FINALISTS REVEALED!
LAUSANNE, April 4, 2026 - In just a matter of days the AIPS Sport Media Awards 2025 winners will be crowned in a prestigious ceremony at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
As we look forward to the eighth Awards gala set to take place on Friday, April 10, AIPS is honoured to announce the Top 3 in each of the 8 main categories.
The members of the Jury will meet the day before the ceremony to determine the final positions of these nominees.
PRIZES Winners of each senior category will receive US$ 5,000 (1st prize), US$ 3,000 (2nd prize) and US$ 2,000 (3rd prize). The three Young Reporters categories (Photography, Writing and Broadcasting) will have one winner each and they will receive a scholarship to a major international sports event.
Also, special Awards, including A Life in Sports and Investigative Reporting, will be announced during the final ceremony.
Based on voting from the 12-member AIPS Sport Media Awards Jury, here are the top 3 in each main category, listed in alphabetical order by country and by surname:
AUDIO
Ronny Blaschke (Germany), Tribunes of Terror – The Stadium under National Socialism - Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Farzad Sabouri, Seyedeh Nahid Saadati (Iran), The Snowy Galaxy - YouTube
Adam Leventhal, Abi Paterson (United Kingdom), The story of the Guinea stadium disaster - The Athletic
PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
Joe Wakefield (Canada), Mountain Bike Mastery - Pinkbike
Valéry Hache (France), Dakar 2025 - AFP
Loïc Venance (France), Tour de France 2025 - AFP
PHOTOGRAPHY SPORT ACTION
Valéry Hache (France), Kick - AFP
Ray Giubilo (Italy), It's not Halloween - Tennisitaliano.it / Sportweek
Aaron Gillions (New Zealand), Tupaea on fire - Action Press / Smartframe / New Zealand Rugby
VIDEO ATHLETE PROFILE
Guillaume Priou, Laurie Delhostal (France), Laure ! Laure ! Laure ! - Chengyu Prod/Canal+
Marc Sauvourel (France), Samir Nasri, rebel - Canal+
Jürgen Schmidt, Laura Trust (Germany), Being Franziska van Almsick - ARD-Mediathek
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
Fabien Douillard (France), Crash – Peloton Under Pressure - L'Equipe Explore
Marie Lasserre, Katrin Hafemann (Germany), My Father, HSV and the Nazis – Football Under Fascists - NDR Fernsehen/ ARD Mediathek
Mariano Amiune, Ian Brackley (Spain), Tom Daley: 1.6 seconds - Olympic Channel
VIDEO SHORT FEATURE
Henrique Arcoverde (Brazil), Galeguinho - The Backwards Runner - Esporte Espetacular, Grupo Globo
Alison Mayer (Brazil), A Snapshot of Thrills - TV Globo
Lena Smirnova (Canada), Ink on Blades: The making of an Olympic skate program - Olympic Channel
WRITING BEST COLOUR PIECE
Yu Zhao (China), Sentenced to 20 Years: The True Colors of Former China National Football Team Coach Li Tie - Lanxiong sports
Gaétan Scherrer (France), Bradley Wiggins, of gold and misery - L'Equipe Magazine
Christine Thomas (France), Mystery of Everest: who will find the Kodak Vest Pocket? - L’Equipe Explore
WRITING BEST OPINION COLUMN
Ariel Scher (Argentina), Miguel's lesson - La Diaria
Danilo Díaz (Chile), Horror, brutality and criminal negligence - Revista Tribuna Andes
Tianhao Shen (China), A Zebra in the Oval Office: A Surreal Comedy of Power and Football - Titan Sports