WRITING BEST COLOUR PIECE
Andres Burgo (Argentina), The cup that Messi lifts in the most iconic photo of the Qatar World Cup is fake – El País
Sebastian Torok (Argentina), Yannick Noah. Acrobatic, artistic, charismatic and winner, the last French male champion of Roland Garros – Diario La Nacion de Argentina
Olaf Brockmann (Austria), The Transcontinental Coach: Juan Carlos Zabala and his forgotten Master – Journal of Olympic History
Devin Heroux (Canada), Marco Arop’s Olympic dream takes shape in the heart of Dixie – CBC
Dustin Patar (Canada), Qimuksiq – Canadian Geographic
Olivier Bossard (France), On a retrouvé Jean-François Hernandez – France Football
Jean-Michel Brochen (France), Bobby Charlton, an immense reign – L’Equipe Le Magazine
Quentin Moynet (France), Les galériens du tennis / Welcome to the jungle – L’Equipe
Alban Traquet (France), A la recherche de Christian Atsu – L’Equipe
Matthias Fiedler (Germany), The survivors – Der Spiegel
Fiifi Anaman (Ghana), Your Legacy Lives On – Medium
Andrew Mcnicol (Hong Kong), This North Korean player stunned the soccer world – then disappeared – CNN
Attila Szalay (Hungary), Down here, football is not just a game, it can save lives – Magyar Nemzet
Sanket Jain (India), How climate change is ending the sporting dreams of India’s young – Telegraph
Manuja Veerappa (India), Stripped of her Asian Games medal and banned from competing, Santhi Soundarajan is now pushing ahead – The Times of India
Mark Gallagher (Ireland), Baby Steps – Irish Daily Mail/Irish Mail on Sunday
Alberto Dolfin (Italy), Ukraine and Russia, frost on the piste but confrontation without masks – Corriere dello Sport
Alessandro Poggi (Italy), Manuel Bortuzzo: Olympic hopeful on overcoming fateful shooting to continue chasing dream as a Para – Olympic Channel
Idris Shehu (Nigeria), Olusosun: Inside Lagos slum where Victor Osimhen was raised – Cable Newspaper
Anders Christiansen (Norway), The war over the Olympics – Verdens Gang
Jose Encarnacion (Puerto Rico), La otra recta final de los caballos en el Hipódromo Camarero – Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Pavel Lysenkov (Russia), «Dad, I see my dreams. And in them, there is ice, and I am playing hockey». This is how Rodion Amir lived and how he fought death – Match TV
Aissatou Diene (Senegal), Senegal: The mystical gangrenous practice of local football – Challengesports.info
Stefan Kosanović (Serbia), Sports psychologist Sasa Sredanovic falsely presents herself to the public – Seecheck
Manuel Calabuig Garcia (Spain), The race against ALS – Corredor
José Ignacio Pérez Hernández (Spain), The murderous ‘sport’ in Auschwitz: «It was the first step towards extermination» – Marca
Laurent Favre (Switzerland), We found Mark Kangogo, the doping winner of Sierre-Zinal – Le Temps
Christof Gertsch (Switzerland), The Merman – Das Magazin
Mohamed Rami Abdelmoula (Tunisia), In Tunisia: Power and the Public Contend over the Football Field – Assafir Al-Arabi
Natalie Berry (UK), Mountain man: the miraculous life of Reinhold Messner, the world’s most controversial climber – The Independent
Jason Burt (UK), Erling Haaland exclusive interview: It is more shocking to people when I do not score – The Telegraph
Alex Bysouth (UK), Naples: A city on the brink as Napoli close in on first title in 33 years – BBC Sport
Aimee Lewis (UK), Wrexham: An intoxicating tale of Hollywood glamor and sporting romance – CNN
James Montague (UK), A Spanish Team Endures on a Toehold in Africa – The New York Times
Kate Rowan (UK), First she was sectioned, then put in a coma, now Abi Burton is aiming for Paris Olympics – Telegraph Media Group
Jeremy Wilson (UK), The real Bobby and Jack Charlton – by their younger brother Tom – The Telegraph
Suzanne Wrack (UK), Holding gymnastics to account – why one alleged victim of sexual abuse is speaking out – The Guardian
David Gardner (USA), Gunshots shattered her hoop dreams. Now she wants them back. –
YOUNG REPORTERS BROADCASTING
Silvana Strieder (Austria), From the Front Line to the Arena: The Story of a World Champion – Kurier
Stanimira Atanasova (Bulgaria), The Other Champions: «A letter to you» – bTV Media Group
Bill Eshun (Ghana), The Jumping Phoenix: High Jumper overcoming boundaries in pursuit of immortality – TV3 Ghana
Mishael Quaynor (Ghana), Christian Atsu: The Childhood – Multimedia Group Limited
Clinton Yeboah (Ghana), Abandoned Nyinahin project: monumental disappointment to youth in sports in Ghana – Multimedia Ghana Limited
Victorine Kaaronda (Namibia), Psychologist involvement in sport is essential – Namibia Broadcasting Corporation
Abdoulaye Gueye (Senegal), L’insertion Des Joueurs au Sénégal- Exemple Du DUC – SoundCloud
Papa Mahmoud Gueye (Senegal), Football, the new Saudi soft power? – Brut Afrique
Cynthia Seda (Solomon Islands), First woman football commentator – SIBC
Alla Vas’kovs’ka (Ukraine), Football for the strong. Ukrainian soldiers with amputations play football – Pershyi Zakhidnyi
YOUNG REPORTERS PHOTOGRAPHY
Florian Schroetter (Austria), Focus – Mag. Thomas Wondrak Unternehmensberatung
Vinicius Do Prado (Brazil), Two Sides of a Penalty – Agência DRAP
Tom Weller (Germany), Balance on balance beam – Instagram
Márton Koncz (Hungary), Serve – Nemzeti Sport
Máté Ladjánszki (Hungary), Finish line – Népszava
Anna Szilágyi (Hungary), Above the sky – EPA Images
Sajad Imanian (Iran), Iconic Defiance: Jenni Hermoso’s Triumph – Getty Images
Matteo Arnoul (Italy), Olga Kharlan exultation – Spiegel Sport
Mattia Ozbot (Italy), Jumping Higher – World Athletics
Giovanni Zenoni (Italy), Clash – Instagram
Joe Allison (New Zealand), The Pride of the Haka – Getty Images
Samet Yalçın (Turkey), Breaking Moment – Ihlas News Agency
Timothy Akolamazima (Uganda), Oringa Serves – The Guardian
Akram Abdullah (Yemen), Passion & spirit in its finest form – Facebook
Mohammed Ahmed (Yemen), Flying player – Facebook
YOUNG REPORTERS WRITING
Salma Niazi (Afghanistan), Salma Niazi: A beacon of resilience and hope for Afghan Women – The Afghan Times
Saeedullah Safi (Afghanistan), The ongoing struggles faced by Afghan sportswomen under Taliban rule – The Afghan Times
Camila Alves (Brazil), Pelé’s hidden story: how the King changed a country’s routine with just one training session – Grupo Globo
Carlos Vinicius Amorim Silva (Brazil), Na era da saúde mental, metade dos clubes do Brasileirão não tem psicólogos no time profissional – North Star Network (Trivela)
Pascal Gillen (Germany), „Du weinst alleine“: Kim Olafsson über den schmerzhaften Abschied vom Profifußball – Tageblatt
Emmanuel Ayamga (Ghana), Ghana’s female footballers open up on mental health – Pulse Ghana
Panagiota Chalkia (Greece), Peanut Tuitele: Three points on abuse and alcohol with a timeout – Metromedia AE
Niharika Raina (India), De-bloat powder, home-cooked food at the centre of Rishabh Pant’s nutrition powered recovery – IANS
Sruthi Ravindranath (India), Health hazards: why cricket is tougher for women in more ways than you might think – ESPNcricinfo
Francesco Gottardi (Italy), Football, where nobody could play before – Il Foglio
Jose Encarnacion (Puerto Rico), La otra recta final de los caballos en el Hipódromo Camarero – Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Vladislav Netyaev (Russia), Faster, Higher, Grayer. Russia spends millions of rubles to buy elite housing for athletes. – Transparency International — Russia in Exile
Stefan Kosanović (Serbia), Sports psychologist Sasa Sredanovic falsely presents herself to the public – Seecheck
Jack Bantock (UK), For nearly 50 years, only Black men caddied The Masters. One day, they all but vanished – CNN
Chloe Merrell (UK), Uganda’s Mary Cholhok: ‘Netball transformed my life into something amazing’ – The GuardianVIDEO ATHLETE PROFILE
Mariano Amiune (Argentina), Aya: the first female swimmer to represent Gabon at the Olympics | Playing Fields – Olympic Channel
Terni Castro Veríssimo (Brazil), Vanderlei: Pernas, Cabeça e Coração (Vanderlei: Legs, Mind and Heart) – Brazilian Olympic Committee
Esteban Vargas (Colombia), The Chester dream – Caracol Television
Pierre Rateau (France), Until the last round – TV Tours
Laura Trust (Germany), Burnout einer Leistungssportlerin – ARD
Dávid Szabó (Hungary), Gyula Rákosi – 70 years for Fradi – FradiMedia
Shail Desai (India), Kabir Rachure: The Mile Cruncher – DW.com
Mahardhika Utama (Indonesia), Olympic Golden Bride – CNN Indonesia
Monica Matano (Italy), Ritorno da Varenne – Rai
Mark Crysell (New Zealand), Knocked On – Television New Zealand
Tania Page (New Zealand), Mea Motu – TVNZ
Christian Pérez Acosta (Paraguay), La historia de Fredy Vera: «Había días que no desayunaba o no almorzaba o no cenaba» – Diario La Nación – Versus Paraguay
Andreia Figueiroa (Portugal), Against the tide – Sport TV
David Castro (Spain), Laia Sanz: Quien tiene la voluntad, tiene la fuerza – PLAYTheUNIT – Amazon Prime Video
Irene Ruiz (Spain), Resiliencia Kiskapusi – YouTube
Daniel Grefve (Sweden), Personen bakom «Domarjävlen» (The person behind the «F***ing referee») – SVT
Joseph Battaglia (USA), Bob Beamon: The Legacy Beyond The Leap – FloSports
William Moss (USA), Untitled: The Noah Lyles Project – NBC
