Venues & Views

Sunset photograph of the court and venue at the Australian Open.Trail of tiny Tour de France cyclists riding past huge wind power plant.A crowd of Verstappen fans the Red Bull ring circuit in Spielberg, Austria, waving flags and setting off flares.Man peering out of the old-style score board house as he watches ongoing sports game between Limerick and Cork.Black & White image of young footballer kicking football away from goal in the mist.Venue photo of ceremony and celebration at Olympic stadium.Silhouette thirteen year old backflipping off of cliff into the sea.Two motorcyclists racing around a track bend in sync during sunset.Sunset photograph of the court and venue at the Australian Open.Trail of tiny Tour de France cyclists riding past huge wind power plant.A crowd of Verstappen fans the Red Bull ring circuit in Spielberg, Austria, waving flags and setting off flares.Man peering out of the old-style score board house as he watches ongoing sports game between Limerick and Cork.Black & White image of young footballer kicking football away from goal in the mist.
Sunset photograph of the court and venue at the Australian Open.Trail of tiny Tour de France cyclists riding past huge wind power plant.A crowd of Verstappen fans the Red Bull ring circuit in Spielberg, Austria, waving flags and setting off flares.Man peering out of the old-style score board house as he watches ongoing sports game between Limerick and Cork.Black & White image of young footballer kicking football away from goal in the mist.Venue photo of ceremony and celebration at Olympic stadium.Silhouette thirteen year old backflipping off of cliff into the sea.Two motorcyclists racing around a track bend in sync during sunset.Sunset photograph of the court and venue at the Australian Open.Trail of tiny Tour de France cyclists riding past huge wind power plant.A crowd of Verstappen fans the Red Bull ring circuit in Spielberg, Austria, waving flags and setting off flares.Man peering out of the old-style score board house as he watches ongoing sports game between Limerick and Cork.Black & White image of young footballer kicking football away from goal in the mist.Venue photo of ceremony and celebration at Olympic stadium.Silhouette thirteen year old backflipping off of cliff into the sea.Two motorcyclists racing around a track bend in sync during sunset.

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Sports venues and sporting views make for some of the most impressive and inspirational photography in World Sports Photography Awards. From iconic stadiums to local parks, from the fan’s eye view to views of the fans sport is as much defined by place as action and this category celebrates the art of capturing the spirit of place and sport combined.  

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2023 Winners

GOLD

Spectacular Finale

by Richard Heathcote

SILVER

Van De Walle Butcher

by Ashley & Jered Gruber

BRONZE

Stop war. Fencing

by Nikolay Synelnykov

Special Merit

Enter Now circle spinning button

Special Merit

Rainbow over Königsplatz

by Claudio Thoma

Special Merit

Beach Cricket

by John Cowpland

Special Merit

Richard Pelham

by Richard Pelham

Special Merit

Confetti, Djurgården Tifo, Season Opener, 2022-23

by James Foster

Special Merit

BeLa Sportfoto | waterpolo with a view

by Benjamin Lau

Special Merit

Seven

by Daniela Tommasi

Special Merit

Wall of Fans

by Jonathan Burke

Special Merit

Fly into the future

by Lampson Karmin Yip

2022 Winners

Venue photo of ceremony and celebration at Olympic stadium.

GOLD

Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony

by Mark Edward Harris

Man peering out of the old-style score board house as he watches ongoing sports game between Limerick and Cork.

SILVER

Cork vs Limerick

by David Ribeiro

A crowd of Verstappen fans the Red Bull ring circuit in Spielberg, Austria, waving flags and setting off flares.

BRONZE

PP Fans

by Philip Platzer

Special Merit

Enter Now circle spinning button
Coaches sitting on the open stands under umbrellas in the rain at a Gaelic football ground.

Special Merit

Glad to be back

by Samuel Barnes

Ant sized people standing on top of Durdle Door watching a sailing competition.

Special Merit

Untitled

by Maxime Le Phif

Group of road runners running away from the city on a motorway.

Special Merit

Running From The City

by Thomas Lam

F15 Fly past at an NFL game as the army and a stadium full of people watch.

Special Merit

Star Spangled Banner

by Shaun Brooks

Panoramic view of the Australian Open stadium at sunset as a tennis match is played.

Special Merit

Australian Open 2021

by Andy Cheung

A yacht sailing at sunset.

Special Merit

Sunset Sailing

by Lam Tsz Kin

2021 Winners

Trail of tiny Tour de France cyclists riding past huge wind power plant.

GOLD

The Race To The Sun. Paris - Nice Cycling Race

by James Startt

Silhouette thirteen year old backflipping off of cliff into the sea.

SILVER

13 Year Old Backflips off cliff in Newquay, Cornwall

by Cameron Smith

Black & White image of young footballer kicking football away from goal in the mist.

BRONZE

Playing in the Mist

by Eloisa Sanchez de Alba

Special Merit

Enter Now circle spinning button
Group of cyclists riding through narrow streets of city.

Special Merit

Giro

by James Startt

Strike of lighting through the dark grey sky as women's football game takes place at stadium.

Special Merit

Thunderstruck!

by Scott Barbour

Two female athletes fencing on a boulder in the great outdoors.

Special Merit

The Fencing Tooth

by Bárbara Gabriela Ramos Villalobos

Two motorcyclists racing around a track bend in sync during sunset.

Special Merit

The End of Sunlight

by Hazrin Yeob Men Shah

Two motor cars driving along a hidden track underneath a stormy sky.

Special Merit

Donington Clouds

by Nic Redhead

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