{"id":11540,"date":"2022-08-08T13:24:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T13:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/world-sports-photography-awards-2022-winners-revealed"},"modified":"2022-08-08T14:19:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T14:19:36","slug":"world-sports-photography-awards-2022-winners-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/world-sports-photography-awards-2022-winners-revealed","title":{"rendered":"World Sports Photography Awards 2022 winners revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>An image of a butterfly resting on tennis player Naomi Osaka&#8217;s fingertips, by David Gray, has been named overall winner of the World Sports Photography Awards.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The photo was taken at the 2021 Australian Open and shows Ms Osaka, Japan&#8217;s four-time Grand Slam winner, give a helping hand to a stray butterfly when it landed on her.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a breathtaking image,&#8221; said the competition&#8217;s co-founder, Simon Burton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sports Photography captures special moments and tells unique stories, but most of all it draws you in and reveals the unexpected. It forces you to look again and reconsider.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The competition, now in its third year, received more than 7,000 entries from around the world, with categories including American Football, Basketball, Cycling, Gymnastics and Football.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the rest of the winners across 23 other categories.<\/p>\n<p><b>American Football: Army Navy by Dustin Satloff<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"632\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11516 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_1.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_1-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nPlayers for the Army Black Knights, representing the United States Military Academy, sit in the locker room before a game against the Navy Midshipmen, of the US Naval Academy, at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p><b>Aquatic: Dressel by Ian MacNicol<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"617\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11517 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_2.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_2-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_2-768x486.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nCaeleb Dressel wins 100m butterfly gold for the USA in world record time at the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021.<\/p>\n<p><b>Athletics: Uno Due Tre by Samuel Barnes<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"557\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11518 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_3.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_3-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_3-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nItalian Ambra Sabatini celebrates winning gold and breaking the world record in the Women&#8217;s Paralympic 100m, alongside compatriots Martina Caironi and Monica Contrafatto, who came second and third, at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n<p><b>Baseball: Home Run Robbery by Abbie Parr<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11519 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_4.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_4.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nAdolis Garcia of the Texas Rangers takes a home run away from Mitch Haniger of the Seattle Mariners during the first inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, in May 2021.<\/p>\n<p><b>Basketball: Action by Kevin Jairaj<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"670\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11520 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_5.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_5.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_5-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_5-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_5-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_5-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nDallas Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith grabs the ball over Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton, at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n<p><b>Boxing: Untitled by Richard Pelham<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"722\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11521 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_6.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_6.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_6-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_6-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_6-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nEbanie Bridges of Australia sustains a gruesome eye injury during the vacant WBA world bantamweight title fight in London against Great Britain&#8217;s Shannon Courtenay. Bridges was defeated by unanimous decision in the April 2021 bout.<\/p>\n<p><b>Cricket: Untitled by Muhammad Arbaz<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"614\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11522 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_7.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_7.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_7-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_7-768x483.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nPakistan&#8217;s left-handed cricketer, Khushdil Shah, plays a shot during a match in the National Stadium in Karachi.<\/p>\n<p><b>Cycling: Siena Loves Giro d&#8217;Italia by Ashley &amp; Jered Gruber<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11523 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_8.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_8.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nSpectators in the narrow streets of Siena, Italy, watch the peloton ride through during stage 12 of the 2021 Giro d&#8217;Italia.<\/p>\n<p><b>Equestrian: Egerton Equestrian by Mike Egerton<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"664\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11524 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_9.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_9.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_9-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_9-768x522.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nSpectators in the narrow streets of Siena, Italy, watch the peloton ride through during stage 12 of the 2021 Giro d&#8217;Italia.<\/p>\n<p><b>Football: Championship Photobombing by Eloisa Sanchez de Alba<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11525 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_10.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_10.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_10-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nPlayers from Cruz Azul celebrate winning the Mexican Football League Championship after the club&#8217;s 23-year championship drought, by beating Santos Laguna 2-1 on aggregate at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p><b>Formula 1: Verstappen Crash by Clive Rose<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11526 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_11.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_11.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_11-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_11-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_11-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nMax Verstappen of Red Bull Racing kicks his tyre after crashing during the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit.<\/p>\n<p><b>Golf: Untitled by Richard Heathcote<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11527 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_12.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_12.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_12-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nBryson DeChambeau, USA, plays a shot at the ninth hole during Saturday Afternoon Fourball Matches at the 43rd Ryder Cup. The United States regained the Ryder Cup with a record 19-9 victory over Europe at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p><b>Gymnastics: Untitled by Ashley Landis<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11528 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_13.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_13.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_13-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nChina&#8217;s Guan Chenchen, 16, wins the gold medal in the beam final, finishing ahead of her team-mate Tang Xijing and the USA&#8217;s Simone Biles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ice Hockey: What A Mess by Bruce Bennett<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"708\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11529 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_14.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_14.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_14-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_14-768x557.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nPlayers from the Pittsburgh Penguins defend against the New Jersey Devils late in the third period of their National Hockey League game at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The Penguins defeated the Devils 3-1.<\/p>\n<p><b>Martial Arts: Untitled by John Barry<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"823\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11530 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_15.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_15.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_15-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_15-768x648.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nMax Holloway (left) hits Calvin Kattar during their UFC Featherweight bout at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Holloway defeated Kattar by unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p><b>Motor Sports: Rally Dakar 2021 by Marian Chytka<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"649\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11531 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_16.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_16.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_16-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_16-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nDriver Yasi Seidan manoeuvres during the 2021 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p><b>Other: Chen LiJun Tokyo 2020 by Isaac Juli\u00e1n Morillas S\u00e1nchez<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11532 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_17.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_17.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_17-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nChinese weightlifter Chen Lijun secures the gold medal in the Men\u2019s 67kg Weightlifting category at the Toyko Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><b>Racquet Sports: Paralympics by Donald Miralle<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11533 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_18.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_18.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_18-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nAlexa Szvitacs of Team Hungary serves during the Women\u2019s Doubles Table Tennis match at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rugby: Untitled by Steve Haag<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"661\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11534 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_19.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_19.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_19-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_19-768x520.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nSouth Africa\u2019s Franco Mostert wins a lineout against the British and Irish Lions in their Rugby Union match at the Cape Town Stadium. South Africa earned a 19-16 victory to win the third and deciding Test of the series.<\/p>\n<p><b>Urban &amp; Extreme: Untitled by Morgan Treacy<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_20.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_20.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_20-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nCatalin Preda of Romania dives from the 27 metre-platform at the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Downpatrick Head, Ireland, in September 2021.<\/p>\n<p><b>Venues &amp; Views: Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony by Mark Edward Harris<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11536 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_21.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_21.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_21-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nFireworks rise above the Olympic Stadium in Japan during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p><b>Water Sports: Untitled by Morgan Treacy<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"634\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11537 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_22.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_22.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_22-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_22-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nCzech Republic&#8217;s Lukas Rohan in action during the Men\u2019s C-1 Slalom at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, Japan. The canoeist won the Olympic silver medal for the event.<\/p>\n<p><b>Winter Sports: Biathlon World Championships by Joel Marklund<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11538 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_23.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_23.jpg 976w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2022\/08\/postMediaimg_20_23-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><br \/>\nLinn Persson of Sweden competes at the IBU Biathlon World Championships in Pokljuka, Slovenia, on 13 February 2021.<\/p>\n<p><b>All photos courtesy of <\/b>World Sports Photography Awards<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. An image of a butterfly resting on tennis player Naomi Osaka&#8217;s fingertips, by David Gray, has been named overall winner of the World Sports Photography Awards. 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