico Dominicano
Mario Canessa (Ecuador) Radio Caravana
John Lester Idrovo (Ecuador) Página digital Fuera del Campo
Ricardo Vasconcellos (Ecuador) Freelancer
Jeniffer Gómez (Guatemala) Prensa Libre
Juan Ángel Avila (Mexico) Freelancer
Guillermo Martínez González (Mexico) Freelancer
Fernando Rodríguez Segovia (Mexico) Freelancer
Loanny Picado (Nicaragua) Freelancer
Mariela Torres (Paraguay) DeportesCDE
Fernando Patroni (Peru) Conexión Deportes Perú
Renzo Rostaing (Peru) Grupo La República
Zacha Acosta (Puerto Rico) Freelancer
Antonio Menendez (Puerto Rico) Freelancer
Daniel Mercado (Puerto Rico) Elclutchdeportivo.com
Jose Emilio Perez Ruiz (Puerto Rico) Freelancer
Kwame Laurence (Trinidad and Tobago) Trinidad Express
Stephon Nicholas (Trinidad and Tobago) Trinidad Newsday
Alan Abrahamson (USA) Freelancer
Erica Block (USA) Freelancer
Eddie Comeaux (USA) Freelancer
Andy Deossa (USA) Yahoo Sports
Randolph Drautz (USA) Freelancer
Paul Fein (USA) Freelancer
Rocio Frausto (USA) Freelancer
Travis Harmon-Smith (USA) Freelancer
Dvora Meyers (USA) Freelancer
Rich Perelman (USA) TheSportsExaminer.com
Ari Schneider (USA) Freelancer
Steven Selthoffer (USA) Athletes Channel
Mark Temnycky (USA) Freelancer
Ana Aguerrebere (Uruguay) CIES
Gustavo Martin (Uruguay) Freelancer
Rómulo Cono Martínez Chenlo (Uruguay) La diaria
Enrique Martínez Marchese (Uruguay) Freelancer
Fermín Méndez Hernangil (Uruguay) La diaria
Alfredo Coronis (Venezuela) Freelancer
Antony González (Venezuela) Freelancer
Juan Sayago (Venezuela) Telemundo
Juan Zavala Díaz (Venezuela) The Line Breaker
YOUNG REPORTERS BROADCASTING
Ignacio Lotitto (Argentina) Freelancer
Diego Rodriguez (Chile) ADN Radio Chile
Constanza Stadella (Chile) Freelancer
Alejandro León Sandoval (Colombia) Polideportes
Daniela Paniagua Jiménez (Colombia) Acord Antioquia
Patricio Alvarez (Ecuador) Freelancer
Allan Ariel Agustin Rodriguez (Guatemala) Distrito Deportivo
Paloma Gutiérrez (Mexico) International Paralympic Committee
Alondra Naupari (Peru) Freelancer
Abtin Mohammadi (USA) Freelancer
Vasilios Nikolaou (USA) Television
YOUNG REPORTERS PHOTOGRAPHY
Lucas Marinelli (Argentina) Freelancer
Vinicius Do Prado (Brazil) Freelancer
Ladyrene Pérez Pérez (Cuba) Cubadebate
Fátima Martínez (Paraguay) ABC Color
Mike Cahill (USA) Freelancer
YOUNG REPORTERS WRITING
Carolina Mitriani (Argentina) Freelancer
Noelia Lorena Ortmann (Argentina) Liga Nacional de básquetbol Argentina
Jeremias Rodriguez Albert (Argentina) Infobae
Ester Caroline Rodrigues Pinheiro (Brazil) Avvinue
Andrea Hernández Gutiérrez (Chile) Radio Bío Bio
Rodrigo Huerta (Chile) AS Chile
Nicolás Espinosa (Colombia) Polideportes
Valentina Peña (Colombia) Freelancer
Darcy Borrero (Cuba) Freelancer
Jhonah Díaz González (Cuba) Agencia Latinoamericana de Noticias Prensa Latina
Rudy Martínez (Guatemala) ESPN
Fernanda Arellano Urbina (Mexico) ACODELAC y Soccer Adictos MX
Fernanda González (Mexico) Freelancer
Ana Laura Pérez (Mexico) Luchadoras
Astrid Chang (Panama) La Estrella de Panamá
Víctor Miranda Rojas (Paraguay) ABC Color
Mariela Torres (Paraguay) DeportesCDE
Arnaldo Miranda (Peru) La Nación
Narissa Fraser (Trinidad and Tobago) Daily News Ltd
Danielle Allentuck (USA) Freelancer
Kai Dambach (USA) Deutsche Welle
Ari Schneider (USA) Freelancer
Mark Temnycky (USA) Freelancer
Greer Wilson (USA) Around the Rings
Jorge Fernández (Venezuela) Sports Venezuela
Luis Enrique Vilchez Artiles (Venezuela) Balonazos
Africa: 377 submissions from 34 countries celebrate an eager continent
LAUSANNE, January 4, 2021 – AIPS 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 the international stage.
This rewarding feedback comes after several AIPS initiatives that have been warmly welcomed by the African continent: the launch of the AIPS e-College, the AIPS World e-Conference, etc. Nigeria is the most represented country with 82 submissions in total.
Here is the list of the 334 African participating journalists in all the categories of the AIPS Sport Media Awards:
AUDIO
Gaone Pearl Kerileng (Botswana) Gabz FM and CAFOnline and Gazette Stringer
Alain Muhirwa (Burundi) Radio Buja FM
Bienvenu Elie Gbelo (Central African Republic) Radio Ndeke Luka
Laetitia Ehunza Dembo (Congo) Radio Télévision Nationale Congolaise
Masika Sinandugu Justine (Congo) Radio Télévision Unité Beni RTU
Lukwesa Lwafwe Amza (Congo) Radio Voix de l’Université Officielle de Semuliki VUOS
Elinam Tilda Acorlor (Ghana) Freelancer
Wa Carlos Kouande (Ivory Coast) Radio Yopougon 96.8 FM
Sophy Okello (Kenya) Freelancer
Timothy Olobulu (Kenya) Capital Group Limited
Bright Kanyama (Malawi) Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Deinma Abaku (Nigeria) Radio Wave FM
Amarachi Emereonye (Nigeria) Darling fm Owerri
David Oku (Nigeria) FLO-FM 94.9 Umuahia Abia State
Youssouph Bodian (Senegal) Radio Futurs Médias
Jody Hendricks (South Africa) Freelancer
Vuyo Macoba (South Africa) Radio
Feroz Shaik (South Africa) Freelancer
Koffi Franck Nunyama (Togo) Radio Sport FM Lome
Arnaud Nounagnon Acakpo Tindji (Zimbabwe) Radio Capp FM
PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
Mussie Girmay (Ethiopia) Hatricksport website
Dominic Arkorful (Ghana) Freelancer
Erick Barasa (Kenya) The Star Kenya
Gordwin Odhiambo (Kenya) AFP
Helge Schutz (Namibia) The Namibian
Tielman Van Lill (Namibia) Republikein Newspaper
Arnaud Bocco (Togo) Foot.tg
Mehdi Jebalia (Tunisia) Infosfoot.NET
Badreddine Tnani (Tunisia) Sportnews7-24.com
PHOTOGRAPHY SPORT ACTION
Mussie Girmay (Ethiopia) Hatricksport website
Martha Belay Workenh (Ethiopia) Ethio-Kickoff
King Afriyie Akuffo (Ghana) Freelancer
Yaw Ansa-Asare (Ghana) Freelancer
Dominic Arkorful (Ghana) Freelancer
Isaiah Juma (Kenya) Freelancer
Sila Kiplagat (Kenya) Nation Media Group
Rogers Ndegwa (Kenya) Mediamax Limited Network
Djelika Guindo (Mali) Lesportif228.Com
Helge Schutz (Namibia) The Namibian
Yisa Azeez Asipita (Nigeria) Freelancer
Deji Ogeyingbo (Nigeria) Making of Champions
Johan Orton (South Africa) Freelancer
Mawule Komlan Adzogble (Togo) Freelancer
Johnson Were (Uganda) Freelancer
Noah Silomba (Zambia) Freelancer
VIDEO ATHLETE PROFILE
Sandrine Zougouri (Burkina Faso) Bf1 Ouagadougou
Christian Chibueze (Ghana) Volta1 TV/ Global FM
Bawuah Juliet (Ghana) Miss
Sayon Kourouma (Guinea) Cis Médias
Wakhisi Moses Isaiah (Kenya) Standard Media group KTN News
Sophy Okello (Kenya) Freelancer
Yisa Azeez Asipita (Nigeria) Freelancer
Sam Mbonu (Nigeria) Freelancer
David Oku (Nigeria) FLO-FM 94.9 Umuahia Abia State
Vaylen Kirtley (South Africa) Freelancer
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
Omar Boudi (Algeria) Freelancer
Salifou Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) Freelancer
Franck Ghislain Onguene (Cameroon) Freelancer
Nadjilem Reoutoloum (Chad) Comite Olympique Tchadien
Mohamed Elgazar (Egypt) Alwatan Newspaper
Mamadou Cellou Tata Diallo (Guinea) Freelancer
Celestine Karoney (Kenya) BBC Africa
Chris Migwambo (Kenya) K24 TV
Wakhisi Moses Isaiah (Kenya) Standard Media group KTN News
Geoffrey Oiruria (Kenya) KTN News
Idah Waringa (Kenya) Nation Media Group
Aabir Rharib (Morocco) Freelancer
Merit Jay Abaianyam (Nigeria) Salvation Television
Seydi Saikou (Senegal) Emedia Invest Group
Vaylen Kirtley (South Africa) Freelancer
Nkululeko Nkewu (South Africa) Massiv Metro & iDiskiTV
Cyrus Rogers (South Africa) Sports
Lance Santos (South Africa) TRT World
VIDEO SHORT FEATURE
Yassine Bouali (Algeria) Salama Magazine- Mondial Tv
Ali Moumouni (Benin) Canal 3 Bénin
Hilay Christelle Tolo Kpadonou (Benin) Freelancer
Rene-Victoria Ekounga (Cameroon) Freelancer
Elsayed Ali (Egypt) Btolat.com
Rifaat El Nagar (Egypt) Freelancer
Gary Al-Smith (Ghana) Freelancer
Seyram Abla De-Souza (Ghana) JoyNews TV
Bawuah Juliet (Ghana) Miss
Bright Yaw Ofosu Larbi (Ghana) TV3 Network
Daniel Yeboah (Ghana) Media General Ghana
Mamadou Cellou Tata Diallo (Guinea) Freelancer
Sayon Kourouma (Guinea) Cis Médias
Joab James Apopo (Kenya) Mediamax Network LTD
Ruth Arege (Kenya) Madgoat Tv
Claudia Ekai (Kenya) Freelancer
Michelle Katami Guda (Kenya) BBC
Bernard Ndong (Kenya) Royal Media Services
Brian Otwal (Kenya) Freelancer
Idah Waringa (Kenya) Nation Media Group
Mouayed Skander (Libya) WTV
Janine Anthony (Nigeria) BBC Africa TV Sport
Sopirinye Jaja (Nigeria) Rivers State Television
Juliet Mafua (Nigeria) British Broadcasting Corporation
Udoka Njoku (Nigeria) Plus TV Africa
Austin Okon-Akpan (Nigeria) Television
Oluwagbenga Salu (Nigeria) Freelancer
Ridwan Yusuf (Nigeria) Concise News Global
Souleymane Diassy (Senegal) Freelancer
Tandakha Ndiaye (Senegal) Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise RTS
Amy Wane (Senegal) SétanalSport
Justin Ford (South Africa) eNCA
Daniel Addeh (Togo) Freelancer
Grace Mbabazi (Uganda) Nbs television
Olivia Nakate (Uganda) Vision Group
Daniel Sebakijje (Uganda) NBS Television
WRITING BEST COLOUR PIECE
Nazim Bessol (Algeria) Botola
Djamel Ouaglal (Algeria) Botola
Gadri Tarik (Algeria) FIFA.com
Gaone Pearl Kerileng (Botswana) Gabz FM
Mugisha Hervé (Burundi) Groupe de Presse IWACU
Albert Atangana Fouda (Cameroon) Freelancer
Caristan Isseri A Maben (Cameroon) Quotidien Le Jour
Ekonde Daniel Kongo (Cameroon) Freelancer
Boris Esono Nwenfor (Cameroon) Pan African Visions
Ghada Abdel-Kader (Egypt) Al-Ahram Foundation
Elsayed Ali (Egypt) Btolat.com
Mohamed Elgazar (Egypt) Alwatan Newspaper
Yaw Ampofo (Ghana) Adoa Media Consult
Fiifi Anaman (Ghana) Freelancer
Emmanuel Ayamga (Ghana) Pulse.com.gh
Aristo Dotse (Ghana) Soccernet
Okai Gyimah Edmund (Ghana) Freelancer
Bright Yaw Ofosu Larbi (Ghana) TV3 Network
John Vigah (Ghana) New Times Corporation
Terence Wood (Ghana) Freelancer
Samson Ateka (Kenya) Radio Africa Group
Festus Chuma (Kenya) Ducor Sports
Rodgers Eshitemi (Kenya) The Standard Media Group
Jeff Kinyanjui (Kenya) Nation Media Group
Agnes Makhandia (Kenya) Nation Media Group
Elias Makori (Kenya) Nation Media Group
Grace Musyimi (Kenya) Freelancer
Stephen Ochieng’ (Kenya) Freelancer
Timothy Olobulu (Kenya) Capital Group Limited
Joel Omotto (Kenya) People Daily
Tom Osanjo (Kenya) Freelancer
Bernard Rotich (Kenya) Nation Media Group LTD
Emmanuel Sabuni (Kenya) The Star Newspaper
Pledge Jali (Malawi) Nation Publications Limited (NPL)
Peter Kanjere (Malawi) Freelancer
Mphatso Malidadi (Malawi) Malawi News
Mohammed Benchrif (Morocco) Freelancer
Regragui Dakhay (Morocco) Sport7.ma
Tazarni Idriss (Morocco) Al3omk.com
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa (Namibia) Namibian Sun
Michael Uugwanga (Namibia) Confidente Newspaper
Samuel Ahmadu (Nigeria) Goal.com
Edikan Akpan (Nigeria) Nigeria Football and Others Media
Gowon Akpodonor (Nigeria) The Guardian Newspaper
Janine Anthony (Nigeria) BBC Africa TV Sport
Solace Chukwu (Nigeria) Goal
Daniel Esebre (Nigeria) Realsportsupdate.com
Chidiebere Ezeani (Nigeria) Freelancer
Omozokpia Faith (Nigeria) Freelancer
Bayour Issah (Nigeria) Freelancer
Bethel Kalu (Nigeria) Freelancer
Christopher Maduewesi (Nigeria) Makingofchamps.com
Enitan Obadina (Nigeria) Freelancer
Precious Odabi (Nigeria) Newsverge
Emmanuel Oladele (Nigeria) Nigeria Football
Tolu Olasoji (Nigeria) Freelancer
Monsurah Olatunji (Nigeria) Freelancer
Ajibade Olusesan (Nigeria) New Telegraph Newspapers
Tosin Oluwalowo (Nigeria) The Punch Nigeria Ltd
Olamide Sunday Oyetunji (Nigeria) Nigeria Football and Others
Zazi Bariza Samuel (Nigeria) Freelancer
Idrissa Sane (Senegal) L’Observateur
Alusine Rehme Wilson (Sierra Leone) Ball Newspaper
Kaunda Chama (South Africa) Online
Rob Delport (South Africa) Freelancer
Adrian Ephraim (South Africa) Eyewitness News
Daniel Gallan (South Africa) Freelancer
Busisiwe Mokwena (South Africa) Kaya FM
Said Nick (South Africa) Freelancer
Craig Ray (South Africa) Daily Maverick
Cyrus Rogers (South Africa) Eleven23 Media
Yanga Sibembe (South Africa) Daily Maverick
Eshlin Vedan (South Africa) Independent Media
Duku Kei Emmanuel (South Sudan) Juba Monitor Newspaper
Mohamed Fadlalla Khalil (Sudan) Sudanese sports newspaper Al Jawhara
Hiam Salih (Sudan) Remuntada
Abdul Abdallah (Tanzania) Freelancer
Harun Lugoya (Tanzania) Freelancer
Momodou Bah (The Gambia) Freelancer
Lamin Fadera (The Gambia) Freelancer
Baboucarr Fallaboweh (The Gambia) Freelancer
Omar Jarju (The Gambia) The Chronicle
Souhail Khmira (Tunisia) Freelancer
George Katongole Kiwanuka (Uganda) Freelancer
Faith Myrel Kiai (Uganda) New Vision Printing and Publishing
Noah Silomba (Zambia) Freelancer
Albert Marufu (Zimbabwe) Freelancer
Farai Shawn Matiashe (Zimbabwe) Freelancer
Noel Munzabwa (Zimbabwe) Freelancer
Daniel Nhakaniso (Zimbabwe) Alpha Media Holdings
Thobekile Nyoni (Zimbabwe) Pitch Patrol
Mehluli Sibanda (Zimbabwe) Sunday News
WRITING BEST COLUMN
Nazim Bessol (Algeria) Botola
Maher Mezahi (Algeria) Freelancer
Habonimana Fleurette (Burundi) Akeza.net
Albert Atangana Fouda (Cameroon) Freelancer
Osama Ali Ahmed Abdelmonem Elswisiy (Egypt) Alkass TV
Nasser Mohamed (Egypt) Aljazeera media network
Abiy Mekonnen (Ethiopia) Freelancer
Martha Belay Workenh (Ethiopia) Ethio-Kickoff
Mudasiru Abdul Yakeen (Ghana) Daily statesman
Elinam Tilda Acorlor (Ghana) Freelancer
David Afful (Ghana) Freelancer
Akakpo Agodji (Ghana) Ashh FM
Ayishatu Zakaria Ali (Ghana) Global Media Alliance
Samuel Appiah (Ghana) Multimedia Group Limited
Owusua Appiah-Fei (Ghana) Freelancer
Godfred Budu (Ghana) Kickgh.com
Christian Chibueze (Ghana) Volta1 TV
Aristo Dotse (Ghana) Soccernet
Okai Gyimah Edmund (Ghana) Freelancer
Bernard Ebo Esar Osei (Ghana) Omni Media
Emmanuel Frimpong (Ghana) Herosportsgh.com
Bushran Mohammed (Ghana) Freelancer
Francis Pieterson (Ghana) Sikka FM
Adamu Seidu (Ghana) 442gh.com
Abdullah Shaibu (Ghana) Ghanafootballnews.com
John Vigah (Ghana) New Times Corportation
Terence Wood (Ghana) Freelancer
Rodgers Eshitemi (Kenya) The Standard Media Group
Samuel Gacharira (Kenya) Nation Media Group
Elias Makori (Kenya) Nation Media Group
Tom Osanjo (Kenya) Freelancer
Samuel Ouma (Kenya) Pan African Visions
Abdelbassat Elhajoui (Morocco) Freelancer
Hassan Abdulsalam (Nigeria) Freelancer
Edikan Akpan (Nigeria) Nigeria Football and Others Media
Adeleke Ayoola (Nigeria) Freelancer
Solace Chukwu (Nigeria) Goal
Eric Dumo (Nigeria) Sahara Reporters
Olaolu Fawole (Nigeria) Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria
Bethel Kalu (Nigeria) Freelancer
Christopher Maduewesi (Nigeria) Makingofchamps.com
Deji Ogeyingbo (Nigeria) Making of Champions
Oluwashina Okeleji (Nigeria) Freelancer
Joseph Okiche (Nigeria) Sportivation.com.ng
Jeremiah Ola (Nigeria) Ojbsport
Emmanuel Oladele (Nigeria) Nigeria Football and Others Media
Monsurah Olatunji (Nigeria) Freelancer
Olatunji Ololade (Nigeria) The Nation Newspaper
Tosin Oluwalowo (Nigeria) The Punch Nigeria Ltd.
Destiny Onoigboria (Nigeria) Plustv Africa
Oluwaseun Oyediji (Nigeria) Freelancer
Agbaje Timothy (Nigeria) Freelancer
Ridwan Yusuf (Nigeria) Concise News Global
Desmond Tunde Coker (Sierra Leone) Freelancer
Bongani Dlamini (South Africa) Freelancer
Adrian Ephraim (South Africa) Eyewitness News
Eddy Fwamba (South Africa) Freelancer
Daniel Gallan (South Africa) Freelancer
Ben Pather (South Africa) Freelancer
Craig Ray (South Africa) Online
Marelise Van Der Merwe (South Africa) Fin24
Kodjo Mawuli Avuletey (Togo) Mawakisports.net
Arnaud Bocco (Togo) Foot.tg
Abdel Aziz Hali (Tunisia) La Presse de Tunisie
Ernest Akorebirungi (Uganda) Kawowo Sports
Aaron Mubanga (Zambia) Freelancer
Mandla Moyo (Zimbabwe) Freelancer
YOUNG REPORTERS BROADCASTING
Maher Mezahi (Algeria) Freelancer
Salifou Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) Freelancer
Clarisse Sih (Cameroon) Cameroon Radio Television
Mihret Tesfaye (Ethiopia) Bisrat FM 101.1 Radio
Stephen Keter (Kenya) Nation Media Group
Kelvin Kimaili (Kenya) Citizen TV
Geoffrey Oiruria (Kenya) KTN News
Bright Kanyama (Malawi) Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Aabir Rharib (Morocco) Freelancer
Deinma Abaku (Nigeria) Wave FM
Pelumi Abiara (Nigeria) Radio
Chidiebere Anugwolu (Nigeria) Nigeria Info FM 99.3
Ogu Onyinyechi (Nigeria) Galaxy Television
Dominic Victor (Nigeria) Freelancer
Clarisse Uwimana (Rwanda) B&B-Umwezi
Souleymane Diassy (Senegal) Freelancer
Dominique Mendy (Senegal) SN Sport
Sally Jeng (The Gambia) Paradise tv Gambia
Olivia Nakate (Uganda) Vision Group
Tatenda Gondo (Zimbabwe) Freelancer
YOUNG REPORTERS PHOTOGRAPHY
King Afriyie Akuffo (Ghana) Freelancer
Frank Darkwah (Ghana) 442gh.com
Mary Eshun (Ghana) Sikafotos
Sila Kiplagat (Kenya) Nation Media Group
YOUNG REPORTERS WRITING
Oratile A K Otsetswe (Botswana) Freelancer
Habonimana Fleurette (Burundi) Akeza.net media
Caristan Isseri A Maben (Cameroon) Quotidien Le Jour
Ekonde Daniel Kongo (Cameroon) Freelancer
Aly Behery (Egypt) Shorouk Daily Newspaper
Kidus Yemiru (Ethiopia) Hatrick Sport
Mudasiru Abdul Yakeen (Ghana) Daily statesman
David Afful (Ghana) Freelancer
Ayishatu Zakaria Ali (Ghana) Global Media Alliance
Yaw Ampofo (Ghana) Adoa Media Consult
Fiifi Anaman (Ghana) Freelancer
Emmanuel Ayamga (Ghana) Pulse.com.gh
James Ohenba Mckeown (Ghana) Freelancer
Bushran Mohammed (Ghana) Freelancer
Linus Siaw Nartey (Ghana) Freelancer
Samuel Gacharira (Kenya) Nation Media Group
Eric Njiru (Kenya) Homeboyz Radio
Stephen Ochieng’ (Kenya) Freelancer
Diana Yonah (Kenya) Freelancer
Omar Chraibi (Morocco) Assahifa.com
Merit Jay Abaianyam (Nigeria) Salvation Television
Hassan Abdulsalam (Nigeria) Freelancer
Toyosi Afolayan (Nigeria) Ojbsport
Abiodun Awonusi (Nigeria) Soccerhub.com.ng
Hanifat Mustapha (Nigeria) Freelancer
Precious Odabi (Nigeria) Newsverge
Esther Ogala (Nigeria) Daily Times
Tolu Olasoji (Nigeria) Freelancer
Olamide Sunday Oyetunji (Nigeria) Nigeria Football and Others
Taiye Taiwo (Nigeria) Freelancer
Reliance Udoenyin (Nigeria) Today 95.1FM
Alusine Rehme Wilson (Sierra Leone) Ball Newspaper
Liam Bekker (South Africa) Kick Off Magazine
Lorenz Köhler (South Africa) Kick Off
Tokelo Martin Mokhesi (South Africa) FARPost
Yanga Sibembe (South Africa) Daily Maverick
Mpendulo Sithole (South Africa) Front Runner
Leonard Solms (South Africa) Freelancer
Omar Jarju (The Gambia) The Chronicle
Ernest Akorebirungi (Uganda) Kawowo Sports
Aaron Mubanga (Zambia) Freelancer
Farai Shawn Matiashe (Zimbabwe) Freelancer
