AIPS Sport Media Awards 2023 Continental rankings: Meet the best performers in Asia

LAUSANNE, May 12, 2024 - The AIPS Sport Media Awards are proud to announce the continental rankings for Asia.
 

A huge appreciation to all our performers that provided their high quality works for the 2023 edition. And for those that couldn’t arrive in the final phase, remember that the 2024 edition will be launched soon.
 

AUDIO   

1      Prarthana Hazarika (India), Nooshin Al Khadeer - The Sentinel Digital

2      Qixiang Yuan (China), First To The Line! Zhejiang Girls And Teammates Win The First Gold Medal In Hangzhou Asian Games - Zhejiang Media Group

        

PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO 

1      Can Cao (China), Lionel Messi's shining moments in Qatar World Cup - Xinhua News Agency

2      Fooroogh Taherkhani (Iran), A city on treasure - fooroogh taherkhani

3      Manan Vatsyayana (India), Underwater Symphony. - AFP

4      Mohammadreza Goodary (Iran), Point shoot in martial arts - Photo Eminency Co., Ltd.

5      Ming Li (China), World Athletics Championships 2023 - Xinhua News Agency

6      Dingbo Meng (China), The moments on tracks - Xinhua News Agency

7      Ali Haj Suleiman (Syria), Refugee Camps World Cup: Where war has been raging for over 12 years, children find an outlet of hap - The VII Academy

7      Huansong Zheng (China), Moments of World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 - Xinhua News Agency

8      Mingshen Li (China), The moment in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou - Xinmin evening newspaper

8      Ying Li (China), Beauties of Athletics - Xinhua News Agency

10    Lili Wang (China), Highs and lows in Budapest - Xinhua News Agency

10    Ali Sharifzade (Iran), Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games - IRNA

 

PHOTOGRAPHY SPORT ACTION   

1      Mohammad Amin Ansari (Iran), The beginning of the disaster - Mohammad Amin Ansari

2      Li Yibo (China), Gift - Xinhua News Agency

3      Wong Fok loy (Malaysia), Malaysia swimming - Eyepress Newswire

4      Mingshen Li (China), Great shot by Richarlison de Andrade - xinmin evening newspaper

5      Rio Leonelle Deluvio (Philippines), Where art thou? - The Manila Times

6      Mohammadreza Goodary (Iran), Right cross in MuayThai - Photo Eminency Co., Ltd.

7      Maryam Majd (Iran), Who Kissed, Who Hurt, Who Fought - Getty Images

8      Zhang Kuan (China), Rural basketball tournament in Guizhou Province, China - Zan Jin sports

9      Akl Yazbeck (Lebanon), In the shadows - Akl Yazbeck

10    Takumi Harada (Japan), Like a mermaid - The Yomiuri Shimbun

        

VIDEO DOCUMENTARY    

1      Annesha Ghosh (India), The Women's Cricket Revolution - The Financial Times

2      Qian Sun (China), Why Chinese women outshine men in football - Deutsche Welle

3      Vandna Vijay (India), The game-changers of Indian lawn bowls - BBC India

4      Shaghayegh Asiaie (Iran), From the glass stand - Sharghdaily.com

5      Mahardhika Utama (Indonesia), National Amputee Football Team - CNN Indonesia

6      Amged Al-arhabi (Yemen), Touch line - The suffering of a Yemeni player - YouTube

7      Zahiriddin Maxmutaliyev (Uzbekistan), Jewel of EWEL Football: Documentary about Birodar Abduraimov - OKMK TV

8      Muiz Aziz (Malaysia), GLY - iMotorbike

9      Gaurav Phuyal (Nepal), Sankata Ko Dhun - bhakundo.com.np

10    Jieni Cheng (China), As the curtain rise - ChinaMediaGroup

        

VIDEO ATHLETE PROFILE       

1      Mahardhika Utama (Indonesia), The Olympic Golden Bride - CNN Indonesia

2      Shail Desai (India), Kabir Rachure: The Mile Cruncher - DW.com

3      Alireza Zarei (Iran), Ammo baba - Orimond media

4      Jayesh KM (India), Tendulkar @50 - Mathrubhumi News

5      Nursyifa Abdul Nasir (Malaysia), Dance Of The King - Sam Jee Lek - Astro Sdn Bhd

6      Nasir Syifa (Malaysia), Syaqiera Mashayikh Panahan Anak Felda - Astro

7      Islam Boukria (Qatar), Winwin profile - Winwin.com

        

VIDEO SHORT FEATURE  

1      Maziyar Koopidar (Iran), A Country Called Nahid - Maziyar Koopidar

2      Yixing Dong (China), Paddling Upstream - Xinhua News Agency

3      Ali Shrayah (Yemen), He loved football… with his hands amputated - MBC Group

4      Mengtong Niu (China), Imprints of Beijing 2022 | Ep. 4 Twinkling Eyes on the Ice - Xinhua News Agency

5      Patricia  Hizon (Philippines), Special Olympics Pilipinas: Kamille Tingzon "Dancing Star" - Plus Network

6      Jing Xia (China), Enthusiastic Return to Tsaigu Trail, A Thousand’s Wild Journey in Kuocang - Great Sports Media

7      Soumalya Santikari (India), EP1: An Elusive Goal — When Will India Play At The Football World Cup? - News9 Plus

8      Jinghan Wang (China), Some chats about the French Open｜She is the wheelchair tennis player "Zhu Zhenzhen" - CMG

9      Annesha Ghosh (India), From zero to heroes: Mohammad Nabi on the rise of Afghanistan - International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup

10    Alireza Akbari (Iran), Iran's kata was destroyed - Instagram

 

WRITING BEST COLUMN  

1      Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Kakavandi (Iran), Will FIFA end IRIB's 30-year monopoly over Iran's club football?! - Jamevarzrsh News Agancy / Bistoon Sport Weekly

2      Marah Yousef (Jordan), Jordanian Cyclists Quit the Sport Due to Poor Safety Provisions - Marah Yousef, Muaz Zreiqi

3      Dina Salameen (Palestine), There are no more football stars in Gaza - Palestinian football association

4      Akmaral Maikozova (Kazakhstan), At whose expense is the banquet?! - the newspaper Vremya (Time)

5      Mohamed Albahri (Yemen), Sports keep Yemen alive - Ministry of Youth and Sports

6      Saeedullah Safi (Afghanistan), The Ongoing Struggles Faced by Afghan sportswomen Under Taliban Rule - The Afghan Times

7      Ghina Chahwan (Lebanon), Why I Quit my Dream Job and Never Looked Back - Ghina Chahwan

8      Hmoud Faleh Alsubaie (Saudi Arabia), Sports column - alriyadh news paper

9      Najeeb Aljedaawi (Saudi Arabia), Save them so they don't live under the mercy of their feelings - Alyaum newspaper

10    Sujit Bhar (India), A Bid Too Soon - India Legal

10    Tserensidnom Enkhtuvshin (Mongolia), Will Mongolian football develop? - Tavan tsagarig

10    Arafat Zubaear (Bangladesh), Sports anthem: On the signboard, not in effect - Dhaka Post

 

WRITING BEST COLOUR PIECE       

1      Andrew Mcnicol (Hong Kong), This North Korean player stunned the soccer world – then disappeared - CNN

2      Sanket Jain (India), How climate change is ending the sporting dreams of India’s young - Telegraph

3      Manuja Veerappa (India), Stripped of her Asian Games medal and banned from competing, Santhi Soundarajan is now pushing ahead - The Times of India

4      Xingying Tao (China), (Exclusive) From street to Olympics, how X-Rain transforms into a Chinese breaking pioneer? - Xinmin Evening News

5      Peng Gao (China), A son helps his late father complete a 100-marathon dream - Xinhua News Agency, China

6      Zhao Yu (China), Ma Baoguo: a Fake Kongfu Master - lanxiong sports

7      Shail Desai (India), From India, Through Belgium, to World Cup Gold: One Climber’s Journey to the Top of Paraclimbing - Climbing.com

8      Aigerim Konurbaeva (Kyrgyzstan), Fighting for recognition. How women in Central Asia are making their way into the martial arts – CABAR.asia

8      Eri Gamo (Japan), A New Star Emerges - -Tokito Oda, Wheelchair Tennis Player - Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd.

10    Bassem Raouas (Lebanon), Yemenis at Asian Games divided by war, united by sport - AFP

10    Afsoon Hazrati (Iran), Beyond her eyes... - Varzesh Online

10    Saeedeh Fathabadi (Iran), A place that was no more Iran; The encounter of an imprisoned journalist with a refugee athlete – Iran Wire

10    Yahya Al-Yaqoubi (Palestine), In pictures, Youssef Abu Amira... without his four limbs, he defied the “karate” law. - Palestine Newspaper

 

YOUNG REPORTERS PHOTOGRAPHY  

1      Akram Abdullah (Yemen), Passion & spirit in its finest form - Facebook

2      Sajad Imanian (Iran), Iconic Defiance: Jenni Hermoso's Triumph - Sajad Imanian

3      Mohammed Ahmed (Yemen), Flaying player - Mohammed Ahmed

4      Radwan Nasser (Yemen), Fight - Radwan nasser

5      Mouneb Nassar (Syria), Ballet and bombs: Ukrainian dancers stars are defying war from the Hague - Anadolu Agency

6      Mohammad Javad Abjoushak (Iran), Victory hug - Mohammad Javad Abjoushak

7      Bhalekar Sameer (India), Wheelchair Cricket - Mumbai Wheelchair Cricket team

 

YOUNG REPORTERS WRITING        

1      Sruthi Ravindranath (India), Health hazards: why cricket is tougher for women in more ways than you might think - ESPNcricinfo

2      Saeedullah Safi (Afghanistan), The Ongoing Struggles Faced by Afghan sportswomen Under Taliban Rule - The Afghan Times

3      Niharika Raina (India), De-bloat powder, home-cooked food at the centre of Rishabh Pant's nutrition powered recovery - IANS

4      Salma Niazi (Afghanistan), Salma Niazi: A Beacon Of Resilience And Hope For Afghan Women - The Afghan Times

5      Jyoti Yadav (India), Indian rugby isn’t elite or male. Sweety, Beauty, Sapna from rural Bihar rule the field - ThePrint

6      Sanket Jain (India), In Kolhapur, athletes get that sinking feeling - People's Archive of Rural India

7      Wufei Yu (China), Miracle for Wild Ball and Cantonese Indigeneity: The Underdog Champion of Chinese College Basketball - Sanlian Lifeweek Magazine

8      Raghad Abo Safyah (Palestine), Abu Khadija, from the green rectangle to a jail cell - Albaladfm.ps

9      Namin Dhakal (Nepal), Forgotten Professionalism for Survive - Khelpati/Thahakhabar

10    Yibo Cao (China), Interview: U.S. basketball no longer sole dominant team, says Kerr - Xinhua News Agency

       

YOUNG REPORTERS BROADCASTING  

1      Muiz Aziz (Malaysia), GLY - Astro Arena

2      Khaled Katbeh (Syria), Qatar’s traditional headscarf an iconic symbol of hospitality - TRT Arabi

3      Qasem Almaskeen (Saudi Arabia), he lens of the eye becomes larger with World Cup 2022 - Khaleej club from Saudi Arabia

4      Basel Farea (Yemen), Report - One two platform

5      Karl Nunis (Malaysia), Genetik Mutant - Astro Arena

6      Wajid Shahzad (Pakistan), Wajid Shahzad - Such News

 

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