Open Call: AIPS Sports Media Awards 2024

The AIPS Sport Media Awards provide a unique platform for sports journalists to showcase their work on an international stage. Winners and runners-up will receive global recognition, and the opportunity to network with leading professionals in the sports media industry. In addition to the prestige, winners will also receive valuable prizes. Continental rankings are also published in order to highlight the best quality on a regional level.

This year’s awards continue the tradition of recognizing excellence in sports journalism across all possible platforms and under different categories, including writing, photography, audio, and video. The AIPS Sport Media Awards celebrate the dedication, talent, and impactful storytelling that brings the world of sports to life.

Categories

• Writing Best Column (opinion piece)
• Writing Best Color Piece (features and reportage)
• Audio (radio and podcasts)
• Video Short Feature (up to 10 minutes)
• Video Athlete Profile (more than 10 minutes)
• Video Documentary (more than 10 minutes)
• Photography Sport Action (one photo)
• Photography Portfolio (three to five photos)
• Young Reporters Under 30 (Writing, Photography & Broadcast)

Award Information 

• Each eligible award consists of an original trophy and prize money of USD 8.000 for the winner; the second placed will receive USD 3.000 and the third placed USD 2.000 in Photography (“Sport Action” and “Portfolio”), Writing (“Best Column” and “Best Color Piece”), “Audio” and Video (“Athlete Profile”, “Documentary” and “Short feature”) categories. Winners of each of the “Young Reporters” categories (Photography, Writing and Broadcasting) will receive a career-boost opportunity: a scholarship in a major international sports event. “Young Reporters” categories do not include second and third place. “Special Awards” are not open to submissions. Winners will be awarded a trophy, without prize money. The “Special Awards” categories do not include second and third place.

Eligibility Criteria

• The competition is open to professional journalists, photographers, and broadcasters worldwide who are 18 years and older. Submissions must be original work published or broadcast between November 5, 2023, and November 4, 2024. Participants for the Young Reporters category must be born on or after January 1, 1996. It is not possible to make two different submissions in the Young Reporters category.

For more information, visit International Sports Press Association.