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Deadline for submitting your work to the AIPS Sport Media Awards, the global prize for sports journalism, is approaching.
The Awards accept submissions from all media professionals working in traditional and new media, regardless of their working status and with no restrictions when it comes to languages. These stories must have been first published or broadcast since 5 November 2024, until deadline of 4 November 2025.
SEND AHEAD To avoid missing out, we recommend to submit now in order to receive instant feedback from AIPS Awards staff, that will check if your submission form is all OK, and notify you if any action is needed, such as change of category, missing material (photos, links, PDFs) or broken links that could prevent you from participating, if you submit too close to deadline.
As always, you can make changes, or delete your submission and place a new one, until the final deadline.
GLOBAL INTEREST Every year, more than 100 countries are represented in the 8 senior categories, each of them offering a maximum prize of 5,000 US Dollars, while the optional Under 30 category reserved for Young Reporters born since 1997 offers a scholarship at a top international event.
166 COUNTRIES Since the first edition, in 2018, 166 countries were represented by nearly 6000 registered journalists.
FIVE STAGES The Awards, with the five voting stages before reaching the desired podium, are conceived as a celebration of our profession, with free participation and announcements for longlists, shortlists, Top 10, Podium Nominees and Winners. Each stage deserves a celebration, meaning someone’s work progressed to be featured among the world’s best.
CONTINENTAL RECOGNITION At the same time, the Awards also highlight the importance of the submissions on a local and regional scale. Continental rankings per category are also published in order to offer more opportunities and to celebrate those journalists whose works were among the most voted after the careful review of 40 pundits, Executive Committee members and jurors, in total representing 36 different nations.
Special commendations are also released yearly, adding another layer of quality that deserves to be highlighted. Since 2021 edition, our certificates of merit were aligned to the cornerstone values of AIPS, including fighting against racism and discrimination, defending Human Rights and gender equality, access to sources and showcasing creativity and new ways of reporting.
We are also answering live messages on our social media accounts, both of AIPS Media and AIPS Awards, where we normally reply instantly.
Now it’s time to submit your work and feel part of the biggest sports journalism festival across the world. Go to www.aipsawards.com and join the celebration!
Quick recap:
Final deadline for submissions: 4 November 2025, 22:00 CET (No possible changes and updates in your submissions after this date)
Valid window of participation: Works published/broadcast 5 November 2024 - 4
November 2025
Number of submissions per person: 2
Submitting in different categories allowed? Yes
Submissions only valid on www.aipsawards.com
Senior categories: 1) Photography Sport Action; 2) Photography Portfolio; 3) Writing Best Opinion Column; 4) Writing Best Colour Piece; 5) Audio and Podcasts; 6) Video Short Feature (Up to 10 min); 7) Video Athlete Profile (+10 min); 8) Video Documentary (+10 min)
Young Reporter optional category (one submission maximum from the two available): 1) Photography (one picture); 2) Writing (one article); 3) Broadcasting Audio & Video (one video/podcast/radio)
Age for Young Reporters: Born since January 1, 1997
