SHENZHEN, August 4, 2011 – In just over a week 60 young sports journalists from five continents will gather in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen for a young reporters’ training program at the 26^th Summer Universiade.

 

Jointly organized by AIPS, FISU – the International University Sports Federation and the Shenzhen 2011 Organising Committee, it is the very first program of its kind to be conducted at a university games.

 

Thirty young journalists selected by AIPS, 12 from FISU and 20 local Chinese journalists will be tutored and mentored by sports press veterans from AIPS and will participate in a number of high-level seminars conducted by international sports experts and federation representatives.

 

Expert seminars

Seminars will be conducted by Mr Anthony Edgar, Head of IOC Olympic Games Media Operations, Mr Terence O’Rorke, Senior Manager Media Relations and Communications, WADA, Mr Alexander Koch, Communications and Marketing Executive, FIFA and Mr Matthieu Reeb, Secretary General  of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). They will be joined by Mr Bruno Grandi, President International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), Mr Risto Nieminen, President World Lottery Association (WLA), Mr Nicolas Messner, Head of Communications, International Judo Federation (IJF).

 

“The aim of the program is to give the young reporters a broad experience and to provide them with knowledge that will form a firm career base,” AIPS President Gianni Merlo said. “It is very important they experience a multi-sport event and a Universiade is the ideal situation for a first-time experience,” Merlo added.

 

“The fact that a large number of high profile international experts will join the program is indicative of the importance placed on the education of the younger generation of sports journalists,” the AIPS President said.

 

Participants in the program will submit articles to their own media as well as to the AIPS, FISU and Shenzhen Universiade web platforms and local media including the China Daily newspaper.

AIPS Mentors and Trainers

 

Among the AIPS mentors and trainers are Mr Gianni Merlo, AIPS President, Mr Esat Yilmaer, AIPS First-vice president and President Turkish Sports Writers’ Association, Mrs Roslyn Morris, AIPS Secretary General, Mr Zhang Haifeng, member AIPS Executive Committee, and President China Sports Press Association, Mr Gu Yaoming,  Advisor to AIPS president and  former AIPS Executive Committee member, Mr Deszo Dobor, AIPS Executive Committee, Ms Evelyn Watta, AIPS Executive Committee, Mr Steve McAllister, president Sports Media Canada and Chairman of the AIPS New Media Commission, Mr  Chan Fai (Raymond) Chan, Secretary General Hong Kong Sports Press Association, Ms Zhou Jing, Deputy Secretary General, China Sports Press Association, and  Mr Andrea Giannini. Mr Alan Abrahamson, 3wire sports is coordinating the curriculum as program director.

 

FISU will be represented by Mr Leonz Eder, Chair FISU International Press Committee, Ms Verena Burk, Vice-Chair FISU International Press Committee, Mr Dejan Susovic, FISU Director Media & Communications and Mr Christian Pierre, FISU Press Officer.

3,100 accredited media

 

Joining the 3,100 accredited media (2,600 Chinese mainland and 500 international including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) will be:

 

AIPS reporters

Mr Abdoulie Bah (GAM) West Coast Radio and Gambia Sports Online

Miss Maureen Mwende Munguti (KEN) Citizen TV, Royal Media Services

Miss Rougui Alassane Niane (SEN) Stade Newspaper

Mr Mwita Mwaikenda (TAN) Express Newspaper, The Hill Observer                                             

Miss Ritah Aliguma (UGA) TV Channel 44

Mr Enrique Gregorio Arrillaga Ruiz (URU) Ovación Sports Newspaper

Mr Julio Enrique Bonnin Cadogan (PAR) ABC Color Newspaper

Mr Alejandro Ernesto Bendańa Ortega (NCA) Radio Sandino, Channel 4 TV, EL 19

Miss Kelsey Marie Wingerak (CAN) Ryerson University Sports Department

Mr Aaron Benjamin David Lawton (NZL) Fairfax Newspapers

Mr Enerelt Otgonbaatar (MGL) Tavan Tsagarig Sports Newspaper

Mr Sung Ryong Ha (KOR) Chosun Newspaper

Mr Alexandre Roos (FRA) L'Equipe

Mr Yoshihiro Kimura (JPN) NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation

Mr Alireza Ashraf (IRN) ISNA News Agency

Mr Ozan Can Sülüm (TUR) Eurosport , TV

Miss Anna Fedyakina (RUS) Rossiyskaya Gazeta

Miss Agnieszka Marta Niedzialek (POL) Radio FENIKS and www.stadionypodkarpacia.com

Miss Shorouq Ibrahim Mahmoud Zaid (PLE) Palestine News Agency WAFA, Palestine Radio

Miss Natalia Donets (MDA)Athletics Federation of Moldova, editorial team

Mr Zilvinas Petkus (LTU) Lithuanian State Radio and Television

Mr Lukas Müller (LIE) Liechtensteiner Vaterlander Newspaper

Mr Jonathan Mishal (ISR) Yedioth Ahronoth Newspaper

Mr Thorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (ICL) Icelandic National Broadcasting Service TV

Mr Jan Philipp Mies (ISL) Sports Information Dienst (SID) Newsagency

Mr Marco Mugnaioli (ITA) IULM School of Journalism

Mr Benedek Mohay (HUN) Hungarian TV

Mr Emmanouil (Manolis) Meremetis (GRE) Superbasket.gr

Mr Gergo (Gergely) Kodrucz (HUN) Freelance Photographer

Mr Egor Aleev (RUS) InKazan Photo Agency

Mr Taiki Hisamura (JPN) NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation

Miss Elza Khabeeva (RUS) News Media Agency

FISU reporters

Sene Diacounda (SEN)

 

Komugisha Usher (UGA)

 

Justin Fauteux (CAN)

 

Everton Ferreira de Melo (BRA)

 

Erin Meagher (CAN)

 

Natasha Campos Mendez (CRC)

Tirtha Kumar Sarma (IND)

Enkhnaran Jargalsaikhan (MGL)

Nicole Torregrossa (GER)

Sonja Nikčević (SRB)

Christian Colin V. Cruz (NMI)

Dominick Czakilew (AUS)

* Names of the Chinese participants not yet available