S Sabanayakan Becomes First Indian Elected to AIPS Executive Committee
Former SJFI President Sabanayakan elected AIPS Executive Committee member
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S Sabanayakan, the former president of the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI), has been elected to the Executive Committee of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) during its 88th Congress in Lausanne, Switzerland. This marks a significant milestone as he is the first Indian to hold this position.
- 01S Sabanayakan is the first Indian elected to the AIPS Executive Committee.
- 02The election took place during the 88th Congress in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- 03Italy's Gianni Merlo was re-elected as AIPS President.
- 04Sabanayakan is currently the sports editor of Eastern Chronicle.
- 05He has been involved with AIPS since 2009.
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S Sabanayakan, the former president of the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI), has made history by becoming the first Indian elected to the Executive Committee of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) during its 88th Congress held at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The election took place on April 13, 2023, where Italy's Gianni Merlo was re-elected as AIPS President for another four-year term. Sabanayakan, who also serves as the sports editor of the Eastern Chronicle, a broadsheet published in Kolkata, Guwahati, and Silchar, is currently the vice-president of AIPS Asia and the chairman of the SJFI International Relations Committee. His journey with AIPS began in 2009 when he attended the Congress in Milan, Italy, as the SJFI President.
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Sabanayakan's election is a significant recognition for Indian sports journalism on an international platform, potentially inspiring more Indian journalists to engage in global sports media.
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