Top 10 Best Colour Piece nominees
LAUSANNE, April 1, 2026 - With less than two weeks left until the 8th edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland, AIPS is proud to announce the top ten candidates in the Writing Best Colour Piece category.
The finalists will be announced this week.
Find out more about the judging stages HERE.
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In alphabetical order by country and by surname, these are the nominees for the final. In some categories there might be more than 10 due to a tie in the third round voting stage by the Jury.
Yu Zhao (China), Sentenced to 20 Years: The True Colors of Former China National Football Team Coach Li Tie - lanxiong sports
Nicolas Herbelot (France), Le couple Woodhall, Deux de l'Olympe / The Woodhall couple, two of Olympus - L'Équipe
Gaétan Scherrer (France), Bradley Wiggins, d'or et de misère / of gold and misery - L'Equipe Explore
Christine Thomas (France), Mystery of Everest: who will find the Kodak Vest Pocket? - L'Equipe Explore
Fadi Hijazi (Palestine), "The Pelé of Palestine"... from a Star of the Pitch to a Funeral in the Hunger Line - Shehab News Agency
Natalie Berry (United Kingdom), In the Shadow of the Mountain - The Fence
Adam Leventhal (United Kingdom), Guinea stadium disaster special report: ‘This door here, it’s the door to hell’ - The Athletic
Sid Lowe (United Kingdom), Santi Cazorla and Real Oviedo pull off the most romantic of returns to La Liga - The Guardian / ESPN
Andy Mcgrath (United Kingdom), The Fully Circle - Alvento
Jonathan W. Rosen (United States of America), The curse of Kenya's long-distance runners - 1843 Magazine/The Economist