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10 top sports images to quicken the pulse

Hashimoto at the bars leads our highlights from the latest World Sports Photography Awards

‘Daiki Hashimoto at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Antwerp, Belgium’ by Belgian photographer Eric T’Kindt, Overall Winner, World Sports Photography Awards 2023

Japanese gymnast Daiki Hashimoto will be defending his Olympic all-round champion title at the Paris Olympics in July 2024.

But he is already a winner in another international competition – the World Sports Photography Awards. An image of a 22-year-old Hashimoto at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Antwerp, Belgium, has been named Overall Winner in the awards.

Captured by Belgian photographer Eric T’Kindt, the image was among 24 finalists across categories including cycling, football, athletics and swimming and diving. Some 1,400 professional sports photographers from over 80 countries submitted more than 9,000 images to the fifth edition of the competition. 

We bring you a selection of our favourites, including a priceless image of tennis great Novak Djokovic by Marc Aspland HonFRPS, chief sports photographer for the Times and Sunday Times.

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‘Submerged, British swimmer Alicia Wilson' by US photographer Sean M Haffey, Gold, Swimming and Diving, World Sports Photography Awards 2023

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‘Rainbow hair’ by US photographer Steph Chambers, Gold, Basketball, World Sports Photography Awards 2023

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‘Novak Djokovic’ by British photographer Marc Aspland HonFRPS, Gold, Tennis, World Sports Photography Awards 2023

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‘Argentine motorcyclist Luciano Benavides’ by Czech photographer Pavol Tomaskin, Gold, Motor Sports, World Sports Photography Awards 2023

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‘Dunk’ by US photographer Lindsey Wasson, Gold, Baseball, World Sports Photography Awards 2023

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‘Duck dive’ by Australian photographer Ryan Pierse, Overall Bronze and Gold, Aquatics, World Sports Photography Awards 2023

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‘Maul, England v Ireland, Six Nations Championship’ by Irish photographer Morgan Treacy, Gold, Rugby, World Sports Photography Awards 2023

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‘Portugese striker Cristiano Ronaldo’ by Brazilian photographer Marcelo Guelber Goes, Gold, Football, World Sports Photography Awards 2023

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‘Strade Bianchi race, Tuscany’ by US photographer James Startt, Gold, Cycling, World Sports Photography Awards 2023