LAUSANNE, November 23, 2023 – After another stunning year of sports in which we witnessed international top events, such as the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and the Summer World University Games in Chendgu, China, AIPS has opened its end-of-the-year poll to choose the very best of 2023.
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AIPS members from all over the world can vote for the Best Athletes and Team of 2023. There is also the opportunity to vote for the sporting event that provided the best working conditions for journalists in 2023.
The AIPS is counting on its vast network of professionals across the world to select the Champions of 2023.
Members can vote by clicking on the link above or by clicking on the banner “VOTE for the champions 2023” on the top of the AIPS homepage. AIPS card number is required to start the voting procedure. Members can put up to three preferences in each category (first preference, second preference and third preference, in order of importance).
The deadline is on December 29, 2023, at 11:59 pm CET.
Below is the list of the Best Athletes, Team and Press Facilities of 2023, ordered in alphabetical order by last name.
BEST MALE ATHLETE NOMINEES
Alcaraz Carlos – Tennis, Spain
Axelsen Viktor – Badminton, Denmark
Boe Johannes Thingnes – Biathlon, Norway
Crouser Ryan – Athletics, USA
Curry Stephen – Basketball, USA
Djokovic Novak – Tennis, Serbia
Duplantis Armand – Athletics, Sweden
El Bakkali Soufiane – Athletics, Morocco
Embiid Joel – Basketball, USA
Etzebeth Eben – Rugby, South Africa
Fuchs Martin – Horse Racing, Switzerland
Haaland Erling – Football, Norway
Hafnaoui Ahmed – Swimming, Tunisia
Haiyang Qin – Swimming, China
Ingebrigtsen Jakob – Athletics, Norway
Jokic Nikola – Basketball, Serbia
José Paixaõ de Oliveira Vinicius – Football, Brazil
Kane Harry – Football, England
Kipchoge Eliud – Athletics, Kenya
Kiptum Kelvin – Athletics, Kenya
Klaebo Johannes Høsflot – Cross Country Ski, Norway
Kos Hubert – Swimming, Hungary
Lewandowski Robert – Football, Poland
Lyles Noah – Athletics, USA
Marchand Leon – Swimming, France
Mbappé Kylian – Football, France
Medvedev Daniil – Tennis, Russia
Messi Lionel – Football, Argentina
Odermatt Marco – Ski, Switzerland
Ohtani Shohei – Baseball, Japan
Pogačar Tadej – Cycling, Slovenia
Riner Teddy – Judo, France
Roglič Primoz – Cycling, Slovenia
Savsek Benjamin – Canoe, Slovenia
Schröder Dennis – Basketball, Germany
Savea Ardie – Rugby, New Zealand
Tamberi Gianmarco – Athletics, Italy
Tentoglou Miltiadis – Athletics, Greece
Van der Poel Mathieu – Cycling, The Netherlands
Verstappen Max – Formula 1, The Netherlands
Vingegaard Jonas – Cycling, Denmark
Ward Mclain – Equestrian, USA
Zhendong Fan – Table Tennis, China
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE NOMINEES
Al-Sadeq Julyana – Taekwondo, Jordan
Andrade Rebeca – Gymnastics, Brazil
Assefa Tigst – Athletics, Ethiopia
Biles Simone – Gymnastics, USA
Bol Femke – Athletics, The Netherlands
Bonmati Aitana – Football, Spain
Breanna Stewart – Basketball, USA
Cristiane de Oliveira Debora – Football, Brazil
Daly Rachel – Football, England
Earps Mary – Football, England
Fox Jessica – Canoe, Australia
Garnbret Janja – Climbing, Slovenia
Gauff Cori – Tennis, USA
Goggia Sofia – Ski, Italy
Hansen Gyda Westvold – Nordic Ski, Norway
Hassan Sifan – Athletics, The Netherlands
Jackson Shericka – Athletics, Jamaica
Kipyegon Faith – Athletics, Kenya
Ledecky Katie – Swimming, USA
McKeown Kaylee – Swimming, Australia
Perez Maria – Athletics, Spain
Putellas Alexia – Football, Spain
Richardson Sha’Carri – Athletics, USA
Rojas Yulimar – Athletics, Venezuela
Sabalenka Aryna – Tennis, Belarus
Se-Young An – Badminton, South Korea
Shiffrin Mikaela – Ski, USA
Sjöström Sarah – Swimming, Sweden
Swiatek Iga – Tennis, Poland
Vondrousova Marketa – Tennis, Czech Republic
Yingsha Sun – Table Tennis, China
BEST TEAM NOMINEES
Argentina men’s football national team – Football, Argentina
Australia women’s football national team – Football, Australia
Bayern Munich Football Club – Football, Germany
Denver Nuggets – Basketball, USA
England women’s football national team – Football, England
FC Barcelona women’s team – Football, Spain
France men’s rugby national team – Rugby, France
Germany men’s basketball national team – Basketball, Germany
Hungary women’s sabre fencing national team – Fencing, Hungary
India men’s badminton national team – Badminton, India
Jumbo Visma cycling team – Cycling, The Netherlands
Manchester City Football Club – Football, England
Norway men’s biathlon national team – Biathlon, Norway
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol – Football, Spain
South Africa men’s rugby national team – Rugby, South Africa
Spain women’s football national team – Football, Spain
The Netherlands rowing national team – Rowing, The Netherlands
Turkey women’s volleyball national team – Volleyball, Turkey
Uruguay U20 men’s football national team – Football, Uruguay
USA 4×100 women’s relay – Athletics, USA
BEST PRESS FACILITY NOMINEES
(2023) Chengdu 2021 Summer World University Games – Multisports, China
2023 Cricket World Cup – Cricket, India
2023 European Volleyball Championships – Volleyball, Belgium
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup – Basketball, Philippines / Japan / Indonesia
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Football, Australia / New Zealand
2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships – Ski, France
2023 Fukuoka World Aquatics Championships – Swimming, Japan
2023 Hahnenkamm Downhill Ski race Kitzbuhel – Ski, Austria
2023 Hangzhou Asian Games – Multisports, China
2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games Santiago – Multisports, Chile
2023 Rugby World Cup France – Rugby, France
2023 Ruhpolding Biathlon World Cup – Biathlon, Germany
2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games Berlin – Multisports, Germany
2023 Tour de France – Cycling, France
2023 Wimbledon Championships – Tennis, England
2023 World Athletics Championships Budapest – Athletics, Hungary
