Ijaz Chaudhry, an internationally acclaimed British Pakistani sports journalist, has been nominated for the award of ‘Media Person of the Year ’ by the ‘Pakistan Achievement Awards UK & Europe 2013’.
A freelance sports journalist, who works for print as well as the electronic media, he spends time in both Great Britain and Pakistan.
Ijaz Chaudhry has written and reported on a number of sporting disciplines ranging from soccer to polo for newspapers, magazines, websites and TV/Radio channels.
These include some of the most prestigious websites and magazines in sports including www.cricinfo.com (world’s largest cricket website), www.worldhockey.org (the official website of International Hockey Federation), Squash Player (the official magazine of World Squash Federation), Swimming Times (the official magazine of Amateur Swimming Association and the Institute of Swimming, Britain), Polo Times (world’s leading polo magazine), The Ring (American boxing magazine also called ‘The Bible of Boxing’), among others.
He has also contributed to British, Pakistani and Bangladeshi newspapers:
Kent Messenger, Birmingham Post & Mail, Coventry Telegraph, Leamington Spa Courier, Metro and Asian World (all British newspapers) , Daily Times, The News, Dawn, The Nation, Pakistan Today and Express Tribune (all Pakistani newspapers), and The Daily Star (Bangladesh’s largest English language newspaper).
Apart from the print media, Ijaz Chaudhry has also worked for the electronic media.
He has given live and recorded comments during sports events and has also appeared in sports programmes of British, Pakistani and Indian TV/Radio channels.
These include Brit Asia TV and Essex Radio (UK), PTV Sports, ARY NEWS, and Waqt (Pakistan), All India Radio, Headline News, Aaj Tak, Times Now and INX NEWS (India),
He has also done live commentary on sports events.
A member of SJA (Sports Journalists Association of Great Britain), Ijaz Chaudhry is regarded as one of the most Versatile sports journalists in the UK and, for many, the best British Asian sports journalist.
He has reported on Olympics and World Cups apart from local, regional, national and international matches and tournaments over a wide range of sporting disciplines. Ijaz Chaudhry has distinction of interviewing world champions, Olympic gold medallists and captains of the national teams as well as emerging stars and local achievers.
In addition, he has done ghost writing for some very distinguished sports stars.
