This iconic image of Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina, by Jerome Brouillet, has been named the overall winner at the World Sports Photography Awards…
Brouillet took the picture during the surfing competition at the Paris Olympics.
From a boat by the side of the wave in Tahiti, Brouillet captured Medina suspended in mid-air, as if stood on solid ground, as his board mimicked his stance.
Below are a selection of the gold, silver, bronze and special merits across all 24 categories of the awards, which are now in their fifth year.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love dives at the pylon with the ball during their match against the Chicago Bears
Aquatics: Water Jump to Bronze by Pim Ras
Dutch twin sisters Noortje and Bregje de Brouwer compete in the artistic swimming at the Paris Olympic Games
Athletics: Steeplechase at Storms Twilight by Brett Pierce
A group of male runners jump into a steeplechase water pit with a storm hovering
Baseball: Ohtani Shattered by Geoff Burke
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani shatters his bat striking a ball while playing against the Washington Nationals
Basketball: Seeing Double by Andrew Hancock
NC State guard DJ Horne passes to Mohamed Diarra while being defended by Duke’s Kyle Filipowski during the Wolfpack’s win over the Blue Devils in the Elite Eight match-up
Boxing: Pamela Malvina Noutcho Sawa by Silvia Casali
Italy’s Pamela Malvina Noutcho Sawa en route to winning the European lightweight title by defeating Serb Nina Pavlovic on points
Cricket: Flying Catch by Andrew Cornaga
Ruben Love dives over the boundary to take a one-handed diving catch for Team Rugby against Team Cricket in the HotSpring T20 Black Clash
Cycling: Framing by Ashley & Jered Gruber
Riders at the Gent-Wevelgem – one of the Classics in Belgium – race past an abandoned house
Equestrian: Take It Higher by Tilly Berendt
Great Britain’s Scott Brash on Hello Jefferson clears a colossal fence during the individual jumping qualifier at the Paris Olympics
Hoffenheim’s Jacob Bruun Larsen with the dove of peace during a match against Holstein Kiel
Formula 1: Back to Winning Ways by David Davies
Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone
Golf: Wet-n-Wild at Brennan Asplen
Rory McIlroy plays a shot from a tricky spot on the 16th hole of his third round at the Cognizant Classic in Florida
Gymnastics: Untitled by Mike Egerton
American great Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the women’s team final at the Paris Olympics
Ice Hockey: The Shadow by Bruce Bennett
Jonas Rondbjerg of the Vegas Golden Knights warms up before facing the New York Islanders
Martial Arts: Octagon under Sphere by Christian Petersen
The Sphere is pictured during a celebration of Mexican Independence Weekend at UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche
Motor Sports: Dusty 180 Corner by Hannu Rainamo
Rally driver Ott Tanak turns a dusty corner during the Acropolis Rally Greece
Attack v defence at the World Footvolley Challenge in Sao Paulo
Racquet Sports: Double Rainbow during the Beach Tennis by Vinicius Shima
A double rainbow is captured during the Beach Tennis Championships in Brazil
Rugby: Rugby in the Mud by Hassan Omar Wamwayi
Children in Kyadondo, Uganda play rugby after the rain
Swimming & Diving: Diving at Aspire Dome by Shinya Tanaka
A diver launches off the platform at the Aspire Dome, Doha
Tennis: Coco Power by Daniel Pockett
Coco Gauff plays a forehand during her Australian Open quarter-final against Marta Kostyuk
Urban & Extreme: The Bulb by Volodya Voronin
Artur Bogdanovich performs a perfectly timed jump in front of a bulb
Venues & Views: Tetris by Anton Geyser
Colombia’s Juan Manuel Gil in flight during the men’s 27m high diving final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha
Winter Sports: Espelunguere by Yhabril Moro
The Espelunguere waterfall provides a beautiful background for a snowboarder performing tricks
All photos courtesy of World Sports Photography Awards, external
