Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in action during his fourth round match against Britain’s Jack Draper ©REUTERS/Edgar Su
Congratulations to photographer Edgar Su whose image above “CARLOS’ SHADOW HITS A BALL” is the overall winner of The World Sports Photography Awards.
This year’s awards mark the most successful edition in the competition’s history. A record-breaking 23,130 images were submitted by 4,120 photographers representing 123 countries, reinforcing the Awards’ status as one of the most internationally diverse and widely recognised sports photography competitions in the world. View all the winners here.
The awards new sponsor Canon had this to say: “The images recognised this year showcase photographers at their creative best, pushing boundaries, seeing differently and capturing sport in ways we’ve not experienced before. Canon’s role is to support that creativity through equipment photographers can trust under pressure, enabling them to create different in the most demanding moments.” Richard Shepherd, Product Marketing Senior Manager, Imaging at Canon Europe.
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