Now in its 15th year, the Sony World Photography Awards returns to celebrate contemporary photography and the ways the arts reflect the world around us. Here is a selection of the images from the winners of this year's national awards in the sport category.
Huka-huka’s competitive opening fight. The Kuarup is a ritual of the Xingu Indigenous Brazilian to honour the illustrious dead – it is the farewell and closing of a mourning period. The celebration takes place once a year in different villages and lasts for three days. The highlight of this celebration is a competition of a martial art called Huka-huka, similar to the Greco-Roman wrestling fight, which has competitive symbolism that shows the strength and virility of the young men.
Asiya Mohammed rows a boat during her training session in Mombasa, Kenya on 26 July, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Twenty-nine-year-old Asiya Mohammed is a para rower who became the first Kenyan woman ever to attend the Olympics after earning a ticket for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Zhang Zhilei finishes Craig Lewis in their heavyweight boxing match on the Lopez-Kambosos undercard at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, notching his 23rd win since he went pro in America. © Pan Liao, China, Shortlist, Professional, Sport, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards Two wrestlers face off – one in a dominant position on top of the other, in the finals of the men’s wrestling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in August 2021. Capturing the wrestling finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in August 2021 was one of the highlights of my Games coverage. It’s one of the original sports from the Ancient Olympics and it’s a great show of strength, toughness, resilience and skill.
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