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Vote NOW: Last few hours to pick the AIPS Champions of 2024
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LAUSANNE, December 29, 2024 – As another incredible Olympic year winds down, AIPS is calling on its members to vote for the Best Athletes, Teams, and Press Facilities that lit up the sporting world in 2024. This time, our annual end-of-the-year poll also brings down the curtain on what has been a memorable 12 months of celebrating the AIPS Centennial (1924-2024).
VOTE HERE
HOW TO VOTE You can vote by clicking here or by clicking on the “VOTE for the Champions 2024” banner which is at the top of the AIPS homepage. AIPS card number is required to start the voting process. Then you go ahead to select your three preferences in each category.
The Best Press Facilities category recognises the sporting event(s) that provided the best working conditions for journalists this year.
AIPS is counting on its vast network of professionals across the world to select the Champions of 2024.
Voting ends on December 29 at 11:59pm CET.
Below is the list of the nominated athletes, teams and press Facilities of 2024:
VOTE HERE
HOW TO VOTE You can vote by clicking here or by clicking on the “VOTE for the Champions 2024” banner which is at the top of the AIPS homepage. AIPS card number is required to start the voting process. Then you go ahead to select your three preferences in each category.
The Best Press Facilities category recognises the sporting event(s) that provided the best working conditions for journalists this year.
AIPS is counting on its vast network of professionals across the world to select the Champions of 2024.
Voting ends on December 29 at 11:59pm CET.
Below is the list of the nominated athletes, teams and press Facilities of 2024:
BEST MALE ATHLETE NOMINEES
- Alcaraz Carlos, Spain (Tennis)
- Araújo Gabriel, Brazil (Para swimming)
- Bellingham Jude, England (Football)
- Carvajal Daniel, Spain (Football)
- Crouser Ryan, USA (Athletics)
- Curry Stephen, USA (Basketball)
- Djokovic Novak, Serbia (Tennis)
- Doncic Luka, Slovenia (Basketball)
- Duplantis Armand, Sweden (Athletics)
- Dupont Antoine, France (Rugby)
- Durant Kevin, USA (Basketball)
- Evenepoel Remco, Belgium (Cycling)
- Fan Zhendong, China (Table tennis)
- Ferreira Alex, USA (Freestyle skiing)
- Francesco Friedrich, Germany (Bobsleigh)
- Ingebrigsten Jacob, Norway (Athletics)
- James LeBron, USA (Basketball)
- Jokić Nikola, Serbia (Basketball)
- Jung Michael, Germany (Equestrian)
- Kim Woo-jin, South Korea (Archery)
- Lamparter Johannes, Austria (Nordic combined)
- Lookman Ademola, Nigeria (Football)
- López Mijain, Cuba (Wrestling)
- Lyles Noah, USA (Athletics)
- Marchand León, France (Swimming)
- Mbappe Kylian, France (Football)
- Milák Kristóf, Hungary (Swimming)
- Nadeem Arshad, Pakistan (Athletics)
- Odermatt Marco, Switzerland (Alpine skiing)
- Ohtani Shohei, Japan (Baseball)
- Oka Shinnosuke, Japan (Gymnastics)
- Park Tae-Joon, South Korea (Taekwondo)
- Pintado Brian, Ecuador (Athletics)
- Pogačar Tadej, Slovenia (Cycling)
- Rasovszky Kristóf, Hungary (Swimming)
- Riner Teddy, France (Judo)
- Roberts Toby, Great Britain (Sport climbing)
- Rodri, Spain (Football)
- Saravi Mohammadhadi, Iran (Wrestling)
- Scheffler Scottie, USA (Golf)
- Sinner Jannik, Italy (Tennis)
- Talakhadze Lasha, Georgia (Weightlifting)
- Tebogo Letsile, Botswana (Athletics)
- Tentoglou Miltiadis, Greece (Athletics)
- Tola Tamirat, Ethiopia (Athletics)
- Verstappen Max, Netherlands (Formula 1)
- Vinícius Junior, Brazil (Football)
- Wang Chuqin, China (Table tennis)
- Wanyonyi Emmanuel, Kenya (Athletics)
- Yamal Lamine, Spain (Football)
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE NOMINEES
- Alfred Julien, Saint Lucia (Athletics)
- Andrade Rebeca, Brazil (Gymnastics)
- Biles Simone, USA (Gymnastics)
- Bonmatí Aitana, Spain (Football)
- Carrington Lisa, New Zealand (Canoeing)
- Chebet Beatrice, Kenya (Athletics)
- Chepngetich Ruth, Kenya (Athletics)
- Clark Catlin, USA (Basketball)
- Diggins Jessie, USA (Cross-country skiing)
- Fox Jessica, Australia (Canoeing)
- Garnbret Janja, Slovenia (Sport climbing)
- Gauff Cori, USA (Tennis)
- Girma Naomi, USA (Football)
- Graham Hansen Caroline, Norway (Football)
- Gu Eileen, China (Freestyle skiing)
- Gulyás Michelle, Hungary (Modern Pentathlon)
- Hassan Sifan, Netherlands (Athletics)
- Kaori Sakamoto, Japan (Figure skating)
- Kiefer Lee, USA (Fencing)
- Kim Gilli, South Korea (Speed skating)
- Kipyegon Faith, Kenya (Athletics)
- Kopecky Lotte, Belgium (Cycling)
- Krejčíková Barbora, Czechia (Tennis)
- Ledecky Katie, USA (Swimming)
- Lim Sihyeon, South Korea (Archery)
- Mahuchikh Yaroslava, Ukraine (Athletics)
- Marie Hagen Ida, Norway (Nordic combined)
- Marta, Brazil (Football)
- McIntosh Summer, Canada (Swimming)
- McKeown Kaylee, Australia (Swimming)
- McLaughlin-Levrone Sydney, USA (Athletics)
- Miroslaw Aleksandra, Poland (Sport climbing)
- Paralluelo Salma, Spain (Football)
- Pérez María, Spain (Athletics)
- Quan Hongchan, China (Diving)
- Rodman Trinity, USA (Football)
- Sabalenka Aryna, Belarus (Tennis)
- Shiffrin Mikaela, USA (Alpine skiing)
- Sjöström Sarah, Sweden (Swimming)
- Smith Sophia, USA (Football)
- Sun Yingsha, China (Table tennis)
- Swanson Mallory, USA (Football)
- Swiatek Iga, Poland (Tennis)
- Thiam Nafissatou, Belgium (Athletics)
- Thomas Gabby, USA (Athletics)
- Vittozzi Lisa, Italy (Biathlon)
- von Bredow-Werndl Jessica, Germany (Equestrian)
- Wilson A’ja, USA (Basketball)
- Zhang Yufei, China (Swimming)
- Zheng Qinwen, China (Tennis)
BEST TEAM NOMINEES
- Argentina Men's Football Team, Argentina (Football)
- Barcelona Women's Football Club, Spain (Football)
- Boston Celtics, USA (Basketball)
- Croatia's Sinković Brothers Rowing Team, Croatia (Rowing)
- Denmark Men's Handball Team, Denmark (Handball)
- Europe's Ryder Cup Team, Europe (Golf)
- France Blind Football Team, France (Blind football)
- France Men's Rugby Team, France (Rugby)
- France Men's Volleyball Team, France (Volleyball)
- Hungary Men's Epee Fencing Team, Hungary (Fencing)
- India Men's T20 Cricket Team, India (Cricket)
- Ireland Men's Rugby Team, Ireland (Rugby)
- Italy Women's Volleyball Team, Italy (Volleyball)
- Kansas City Chiefs, USA (American Football)
- Los Angeles Dodgers, USA (Baseball)
- Manchester City Men's Football Club, England (Football)
- McLaren Formula 1 Team, Great Britain (Formula 1)
- Netherlands Men’s Quadruple Sculls Team, Netherlands (Rowing)
- Netherlands Women’s Field Hockey Team, Netherlands (Field Hockey)
- New Zealand Sailing Team, New Zealand (Sailing)
- Real Madrid Men's Football Club, Spain (Football)
- Red Bull Racing Formula 1 Team, (Formula 1)
- Romania Women's Eight Rowing Team, Romania (Rowing)
- South Africa Men's Rugby Team, South Africa (Rugby)
- South Korean Men’s Sabre Fencing Team, South Korea (Fencing)
- Spain Men's Football Team, Spain (Football)
- Spain Women's Waterpolo Team, Spain (Waterpolo)
- Sweden Men's Curling Team, Sweden (Curling)
- USA Men's Basketball Team, USA (Basketball)
- USA Women's Basketball Team, USA (Basketball)
- USA Women's Football Team, USA (Football)
- USA Women's Gymnastics Team, USA (Gymnastics)
BEST PRESS FACILITY
- America's Cup, Spain (Sailing)
- Biathlon World Championships, Czechia (Biathlon)
- Biathlon World Cup Ruhpolding, Germany (Biathlon)
- Copa America, USA (Football)
- Davis Cup Final 8, Spain (Tennis)
- European Athletics Championships, Italy (Athletics)
- European Men's Handball Championship, Germany (Handball)
- FIBA Basketball World Cup (Basketball)
- Formula One World Championship (Formula 1)
- Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Olympics)
- Tour de France (Cycling)
- UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships, Switzerland (Cycling)
- UEFA Euro, Germany (Football)
- Wimbledon, England (Tennis)
- World Aquatics Championships, Qatar (Swimming)
- World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (Gymnastics)
- World Indoor Athletics Championships, Scotland (Athletics)
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