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30 Remarkable Photos Selected As Winners By World Sports Photography Awards 2023
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Photography lets us capture unique moments that any other art form can't, and that is true for sports photography as well. So today, we would like to share the best sports photos of this year.
The World Sports Photography Awards has announced their winners out of 700 participants. In total there were 24 categories ranging from basketball to motorsports, to urban and extreme. The winners of each category were awarded gold, silver, or bronze prizes.
Furthermore, there were 3 exceptional photographers awarded as overall winners, who secured gold prizes in their category. The gold winner of overall winners is Patrick Smith, winning with a photograph of a golf player in the clouds. The silver winner is Octávio Passos, and the bronze overall winner is Phil Noble.
We encourage you to go and see special merit images too on the World Sports Photography Awards website, but as for the winners, scroll down below and let us know which photo is your absolute favorite.
To learn more about the contest and winning images, Bored Panda reached out to the World Sports Photography Awards team and the overall gold winner Patrick Smith. Read the full interviews below.
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#1
Aquatic - Category Winner, Silver: "Kathleen Dawson" By Ian Macnicol
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#2
Tennis - Category Winner, Gold: "Coco Gauff" By Scott Barbour
#3
Athletics - Category Winner, Bronze: "Tunnel Vision" By Simon Stacpoole
#4
Athletics - Category Winner, Silver: "World Records" By Morgan Treacy
#5
Aquatic - Category Winner, Bronze: "Bosnia Old Bridge Diving" By Armin Durgut
#6
Venues & Views - Category Winner, Silver: "Van De Walle Butcher" By Ashley & Jered Gruber
#7
Overall Winner, Silver: "Justine Dupont" By Octávio Passos
#8
Martial Arts - Category Winner, Gold: "Silek Lanyah" By James Ward Breen
#9
Aquatic - Category Winner, Gold: "Sparkle" By Anna Szilágyi
#10
Urban & Extreme - Category Winner, Bronze: "Don't Look Down" By Cody Shimzu
#11
Other - Category Winner, Gold: "Climbing Silhouette" By Julia Roger-Veyer
#12
Urban & Extreme - Category Winner, Gold: "In The Heaven" By Petr Slavik
#13
Ice Hockey - Category Winner, Silver: "Symmetry" By Bruce Bennett
#14
Gymnastics - Category Winner, Silver: "Belgian Championship Acrobatics Gymnastics" By Christian Degroote
#15
Venues & Views - Category Winner, Bronze: "Stop War. Fencing" By Nikolay Synelnykov
#16
Urban & Extreme - Category Winner, Silver: "Above The Sun" By Henrique Casinhas
#17
Gymnastics - Category Winner, Bronze: "Jennifer Gadirova In Full Flight" By Victor Joly
#18
Tennis - Category Winner, Bronze: "Going To Miss You" By Shaun Brooks
#19
Overall Winner, Bronze: "B Of The Bang" By Phil Noble
#20
Gymnastics - Category Winner, Gold: "Superman On The High Bar" By Tom Jenkins
#21
Equestrian - Category Winner, Bronze: "Morning Mist" By Morgan Treacy
#22
Cricket - Category Winner, Silver: "Clowing Around" By Pat Hoelscher
#23
Water - Category Winner, Silver: "Perfect Dawn" By Nigel Roddis
#24
Formula 1 - Category Winner, Gold: "Vince Mignott" By Vince Mignott
#25
Water - Category Winner, Bronze: "Bottom Turn" By Matrix Images (Nic Bothma)
#26
Winter - Category Winner, Bronze: "Flat-Tired" By Aaron Favila
#27
Cycling - Category Winner, Bronze: "Mtb In New Zealand" By Graeme Murray
#28
Winter - Category Winner, Gold: "Annice Lyn" By Annice Lyn
#29
Equestrian - Category Winner, Silver: "Christophe Bricot" By Christophe Bricot
#30
Boxing - Category Winner, Silver: "Andy Couldridge" By Andy Couldridge
#31
Other - Category Winner, Bronze: "Walk The Sky" By Axel Rosas
#32
Equestrian - Category Winner, Gold: "Eyes Of The Horse" By Mrs Evo
#33
Venues & Views - Category Winner, Gold: "Spectacular Finale" By Richard Heathcote
UnimportantDog (she/her) 3 years ago
Spectacular HOW IS THIS NOT HIGHER THIS IS LIKE THE BEST ONE
#34
Martial Arts - Category Winner, Silver: "Fencing" By Pavel Bednyakov
#35
Racquet Sports - Category Winner, Gold: "Flying Coll" By Aaron Gillons
#36
Overall Winner, Gold: "Sky Drive" By Patrick Smith
#37
Football - Category Winner, Bronze: "David Moyes Bubbles" By Ashley Crowden
#38
Winter - Category Winner, Silver: "Orbit" By Cameron Spencer
UnimportantDog (she/her) 3 years ago
😳 as someone who is afraid of heights, this one really freaks me out
#39
Motor Sports - Category Winner, Gold: "Pitstop" By Bodo Kräling
#42
Cycling - Category Winner, Silver: "James Startt (Agence Zoom/Rouleur Magazine)" By James Startt
#43
Golf - Category Winner, Silver: "Mayakoba" By Héctor Vivas
#45
Football - Category Winner, Gold: "Alone At Last" By Jesus Alvarez Orihuela
#46
Football - Category Winner, Silver: "Bale Celebrates" By Tom Jenkins
#47
Basketball - Category Winner, Silver: "Wsp_022-001" By Mariano Pozo Ruiz
#48
Formula 1 - Category Winner, Bronze: "Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) At French Grand Prix" By Sarah Meyssonnier
Chewie Baron 3 years ago
Thankfully this has been dropped. Circuit Paul Ricard is such a rubbish circuit.
#50
Rugby - Category Winner, Bronze: "Bristol Bears Women Delight" By Andy Watts
#51
Other - Category Winner, Silver: "Off Road" By Daniela Tommasi
#52
Racquet Sports - Category Winner, Silver: "Li Shifeng Smash" By Shi Tang
Apatheist Account2 3 years ago
Badminton smashes can often exceed 400kph (250mph). The record is currently 565kph.
#53
Rugby - Category Winner, Silver: "Sideswipe" By Evan Treacy
#54
Tennis - Category Winner, Silver: "Roland Garros Enzo Couacaud" By André Ferreira
#55
Basketball - Category Winner, Gold: "Cameron Crazies" By Andrew Hancock
#56
Cricket - Category Winner, Bronze: "Catch It!" By Andrew Cornaga
#58
Golf - Category Winner, Bronze: "Filippo Celli" By Octávio Passos
#61
American Football - Category Winner, Bronze: "Bucked Bronco" By Matthew Stockman
#63
Boxing - Category Winner, Bronze: "Mark Robinson Boxing 10" By Mark Robinson
#64
Formula 1 - Category Winner, Silver: "Charles Leclerc Australia 2022" By Andrew Hone
#65
Ice Hockey - Category Winner, Bronze: "We Meet Again" By Kylie Macziewski
#66
Baseball - Category Winner, Silver: "Collision At Home" By David Hague
#68
Basketball - Category Winner, Bronze: "The Scudetto" By Mattia Ozbot
#69
Boxing - Category Winner, Gold: "Leti Leti V Conor Wallace - Flying Mouth Guard" By Darren Burns
#70
Cricket - Category Winner, Gold: "Surrounded" By Philip Brown
#72
American Football - Category Winner, Gold: "The Final Kick" By Kevin Sabitus
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What do you think ?
UnimportantDog (she/her) 3 years ago
These are actually amazing. I can’t believe there are so many talented photographers out there!
Jill 3 years ago
I'm surprised not to see any volleyball or beach volleyball. Beach volleyball pictures practically take themselves. Here is just a "bad" one from me in Sweden recently. Hellvig and Åhman pictured here will probably be medal winners in the next Olympics. Imagine what a really serious photographer could do. IMG_3459-6...8-jpeg.jpg 
UnimportantDog (she/her) 3 years ago
These are actually amazing. I can’t believe there are so many talented photographers out there!
Jill 3 years ago
I'm surprised not to see any volleyball or beach volleyball. Beach volleyball pictures practically take themselves. Here is just a "bad" one from me in Sweden recently. Hellvig and Åhman pictured here will probably be medal winners in the next Olympics. Imagine what a really serious photographer could do. IMG_3459-6...8-jpeg.jpg
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