AIPS Media Information

Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive / International Sports Press Association (www.AIPSmedia.com). Established in Paris in 1924, the AIPS is the premiere body representing the international sports media with 156 national member associations, nearly 10,000 individual members, and very close ties to major international sports federations including the ICO, FIFA, IAAF, FINA, FIBA, FIVB and UEFA. Sports journalists up to the age of 28 and university students majoring in sports journalism are eligible to join AIPS Young Reporters. AIPS Africa provides a support system to sportswriters, but the association also funds Young Reporters Programs (https://goo.gl/Kf2gQa) in international events. They offer training and capacity building workshops for all categories of sports journalists; mentoring programs; exchanges forum for discussion of topical issues, resources sharing and assistance on accreditation.