In recent years, FloSports, a global sports media company based in Austin, Texas, has been recognized for its excellence in the Video Athlete Profile category at the AIPS Sports Media Awards. The prestigious international awards received over 1,800 submissions from 141 countries across 11 categories, with entries going through various review stages before the final selection. This year, ‘Bob Beamon: The Legacy Beyond The Leap’ was named as a top three finalist in this category.
The feature explores Beamon’s past and present in the sport, highlighting his remarkable achievement alongside the backdrop of social change. Published during Black History Month in 2023 on FloTrack and MileSplit channels, it garnered recognition for FloSports in the Video Athlete Profile category for the third consecutive year. Previous entries such as ‘Allie Ostrander: Under Pressure, Gaining Your Life Back’ and ‘Caitlin Little: Fifteen Forever,’ also made it to the top 10 in previous years.
Apart from this recognition, FloSports was also acknowledged in two other categories during the AIPS Sports Media Awards. ‘Noor’s Pursuit: A Young Muslim Woman’s Fight For Equality’, a longform feature story on MileSplit was celebrated for Best Color Piece while ‘San Elizario: Una Forma De Vida’, a longform feature documentary on MileSplit was recognized for Video Documentary. The winners of each category will receive cash prizes with the overall winner taking home $8,000, runner-ups receiving $3,000 and third-place finishers getting $2,000.