German Journalist Makes History With Story on Bolt
German Journalist Felix Lill, has been awarded the 2010 Austrian Sports Journalism Award in the Print Category for a story on sprint champion, Usain Bolt that he filed from Kingston, Jamaica.
According to Lill the award “was really surprising for me because I had submitted my work for the under 25 category and eventually ended up winning the “adult’s” prize. That is to say, I am the youngest award winner in the history of this award.”
Lill said the focus of the story was on Bolt’s “achievements, his character and his meaning for his country, Jamaica.” The award winning story was produced between Bolt’s “two amazing world record runs in Beijing 2008 and Berlin 2009.” The interview with the sprinter was facilitated by the organizers of Reggae Marathon through Race Director Alfred “Frano” Francis, while Lill was visiting Jamaica to cover the 2008 event.
The award winning article appeared in three European publications: Fit For Life, a monthly magazine on endurance sports, Switzerland, Kurier an Austrian daily, and Hamburger Abendblatt, a German daily.
