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Young Sports Journalist Competition 2023

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Pitch gives you the pick of the bunch from our Young Sports Journalist Competition 2023. On the following page you'll find some extraordinary writers and our winning entries revealed.

We challenged four age groups to consider some of the burning issues in sport. Each winner will receive a cash prize, top seed of the 19-21 age group also wins a work experience opportunity. 

With thanks to our judges - Matt Lawton of The Times, Sam Pilger of The Athletic, author and podcaster David Hepworth and the chief of Pitch Andy Afford. We hope you're reading the work of the future. They've certainly made a very good start.

 

Competition Winners by Age Group

14-17

Harry Ainsworth sums up professional sport's pay-packet

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17-19

Sophia Comer weighs in on the importance of winning

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19-21

Jake Woolley presses the button on esports.

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21-24

Sam Flaherty discusses transgender athletes in the Olympics. 

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The Need For Speed

Super shoes: the next step in human evolution or the end of the road for competition?

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Harry Kane

Paul Simpson strikes up what makes the England captain so unassumingly brilliant.

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Sugar Daddy Rugby

What’s Breaking the maul ‘n’ brawl sport’s metaphorical bank?

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Fernando Augusto Pacheco - Presenter ‘The Stack’ by Monocle

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