Women and Sports Journalist Award, 2006

Ms. Rajes Paul

Rajes Paul was a sports journalist graduated with a degree in English from UKM. Currently, she pursuing Masters in Journalism at Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, an online programme. She joined The Star in July 1997 as a sports journalist and have been in the team that covered Sukma, SEA Games, Commonwealth Games, Thomas Cup Finals and World Championship. Some of the other assignments include Iowa-Malaysia Youth Sports Management Exchange Programme in Iowa and Florida, United States in 2003. She also become Official writer for the International Badminton Federation (IBF) during the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. In 2005, she attended the IOC Workshop for Women Sports Writers from Developing countries in Lausanne.