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Spanish football star Alexia Putellas and Argentinian World Cup winner Lionel Messi have been named AIPS Athletes of the Year for the 2022 edition. This results from a poll by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), where a panel of 420 journalists from 113 countries including journalists from Malta voted for the Champions of 2022. After having reached second place in the 2021 edition, Alexia Putellas established herself as the winner of the award for the first time. She scooped first place with a total amount of 452 points collected. Second place has been reached by American Swimmer Katie Ledecky with 295 points, with Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas in third place with 243 points. By establishing himself as one of the most prominent champions of all time in football and all sports, the Argentinian star scooped first place in this year's edition with a total amount of 962 points collected. [...]

Il-plejers tal-futbol Lionel Messi tal-Arġentina u l-Ispanjola Alexia Putellas ġew ivvotati bħala l-atleti tas-sena 2022 tal-AIPS l-Assoċjazzjoni Internazzjonali tal-Media Sportiva. F'kommmunikat ilbieraħ l-AIPS qalet li għall-dawn l-unuri vvutaw 420 ġurnalist minn 113-il pajjiż differenti fosthom Malta. Messi rebaħ dan l-unur meta kiseb 25% tal-voti bit-tieni post f'din il-kategorija tal-atleta tas-sena maskili jmur għand l-atleta Żvediż tal-Pole Vault Armand Duplantis. Fit-Tielet post spiċċa' l-plejer tal-futbol Franċiż Kylian Mbappe. Is-sewieq tal-F1 Max Verstappen spiċċa fil-ħames post filwaqt li t-Tennista Raffael Nadal temm fl-għaxar post tal-klassifika. Fil-Kategorija Atleta Femminili tas-Sena wara r-rebbieħa Putellas li ġabet 12% tal-voti, temmet bħala runner up l-għawwiema Amerikana Katie Ledecky u fit-tielet post l-Atleta mill-Venezuela Yulimar Rojas. It-tennista Ons Jaubeur li kellha sena mill-aqwa spiċċat fl-għaxar post ta' din il-kategorija.   AIPS Best Female Athlete of 2022: PUTELLAS ALEXIA(Football, Spain - 452 votes (11,96%) LEDECKY KATIE (Swimming, USA) - 295 votes (7,80%) ROJAS YULIMAR(Athletics, Venezuela) - 243 votes [...]