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GHANAIAN investigative journalist Anas Armeyaw Anas was on Monday night celebrated by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) for his exposé on the rot of Ghana and African football.
AIPS President Gianni Merlo presented him with a special prize in investigative reporting.
The award took place at the beautiful Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne, Switzerland, where scores of sports journalists were honoured during the maiden edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards.
When Anas entered the stage, he asked for a minute of silence as he dedicated his award to Ahmed Hussein-Suale, part of his investigative team, who was recently killed after telling stories of football corruption in Ghana.
In his opening speech, Bach expressed that “the IOC was very sad to hear of the loss of Hussein-Suale, being murdered for exercising his profession.”
“I receive this award in honour of my colleague, Ahmed. I know he would have been here with me to receive this award if not for the unfortunate incident. But we will never surrender, because journalism is not a crime,” emphasized Anas after receiving his trophy.
The Awards were widely regarded as the Oscars of sports journalism. And so the curtains closed on the successful, following a celebration of journalism and sports media excellence.
A crowd of significant sports figures such as International Olympic Committee President, Thomas Bach, 24 finalists received awards throughout 8 different categories at the inaugural AIPS Sports Media Awards.
Marca journalist José Ignacio Pérez received the first prize for Best Colour Piece for his reportage about Football in Auschwitz. Igor Rabiner won the other writing category, Best Column.
Video documentary went for Emanuela Audisio (Mexico 1968) and Athlete Profile for The People’s Fighters, a film about Teófilo Stevenson and Cuban boxing.
After narrowing down 1,273 submissions from 119 countries worldwide, an eleven-member jury and the president determined the winners of each category. Each award winner received a trophy and first place received prize money of USD $8.000, second place received USD $3.000, and third place received USD $2.000. – AIPS
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