China Media Group (CMG) won the Golden Award in the Video Short Feature category at the 87th Association of International Press in Sports (AIPS) Congress held in Morocco. CMG’s winning entry, “Surface”, directed by Cheng Jieni from the CMG Sports & Youth Center, highlights the journey of the Chinese artistic swimming team as they pursued and achieved Olympic gold in Paris.
The film was one of eight Golden Award winners out of 24 shortlisted entries across eight categories, selected from a record 2,065 submissions representing 135 countries and regions. The documentary showcases CMG’s excellence in sports journalism and reflects China’s growing global influence in sports media. AIPS official Nadine Alsheikh Hassan praised the scale and quality of this year’s entries, calling it the biggest recognition for sports journalists.
Credit – CGTN