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AIPS EUROPE statement following the Annual Assembly held in Seoul, Korea on the 9th May 2023. ‘AIPS Europe, aware of the current situation in Ukraine, while giving all possible support to the Sports Journalists Association of Ukraine, condemns with no reserve the attacks by Russia on Ukraine which led to the war situation since February 2022. At the same time, in view of such war situation, AIPS Europe hopes that international sport federations and the IOC reconsider the position of readmission of athletes from Russia and Belarus in international competitions.’ Seoul, Korea 10.05.2023

The 85th AIPS (International Sports Press Association) Congress, which took place in Seoul, in South Korea came to an end on Thursday. The agenda of this congress included the revision of the AIPS statute which was approved after more than two years of discussion within the statute commission. The congress also included presentations by various International Sports Federations about their visions and preparations for sports events that will be taking place in the coming months. Presentations were given by the International Olympic Committee which included an overview of the preparations for the Olympic Games which will be taking place in Paris next year. In addition, FIFA also presented a report about the preparations for the Women’s World Cup which is happening in Australia and New Zealand this Summer. Other presentations were delivered by UEFA about the 2024 European Championship, by UNESCO about their education through sport project and by [...]

Il-Ħamis ġie fi tmiemu l-85 Kungress tal-AIPS (l-Assoċjazzjoni Internazzjonali tal-midja sportiva) li kien qed isir f’Seoul il-Korea t’Isfel. Fuq l-aġenda ta’ dan il-Kungress kien hemm ir-reviżjoni tal-istatut tal-AIPS li issa ġie approvat wara iktar minn sentejn ta’ diskussjoni bil-kontribut tal-kummissjoni li kienet responsabbli minn dan il-proġett. Il-Kungress kien jinkludi wkoll diversi preżentazzjonijiet minn Federazzjonijiet Internazzjonali li kollha kemm huma ppreżentaw il-viżjoni u l-preparazzjoni tagħhom għall-avvenimenti sportivi maġġuri fix-xhur li ġejjin. Fost dawn kien hemm preżentazzjoni mill-Kumitat Olimpiku Internazzjonali dwar l-aħħar preparazzjoni għall-Olimpjadi f’Pariġi s-sena d-dieħla kif ukoll il-FIFA tat rendikont tal-aħħar tħejjijiet tat-Tazza tad-Dinja tan-Nisa li se ssir l-Awtralja u New Zealand fis-sajf li ġej. Preżentazzjonijiet oħra saru mill-UEFA dwar il-kampjonat Ewropew tas-sena 2024, mill-UNESCO dwar il-proġett tagħhom ta’ edukazzjoni permezz tal-isport u mill-FISU dwar il-World University Games li se jsiru fiċ-Ċina s-sena d-dieħla. Fil-preżentazzjoni ta’ Thomas Giordano, Kap tal-Komunikazzjoni fi ħdan il-UEFA, saret referenza għall-fatt li l-UEFA reġgħat [...]

Malta based company Together Gaming Solutions plc who operates locally and internationally under the license issued by the Malta Gaming Authority has once again taken the decision to help the local sports industry. This time the company has stepped up to help a delegation from the Maltese Sports Journalists Association by financing the trip of two officials to attend the AIPS Congress which will be held in Seoul in South Korea between the 8th and 12th May. Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) President Sandro Micallef and General Secretary Lorraine Cuningham met Mr Edward Licari, Director of Together Gaming Solutions, to thank him personally for making Malta's participation at the 2023 Congress possible. MSJA's President Sandro Micallef showed his gratitude on behalf of the Executive Committee for this assistance and commented 'We are a voluntary Association with a very tight budget and if it was not for the direct financial assistance [...]