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
Dutch twin sisters Noortje and Bregje de Brouwer compete in the artistic swimming at the Paris Olympic Games
A group of male runners jump into a steeplechase water pit with a storm hovering
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani shatters his bat striking a ball while playing against the Washington Nationals
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
Italy's Pamela Malvina Noutcho Sawa en route to winning the European lightweight title by defeating Serb Nina Pavlovic on points
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
Riders at the Gent-Wevelgem – one of the Classics in Belgium – race past an abandoned house
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
Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone
Rory McIlroy plays a shot from a tricky spot on the 16th hole of his third round at the Cognizant Classic in Florida
American great Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars during the women's team final at the Paris Olympics
Jonas Rondbjerg of the Vegas Golden Knights warms up before facing the New York Islanders
The Sphere is pictured during a celebration of Mexican Independence Weekend at UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche
Rally driver Ott Tanak turns a dusty corner during the Acropolis Rally Greece
Attack v defence at the World Footvolley Challenge in Sao Paulo
A double rainbow is captured during the Beach Tennis Championships in Brazil
Children in Kyadondo, Uganda play rugby after the rain
A diver launches off the platform at the Aspire Dome, Doha
Coco Gauff plays a forehand during her Australian Open quarter-final against Marta Kostyuk
Artur Bogdanovich performs a perfectly timed jump in front of a bulb
Colombia's Juan Manuel Gil in flight during the men's 27m high diving final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha
The Espelunguere waterfall provides a beautiful background for a snowboarder performing tricks
All photos courtesy of World Sports Photography Awards, external
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