25 Photos That Won At The 2024 World Sports Photography Awards

This year, for the fifth time in a row, the World Sports Photography Awards took place with photographers from 83 countries submitting their best shots. These incredible images capture the beauty and passion of sports from around the globe and we’ve handpicked the most mesmerising photos to share with you below.

Three standout photographers made history by winning both overall awards and gold medals in their specific categories. Eric Tkindt claimed the gold in the overall and gymnastics categories, Isaac Julián Morillas Sánchez seized the silver in the overall and gold in the ‘other’ category, and Ryan Pierse took home the bronze in the overall and gold in the aquatic category. These photos truly convey the raw emotion, dedication, and athleticism found in sports. So, without further delay, dive into the world of sports through the lens of these incredible photographers.

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#1 Overall Bronze Winner And Gold In Aquatic: “Duck Dive” By Ryan Pierse

#2 Bronze In Swimming And Diving: Untitled By Dean Treml

#3 Gold In Baseball: “Dunk” By Lindsey Wasson

#4 Silver In Aquatic: “Kite” By Andre Magarao

#5 Gold In Swimming And Diving: “Submerged” By Sean M. Haffey

#6 Bronze In Equestrian: “Freezing Fog” By Megan Dent

#7 Silver In Gymnastics: Untitled By Thomas Schreyer

#8 Silver In Athletics: “Air Time” By Shaun Brooks

#9 Bronze In Gymnastics: “Beam” By Andrew Hancock

#10 Silver In Other: “Kevin Molano Ph – Submerged In The Mist” By Kevin Oswaldo Molano Alarcón

#11 Silver In Equestrian: “Wattrennen Reflection” By Magdaléna Straková

#12 Silver In Basketball: “Footprints” By Aaron Kelly

#13 Bronze In Basketball: “From Above” By Steve Roberts

#14 Gold In Martial Arts: “Upside Down” By Victor Joly

#15 Bronze In Rugby: Untitled By Alex Davidson

#16 Overall Gold Winner And Gold In Gymnastics: “Hashimoto At The Bars” By Eric Tkindt

#17 Gold In Basketball: “Rainbow Hair” By Steph Chambers

#18 Silver In Urban And Extreme: “Elia’s Tuck No Hand” By Stefan Nita

#19 Gold In Motor Sports: “Luciano Benavides” By Pavol Tomaskin

#20 Gold In Winter Sports: “Mikaelas World – Ski Welt Cup” By Alexander Hassenstein

#21 Gold In Urban And Extreme: “Reflection” By Volodya Voronin

#22 Silver In Ice Hockey: “For The Love Of The Game” By Al Powers

#23 Gold In Equestrian: “Glorious Mud” By David Davies

#24 Bronze In Aquatic: “Canotaje” By Juan Gonzalez

#25 Bronze In Motor Sports: “Sunrise Ride” By Victor Eleuterio

Shanilou Perera

Shanilou has always loved reading and learning about the world we live in. While she enjoys fictional books and stories just as much, since childhood she was especially fascinated by encyclopaedias and strangely enough, self-help books. As a kid, she spent most of her time consuming as much knowledge as she could get her hands on and could always be found at the library. Now, she still enjoys finding out about all the amazing things that surround us in our day-to-day lives and is blessed to be able to write about them to share with the whole world as a profession.