Karim Zidan

Karim Zidan is an award-winning investigative journalist from Cairo, Egypt, who has reported on the intersection of sports and politics for more than a decade. He is a regular contributor to The Guardian, and has been published by The New York Times, Foreign Policy, among others. His reporting on authoritarian states has led to numerous award nominations, and has been featured in documentaries for HBO, BBC, and CNN. In 2023, he launched Sports Politika, a reader-supported media platform and newsletter dedicated to his niche. He was awarded a 2026 J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Prize for The Ultimate Strongmen.