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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
CBC Sports' Shireen Ahmed awarded 2nd place in international sports column writing
CBC Sports's Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed's column about France's ban on women wearing hijabs while playing sports won second place for column writing Tuesday at the AIPS Sports Media Awards in Morocco. "How can France claim to champion women when it is stripping them away from sport in a move that is blatantly opposed to the IOC's own human rights framework?" Ahmed wrote in her piece, French hijab ban in sports called a 'shameful moment' as it prepares to host Olympics. It was published July 18, 2024, just days before the Paris Olympics opened. "Shireen is a thought leader and her work with CBC Sports reflects that every day," said Ryan Johnston, executive producer of CBC Sports's digital department. "We're proud to see her recognized with this award and be able to accept it among her friends, family and colleagues." Ahmed's column was one of more than 2,000 submissions from journalists in 136 countries in a variety of categories the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) recognized at their annual gala. Tianhao Shen, of China's Titan Sports, won top spot for his column A United Euro 2024, an Ununited Europe.
Zawya
15-02-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
Looking to the future of global sport: Let's talk to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidates
Ahead of the IOC presidential election on March 20, the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) is set to host a one-hour Q&A session for each of the seven candidates. These meetings, which will be exclusive to AIPS members, offer a perfect platform for the candidates to communicate their vision for the Olympic movement. Sports journalists from all over the world will also gain invaluable insights into their strategic plans for the future of global sport and convey them to the general public in their respective countries. The sessions will be conducted by the AIPS President Gianni Merlo, who has covered 26 winter and summer Olympic Games. REGISTER NOW ( to receive the schedule and links of the meetings, which will all take place on Zoom at 2:00 pm CET to ensure the whole world can connect from different time zones. Simultaneous translation will be provided in four languages: English, French, Spanish and Arabic. Below are the IOC presidential candidates in order of the draw conducted by the IOC: HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein Mr David Lappartient Mr Johan Eliasch Mr Juan Antonio Samaranch Mrs Kirsty Coventry Lord Sebastian Coe Mr Morinari Watanabe Distributed by APO Group on behalf of International Sports Press Association (AIPS).
Zawya
30-01-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
72% of International Olympic Committee (IOC) members catch presidential election fever for first time in Lausanne
The IOC members are in Lausanne for today's (30 January) 143rd Extraordinary IOC Session at the Olympic House, during which the IOC presidential candidates will deliver their presentations ( THE ATMOSPHERE With two months to the election set for 20 March in Greece, the atmosphere is tense in the Olympic capital, and expectedly so, as campaigning intensifies in these days. LOOKING BACK AT 2013 It's been 11-plus years since the last candidate presentations in July 2013, in Lausanne, which featured incumbent President Thomas Bach of Germany and five other candidates; Sergey Bubka (Ukraine), Richard Carrion (Puerto Rico), Ser Miang Ng (Singapore), Denis Oswald (Switzerland) and Ching-kuo Wu (Chinese Taipei). 2013 ELECTION On 10 September 2013, Bach won the election after two rounds of voting. In the second round he received 49 votes, two more than he needed. His opponents got 44 votes combined: Bubka - 4, Carrion - 29, Miang Ng - 6, Oswald - 5. Wu was eliminated after the first round of voting. In the first round, Bach got 43 votes, Bubka - 8, Carrion - 23, Miang Ng - 6, Oswald - 7, and Wu - 6. Miang Ng won the round 1 tie-break against Wu 56-36. NEW FACES Since then, the IOC membership has welcomed many new faces, 80 of which are still IOC members. Hence, 72 per cent of the current IOC members are for the first time facing this critical decision that would shape the future of the Olympic body - in 2021, Bach was re-elected unopposed and members only had to simply vote yes or no. Among the candidates for this year's election, only Juan Antonio Samaranch, Prince Feisal Al Hussein and Kirsty Coventry were already IOC members at the time Bach was first elected. BIG DECISION Amid economic, environmental, security and technological challenges, the IOC members have to decide who among these seven (in order of the draw conducted in November by a Lausanne-based public notary); Prince Feisal Al Hussein (Jordan), David Lappartient (France), Johan Eliasch (Great Britain/Sweden), Juan Antonio Samaranch (Spain), Kirsty Coventry (Zimbabwe), Lord Sebastian Coe (Great Britain) and Morinari Watanabe (Japan), will usher in a new era for the Olympic movement. THE ELECTION The President will be elected by secret ballot for a term of eight years, with the possibility to stand for re-election for a second, four-year term. The term of office of the new IOC President will start on 24 June 2025. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of International Sports Press Association (AIPS).
