AIPS Sport Media Awards 2020: special mention for best Covid submissions

LAUSANNE, March 20, 2021 - In a very specific year where the Pandemic has affected the world of sports, the AIPS Sport Media Awards Jury have decided to dedicate a special mention to the best submissions related to Covid-19 impact in the world of sport. The following submissions will be presented on Monday, March 22, 2021 at 7:30 pm CET at the magnificent Stables of the Vigevano Castle during the AIPS Sport Media Awards 2020 Virtual Ceremony.

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AUDIO

Isabelle Langé (France) The psychological consequences of postponing the Olympic games on athletes – RTL

PHOTOGRAPHY SPORT ACTION

Edward Whitaker (UK) Horse racing during the coronavirus pandemic - Racing Post

Alexander Hassenstein (Germany) Only the Sky is watching - Getty Images

Fabrice Coffrini (Switzerland) Zurich: Women's relay in an empty stadium – AFP

PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO

Andrey Golovanov (Russia) Train at home - Team of Russia Magazine

Barbora Reichova (Czech Republic) Unbreakable Olympians - Media House - Czech Olympic Team

Pim Ras (The Netherlands) That's how inventive Dutch top athletes train in quarantine! -  AD Sportwereld

VIDEO DOCUMENTARY

Thomas Glavany (France) Basta! - Canal+

Mario Kottkamp (Germany) They say. They do. Thank you. - ARD

Eike Schulz (Germany) Olympics in the pandemic – One year before Tokyo - ZDF

SHORT FEATURE

Rene-Victoria Ekounga (Cameroon) Joel Ndzana, footballer-shoemaker - Canal+ International

Novella Calligaris (Italy) #ITrainAtHome - Rainews24

Bazly Azmi (Malaysia) The stranded champion - Astro Arena

Wen Shu (China) My hometown, my motherland - Xinhua News Agency

BEST COLOUR PIECE

Jose Encarnacio (Puerto Rico) Selling dreams to Puerto Rico's young ballplayers - Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI)

Samanth Subramanian (UK) Over and over and over again: Jimmy Anderson keeps on running - 1843 Magazine

Filippo Maria Ricci (Italy) A ray of sunshine. And football also returns to Spain - La Gazzetta dello Sport

Aimee Lewis (UK)  Tennis may not survive' coronavirus pandemic CNN International

BEST COLUMN

Enrique Ballester (Spain) The home football pitch - El Periódico de Catalunya

Loanny Picado (Nicaragua) Playing with death among a pandemic - La Lupa

Alan Abrahamson (USA) This year of living dangerously, and surely the Olympics can and should be reimagined - 3wiresports.com

YOUNG REPORTERS BROADCASTING

Mohammad Farahpour (Iran) Football and Coronavirus: A Passion Put On Hold - Football 120 TV Show - IRIB Varzesh

Chidiebere Anugwolu (Nigeria) Covid-19 lockdown : Nigerian chess master - Oladapo Adu - His plight and victory of his four months AB - Nigeria Info FM 92.3 Port Harcourt, Rivers State - Nigeria & EzenmuoOfSports

Vasilios Nikolaou (USA) The Extra Point Show #12: Mark Gunnels The Extra Point Show

YOUNG REPORTERS PHOTOGRAPHY

Dingbo Meng (China) UEFA Champions League: Atletico Madrid vs. RB Salzburg -  Xinhua News Agency

YOUNG REPORTERS WRITING

Wufei Yu (China) China has amazing rock climbing. But will racism keep people away? - Outside Magazine

Connor O'Halloran (UK) The extraordinary Ed Jackson, a quadriplegic ex-rugby player who scaled Mount Everest at home - ESPN

Zhou Yan (China)  Wu Lei this year: learn from the past, pass the barrier and go through the calamity - Tencent Sports