World Sports Photography Awards Winners

The World Sports Photography Awards has announced the winners of its 2025 competition, highlighting showstopping moments across a vast number of sporting events. The contest included work from more than 2,200 professional sports photographers from over 96 countries around the world. In total, more than 13,000 images were submitted this year.

Rising to the top and earning the overall Gold award was Tahiti-based French photographer Jerome Brouillet. His image of Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medin, titled "Golden Moment," was captured on the third day of the 2024 Olympic Games surfing event in Teahupo'o. Petr Slavik earned Silver with "Heaven," while Anton Anestiev earned the Bronze overall award for "Zebra Crossing."

Beyond the three overall winners, the contest awarded separate Gold, Bronze, Silver, and Special Merit awards in 24 sports categories. Those categories include specific sports like Rugby, Tennis, and Formula 1, along with broader groups such as Martial Arts, Athletics, Aquatic, and Winter Sports. It also highlights venues or views from sporting events in a separate category. You can see all of the category winners at the competition's website.

World Sports Photography Awards: Gold

Photographer Jerome Brouillet earned overall Gold for his capture of Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medin after he rode the best wave of the day for a perfect ride during the 2024 Olympic surfing competition in Teahupo'o.

Photographer: Jerome Brouillet

Title: "Golden Moment"

World Sports Photography Awards: Silver

Petr Slavik earned Silver overall with his image of biathlete Deedra Irwin racing in the clouds at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Utah.

Photographer: Petr Slavik

Title: "Heaven"

World Sports Photography Awards: Bronze

Anton Anestiev earned overall Bronze with his image of an epic zebra crossing in from of Ian Duncan's Datsun 280Z during the East Africa Safari Classic.

Photographer: Anton Anestiev

Title: "Zebra Crossing"

World Sports Photography Awards: Basketball Gold

Earning Gold in the Basketball category, Andrew Hancock captured a perfect reflection during NC State's impressive win over Duke during March Madness 2024, earning the team a spot in the Final Four.

Photographer: Andrew Hancock

Title: "Seeing Double"

World Sports Photography Awards: Cycling Gold

Gaetan Flamme's image of Wout van Aert cruising past a butcher shop earned Gold in the Cycling category.

Photographer: Gaetan Flamme

Title: "The Butchers"

World Sports Photography Awards: American Football Gold

Kevin Sabitus earned Gold in the American Football category with his capture of a critical moment in a Greenbay Packers versus Chicago Bears game.

Photographer: Kevin Sabitus

Title: "To the Pylon"

World Sports Photography Awards: Venue & Views Gold

Loic Venance's Gold-winning image in the Venue & Views category showed off the moon rising behind the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower in Paris on July 22, 2024, just before the Olympic games began.

Photographer: Loic Venance

Title: "Olympic Moonlight"

World Sports Photography Awards: Urban & Extreme Gold

Marton Monus captured a climber in front of the sun on the second day at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest, earning Gold in the Urban & Extreme category.

Photographer: Marton Monus

Title: "Icarus"

World Sports Photography Awards: Football Gold

Max Krause's perfectly timed shot of a player for the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim earned him Gold in the Football category.

Photographer: Max Krause

Title: "Dove of Peace"

World Sports Photography Awards: Baseball Gold

Mike Carlson captured Wesley Chapel High School’s baseball team winning the regional championship and advancing to the FHSAA Final Four, earning him Gold in the Baseball category.

Photographer: Mike Carlson

Title: "Victory and Defeat"

World Sports Photography Awards: Rugby Gold

Romain Perrocheau earned Gold in the Rugby category with his capture of a player from Monaco's Rugby Sevens team on their way to winning the third round of the Supersevens tournament, held in Pau.

Photographer: Romain Perrocheau

Title: "Untitled"

World Sports Photography Awards: Swimming & Diving Gold

Shinya Tanaka's image from the World Aquatic Championships in Doha on February 9th, 2024 earned Gold in the Swimming & Diving category.

Photographer: Shinya Tanaka

Title: "Diving at the Aspire"

World Sports Photography Awards: Formula 1

Thomas Lam captured Lando Norris racing to victory during the Singapore Grand Prix, earning Gold in the Formula 1 category.

Photographer: Thomas Lam

Title: "Push with Lights"

World Sports Photography Awards: Racquet Sports Gold

Tom Weller captured Timo Boll of Borussia Düsseldorf during the Men´s DTTB Pokal Semifinal at Ratiopharm Arena on January 07 in Ulm, Germany, earning Gold in the Racquet Sports category.

Photographer: Tom Weller

Title: "Forehand"