A placing shadow picture of Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz completely placing the ball has received the highest honour on the World Sports Photography Awards 2026.
Edgar Su, Tennis Winner and Overall Winner | World Sports Photography Awards 2026
The successful {photograph}, Carlos’ Shadow Hit a Ball, was captured by Reuters photographer Edgar Su throughout Alcaraz’s fourth-round match towards Britain’s Jack Draper on the 2025 Australian Open in Melbourne.
The total winner headlines a group of 24 category-winning photos spanning greater than 50 sports activities, together with American Football, Athletics, Baseball, Equestrian, Golf, Racquet Sports, Winter Sports and Football.
The 2026 awards signify essentially the most profitable version within the competitors’s historical past, with a document 23,130 photos submitted by 4,120 photographers from 123 international locations.
