70 of the most breathtaking photographs taken by the winners of the World Sports Photography competition (71 photos)

For the fifth year in a row, we have been fortunate to witness the greatest talent from the sports community. To celebrate this year's World Sports Photography Awards winners, we've shared their stunning images below.





#1 Overall Bronze and Gold in Aquatic: "Duck Dive" by Ryan Pierce



#2 Equestrian Bronze: "Icy Mist" by Megan Dent

#3 Overall gold victory and gold in gymnastics: “Hashimoto on uneven bars” by Eric Tkindt



#4 Silver in equestrian sport: "Wattrennen Reflection" by Magdalena Strakova



#5 Basketball Gold: "Rainbow Hair" by Steph Chambers



#6 Silver in basketball: “Traces” by Aaron Kelly



#7 Silver in gymnastics By Thomas Schreyer



#8 Bronze in Swimming and Diving: By Dean Treml



#9 Gold in Urbanism and Extreme: “Reflection” by Volodya Voronin



#10 Silver in the water: "Kite" by Andre Magarao



#11 Bronze in Aquatics: "Canotaye" by Juan Gonzalez



#12 Gold in Athletics: Sprint by Tetsu Lee



#13 Baseball Gold: Lindsey Wasson's Dunk



#14 Bronze in Baseball: "Eye on the Ball" by Lachlan Cunningham



#15 Bronze In Basketball: "On Top" by Steve Roberts



#16 Boxing Gold: "The Dynamic Duo" by Andrew Moss



#17 Equestrian Gold: "Glorious Mud" by David Davis



#18 Bronze in Gymnastics: "Bam" by Andrew Hancock



#19 Silver in Ice Hockey: “For the Love of the Game” by Al Powers



#20 Gold in motorsport: "Luciano Benavidez" by Pavol Tomaskin



#21 Silver in Motorsports: "Wet'n'wild" by Joel Carrett



#22 Silver In another: "Kevin Molano, Ph - Submerged in the Mist" Kevin Osvaldo Molano Alarcon



#23 Overall Silver Winner and Gold in Others: "The New Superhero? The Perfect Combination of Spotlight and Head" Isaac Julián Morillas Sanchez



#24 American Football Gold: "Dobbsanity" by Kevin Sabitus



#25 Silver in American Football: "Dobbins Dive" by Patrick Smith



#26 Silver in Athletics: "Air Time" by Sean Brooks



#27 Cycling Gold: "James Startt" James Startt



#28 Gold In Martial Arts: "Upside Down" By Victor Joly



#29 Rugby Bronze: Untitled, Alex Davidson



#30 Silver in urban racing and extreme sports: "Elia's Tuck No Hand" by Stefan Nita



#31 Bronze in places and types: “Seven Ascents” by Daniela Tommasi



#32 Bronze in American Football: "On the Brink" by Sam Hodd



#33 Silver in Baseball: North Carolina and Virginia Eakin Howard



#34 Silver in Boxing: Untitled by Darren Burns



#35 Bronze in Boxing: "Alicia Baumgardner vs. Christina Linardatu 2" Terrell Groggins



#36 Bronze in cycling: "Sail" by Ryan Pierce



#37 Bronze in football: "Golden Celebrations" by David Gray



#38 Bronze in motorsports: "Ride at Dawn" by Victor Eleuterio



#39 Gold in Places and Types: Untitled Brett Phibbs



#40 Silver by venue and event: "Sunset of Bodö" by Jan-Petter Dahl



#41 Gold in winter sports: "Michaelas World - Ski World Cup" Alexander Hassenstein



#42 Silver in football: "Downhill" by Moritz Müller



#43 Gold in Formula 1: “Fast Vegas” by Cristiano Barni



#44 Silver in golf: "Under Tracking" by Suhaimi Abdullah



#45 Silver in Racquet Sports: "Feng and Huang in Action" by Shi Tang



#46 Gold in Swimming and Diving: "Submerged" by Sean M. Haffey



#47 Silver in winter sports: “Snowfall” by Peter Slavik



#48 Bronze in winter sports: "Turkish Synchronized Skating Championship" Ercin Erturk



#49 Bronze in Athletics: "The Fall of Femke" by Sam Barnes



#50 Cricket Gold: "So Close" Darrian Traynor



#51 Silver in Cricket: Author: Alex Davidson (untitled)



#52 Cricket Bronze: "Sunset" by Philip Brown



#53 Silver in cycling: "Mvdp At Gavere" by Gaetan Flamm



#54 Silver in Formula 1: "Cut through time" by Lucien Chan



#55 Bronze in Formula 1: “Victory!” Lucien Chan



#56 Gold in golf: "Juan Postigo Arce" by Octavio Passos



#57 Bronze in Golf: "Winning the Ryder Cup" by Phil Noble



#58 Gold in Ice Hockey: "50th Anniversary Point" by Bruce Bennett



#59 Bronze in Hockey: “Last Shift” by Chase Agnello-Dean



#60 Bronze in Martial Arts: "Chanel Dyer" by Julien Brondani



#61 Bronze in another: "The Headless Swordsman" by Guila Buelga



#62 Gold in Racquet Sports: Untitled by Benjamin Lau



#63 Bronze in Racquet Sports: "Lee Chuk Yu Celebrates" by Shi Tan



#64 Rugby Gold: "Maul" by Morgan Tracy



#65 Silver in Rugby: "Breakthrough" by Rachel Wright



#66 Silver in swimming and diving: "McNeil" by Ian MacNicol



#67 Silver in tennis: "Backs To Forehand" by Patrick Smith



#68 Tennis Bronze: "Serve Up" Sean M. Haffey



#69 Silver in urban conditions and extreme sports: “Deep Sea Solo” by Leonid Zhukov



#70 Gold in football: "The Odyssey of Cristiano Ronaldo" by Marcelo Gelber is coming