World Sports Photography Awards 2025 winner revealed

This iconic image of Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina, by Jerome Brouillet, has been named the overall winner at the World Sports Photography Awards...

The third day of the surfing Olympic event in French Polynesia at Teahupo’o, Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina gets the biggest wave of the competition and celebrates in a unique position by thanking God. July 29, 2024AFP

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.

American Football: To The Pylon by Kevin Sabitus

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love dives at the pylon with the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

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

The Dutch twin sisters, Noortje and Bregje de Brouwer, during their exercise at the final of the Duet Free Routine artistic swimming at the Olympic Games of Paris 2024

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 the water pit during the steeplechase with a storm hovering over top of them

A group of male runners jump into a steeplechase water pit with a storm hovering

Baseball: Ohtani Shattered by Geoff Burke

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani shatters his bat while hitting a ground ball against the Washington Nationals during the first inning at Nationals Park, Washington DC

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 dishes a pass to Mohamed Diarra while being defended by Duke's Kyle Filipowski during the Wolfpack's win over the Blue Devils in the Elite Eight matchup at American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas to advance to the Final Four of the NCAA men's basketball tournament

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

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 of Team Rugby dives over the boundary to take a one handed diving catch. Team Cricket v Team Rugby, HotSpring T20 Black Clash in association with Wolfbrook at Bay Oval, Tauranga, New Zealand on Saturday 20 January 2024

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 Gent-Wevelgem, one of the Classics in Belgium, racing past an abandoned house

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 and Hello Jefferson clear a colossal fence in the Individual Jumping Qualifier at the Paris Olympics, hosted at the Chateau de Versailles. They had already helped their team to a gold medal just days prior

Great Britain's Scott Brash on Hello Jefferson clears a colossal fence during the individual jumping qualifier at the Paris Olympics

Football: Dove of Peace by Max Krause

Jacob Brunn Larsen of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim with the dove of peace at their game vs Holstein Kiel on Aug. 24, 2024

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. July 2024

Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone

Golf: Wet-n-Wild by Brennan Asplen

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays a shot out of the rough on the 16th hole during the third round of The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at PGA National Resort And Spa on March 02, 2024 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

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

USA’s Simone Biles performs on the Uneven Bars during the artistic gymnastics, women’s team final, at Bercy Arena on the fourth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France

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 prior to a game against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on January 23, 2024 in Elmont, New York

Jonas Rondbjerg of the Vegas Golden Knights warms up before facing the New York Islanders

Martial Arts: Octagon under Sphere by Christian Petersen

A general view of Sphere during a celebration of Mexican Independence Weekend between fights during UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche on September 14, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada

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 Tänak turns a dusty corner during the World Rally Championships in Greece 2024

Rally driver Ott Tanak turns a dusty corner during the Acropolis Rally Greece

Other: World Footvolley Challenge by Vinicius Shima

Moment of attack and defense at the World Footvolley Challenge in São Paulo, Brazil

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 during the Beach Tennis championship at Calçadão Perdizes, Brazil

A double rainbow is captured during the Beach Tennis Championships in Brazil

Rugby: Rugby in the Mud by Hassan Omar Wamwayi

Age grade children participate in a rugby game at Kyadondo rugby club after the rain. Kyadondo rugby grounds is commonly referred to as the home of Ugandan Rugby and has provided opportunity to children to participate in the game of rugby

Children in Kyadondo, Uganda play rugby after the rain

Swimming & Diving: Diving at Aspire Dome by Shinya Tanaka

Unknown Diver launching off the platform at the Aspire Dome, Doha on Feb. 9, 2024

A diver launches off the platform at the Aspire Dome, Doha

Tennis: Coco Power by Daniel Pockett

Coco Gauff of the United States plays a forehand in their quarterfinals singles match against Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 23, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia

Coco Gauff plays a forehand during her Australian Open quarter-final against Marta Kostyuk

Urban & Extreme: The Bulb by Volodya Voronin

Artur Bogdanovich performing a perfectly-timed jump in front of the Bulb

Artur Bogdanovich performs a perfectly timed jump in front of a bulb

Venues & Views: Tetris by Anton Geyser

Men 27m High Diving Final, Juan Manual Gil from Colombia on his way down during the Mens 27m High Diving Final at the 2024 World Aquatics Championship, Doha, Qatar

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 providing a beautiful background for the snowboarder performing tricks in the foreground

The Espelunguere waterfall provides a beautiful background for a snowboarder performing tricks

All photos courtesy of World Sports Photography Awards

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