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For the first time in his career, athletics leading pole-vault figure for 2022, Swedish ARMAND DUPLANTIS - was chosen as the European Sportsman of the Year by journalists from 43 AIPS Europe national associations. ALEXIA PUTELLAS , the Spanish football player , for the second time in her career was chosen as the 2022 European Sportswoman of the Year. This was the second consecutive time for Putellas on winning the title from AIPS Europe. Armand Duplantis was followed by the two French football players Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema. Alexia Putellas was followed by Italian Alpine skier Federica Brignone and British football player Mead Bethany. It was the 40th annual poll conducted by AIPS – EUROPE through the world wide poll held by AIPS. As the biggest continental section of AIPS established in 1977 at the AIPS Congress in Milano Marittima and since 2003, the annual poll was named [...]

Għall-ewwel darba fil-karriera tiegħu, l-atleta Żvediż tal-pole-vault, li kiseb suċċess kbir fl-2022, ARMAND DUPLANTIS, ġie magħżul mit-43 assoċjazzjoni nazzjonali affiljata mal-AIPS Europe, bħala l-Atleta Ewropew tas-Sena. Il-plejer tal-futbol Spanjola ALEXIA PUTELLAS, għat-tieni darba fil-karriera tagħha u għat-tieni sena konsekuttiva, ġiet magħżula bħala L-Atleta Ewropea tas-Sena mill-AIPS Europe. Armand Duplantis kien segwit miż-żewġ plejers tal-futbol Franċiżi Kylian Mbappe u Karim Benzema. Alexia Putellas ġiet quddiem Federica Brignone (Apline Skier) u Mead Bethany (Football). Din hija l-40 darba li l-AIPS Europe qed tagħmel din il-votazzjoni annwali. L-AIPS Europe hija l-ikbar fergħa kontinentali tal-AIPS, imwaqqfa fil-Kungress tal-AIPS li kien sar f'Milano Marittima fl-1977. Sa mill-2003, il-premju mogħti lill-atleti rġiel hu msemmi għall-Frank Taylor li kien president tal-AIPS u l-UEPS. Min-naħa l-oħra l-premju mogħti lill-atleti nisa hu msemmi għall-Evgen Bergant li kienet uffiċjal għoli mal-UEPS.   EUROPEAN SPORTSMEN and SPORTSWOMEN of the YEAR MEN - Frank Taylor Trophy 2022 Armand Duplantis (Sweden), Athletics [...]

Spanish football star Alexia Putellas and Argentinian World Cup winner Lionel Messi have been named AIPS Athletes of the Year for the 2022 edition. This results from a poll by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), where a panel of 420 journalists from 113 countries including journalists from Malta voted for the Champions of 2022. After having reached second place in the 2021 edition, Alexia Putellas established herself as the winner of the award for the first time. She scooped first place with a total amount of 452 points collected. Second place has been reached by American Swimmer Katie Ledecky with 295 points, with Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas in third place with 243 points. By establishing himself as one of the most prominent champions of all time in football and all sports, the Argentinian star scooped first place in this year's edition with a total amount of 962 points collected. [...]

Il-plejers tal-futbol Lionel Messi tal-Arġentina u l-Ispanjola Alexia Putellas ġew ivvotati bħala l-atleti tas-sena 2022 tal-AIPS l-Assoċjazzjoni Internazzjonali tal-Media Sportiva. F'kommmunikat ilbieraħ l-AIPS qalet li għall-dawn l-unuri vvutaw 420 ġurnalist minn 113-il pajjiż differenti fosthom Malta. Messi rebaħ dan l-unur meta kiseb 25% tal-voti bit-tieni post f'din il-kategorija tal-atleta tas-sena maskili jmur għand l-atleta Żvediż tal-Pole Vault Armand Duplantis. Fit-Tielet post spiċċa' l-plejer tal-futbol Franċiż Kylian Mbappe. Is-sewieq tal-F1 Max Verstappen spiċċa fil-ħames post filwaqt li t-Tennista Raffael Nadal temm fl-għaxar post tal-klassifika. Fil-Kategorija Atleta Femminili tas-Sena wara r-rebbieħa Putellas li ġabet 12% tal-voti, temmet bħala runner up l-għawwiema Amerikana Katie Ledecky u fit-tielet post l-Atleta mill-Venezuela Yulimar Rojas. It-tennista Ons Jaubeur li kellha sena mill-aqwa spiċċat fl-għaxar post ta' din il-kategorija.   AIPS Best Female Athlete of 2022: PUTELLAS ALEXIA(Football, Spain - 452 votes (11,96%) LEDECKY KATIE (Swimming, USA) - 295 votes (7,80%) ROJAS YULIMAR(Athletics, Venezuela) - 243 votes [...]