Sports

January 14, 2025

Viral Surfing Photo Wins the 2025 World Sports Photography Awards

Jerome Brouillet's viral photo of surfer Gabriel Medina, taken at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has won him the top prize at the 2025 World Sports Photography Awards. In the image, Medina seems to float in the air as he celebrated a great run in Tahiti during the Olympic surfing competition. Brouillet beat out the work of 2,200 photographers from 96 countries to win the photo contest.

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December 3, 2024

Visually Satisfying Aerial Photos Highlight the Precision and Geometry of Artistic Swimming

Photographer Brad Walls, known for his artistic aerial images of dancers, shines a spotlight on the world of artistic swimming with his series Aqualillies. Also known as synchronized swimming, the sport is renowned for its beautiful shapes and symmetry. Walls takes full advantage of these characteristics and gives us a better view of the swimmers' athleticism with his aerial perspective.

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September 19, 2024

Watch Epic Run of a BMX Freestyle Bicyclist Doing Bike Flips Atop a Moving Train

BMX riders are always on the look out for a challenge, and Dawid Godziek has aced an incredibly epic one. The award-winning bicyclist executed a series of tricks and flips on top of a moving train while jumping between cars. The thrilling feat came to life as a collaboration with Red Bull, and saw Godziek become the first person to achieve these kinds of moves on top of a moving train.

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