LAUSANNE, December 11, 2017 – After another inspiring year of sport and sports coverage, AIPS has opened its end-of-the-year poll to choose the very best of 2017.
Members of the media also have the unique opportunity to vote for the sporting event that provided the best working conditions for journalists in 2017.
The poll is now open on the AIPS website where members of the media can vote for the Best Athletes, Teams, and Press Facility of 2017 according to AIPS.
AIPS Members can vote here for those that impressed most in 2017 or by clicking on the top of the AIPS homepage where you can see the banner “VOTE for the champions 2017”, and typing in your AIPS card number.
Voting for the AIPS Best of 2017 will close on December 28 at Midnight CET.
Best Male Athlete
D’Haene François, ultratrail cycling, France
Da Silva Santos Junior Neymar, football, Brazil
Dressel Caeleb, swimming, USA
Durant Kevin, basketball, USA
Farah Mo, athletics, Great Britain
Federer Roger, tennis, Switzerland
Froome Chris, cycling, Great Britain
Hamilton Lewis, F1, Great Britain
Hirscher Marcel, Alpine skiing, Austria
Le Clos Chad, swimming, South Africa
Marquez Márc, Moto GP, Spain
Messi Lionel, football, Argentina
Mutaz Essa Barshim, athletics, Qatar
Nadal Rafael, tennis, Spain
Riner Tedy, judo, France
Ronaldo Cristiano, football, Portugal
Shirai Kenzo, gymnastics, Japan
Van Niekerk Wayde, athletics, South Africa
Verniaev Oleg, gymnastics, Ukraine
Best Female Athlete
Chushovitina, Ocsana, gymnastics, Uzbekistan
Felix Allyson, athletics, USA
Hosszù Katinka , swimming, Hungary
Ledecky Katie, swimming, USA
Martens Lieke, football, The Netherlands
Muguruza Garbiñe, tennis, Spain
Ning Ding, table tennis,China
Perkovic Sandra, athletics, Croatia
Ponor Catalina, gymnastics Romania
Shiffrin Mikaela, alpine skiing, USA
Sjostrom Sarah, swimming, Sweden
Stafanidi Katerina, athletics, Greece
Thiam Nafissatou, athletics, Belgium
Werth Isabell, equestrian, Germany
Williams Serena, tennis, USA
Best Team
Croatia National Team – Men, water polo
England National Team – Men, rugby
France Davis Cup Team, tennis
France National team – Men, handball
Germany National team – Men, football
Golden State Warriors, basketball, USA
Netherlands National Team – Women, football
New Zealand America Cup, sailing
Real Madrid CF, football, Spain
Russia National Team – Men, volleyball
Serbia National Team – Women, volleyball
Slovenia National Team – Men, basketball
Russia Men’s National Team – Volleyball – Russia
Serbia Women’s National Team – Volleyball – Serbia
Netherlands Women’s National Team – Football – Netherlands
Germany Men’s National Team – football – Germany
New Zealand America’s Cup Team;
Best Press Facilities
2016/2017 EHF Champions League, Cologne
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Ashgabat
2017 UEFA Champions League Final, Cardiff
2017 Wimbledon Championships
FIBA EuroBasket 2017
FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017
FIG Montreal World Gymnastics Championships
FINA 2017 World Aquatics, Budapest
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017, St. Moritz
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017, Lahti
IAAF World Championships London 2017
IHF Men’s Handball World Championship France 2017
Judo World Senior Championship 2017, Budapest
Special Olympics World Winter Games Austria 2017
Tour de France 2017
UEFA Women’s EURO 2017, The Netherlands
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