Athletics photographers in action
An award for the best athletics photograph of the year will once again be presented as part of the World Athletics Awards 2024.
Any professional photographer who has attended an athletics event in 2024 can take part in the World Athletics Photograph of the Year.
Photographers are requested to submit one photograph via the online form and include a caption, the date the photograph was taken, the image's technical information and a short photographer bio (no more than 50 words). Entries should be no larger than 5MB and must be received by 23:59 Monaco time on 31 October.
A panel of experts will judge the photos and will select the top 10 entries. From that shortlist, the panel will then select the top three images. The finalists will be revealed on 19 November and the winner will be announced via World Athletics social media platforms at the end of November.
The panellists are:
Mathieu Forget
Forget is a globally acclaimed artist and creative director, known for his innovative work in movement and levitation art. Hailing from Paris, he is a dancer, photographer and performer who merges the physical and digital worlds. Driven by a passion for freedom of expression and self-improvement, Forget blends diverse styles in his work and challenges the laws of gravity through his unique, levitating art. Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Forget collaborated with more than 30 athletes, as well as prominent Parisian institutions and brands, to connect art and sport in innovative ways.
Raquel Cavaco Nunes
Nunes graduated in law from Lisbon University. After several years working in legal and European Union affairs, she is now fully involved in events and sports management, in particular in the area of media operations. Nunes has collaborated with several organising committees and international federations in a range of capacities and has taken part in a variety of sport events. She has been World Athletics Photo Commissioner since 2013 and has worked at eight Olympic Games, including in Rio as Venue Press and Photo Operations Manager and in Tokyo as Athletics Venue Manager.
Pascal Rondeau
Rondeau started his sports photography career in London for the prestigious Allsport photography agency. He then led the photo department of L’Equipe newspaper in Paris. Over the past 30 years, Pascal has covered eight Summer Olympic Games and a range of other major sports events. He was appointed Venue Photo Manager at the Olympic Stadium for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 as well as Paris 2024.
Valerie Adams
In an international career spanning more than two decades, Adams won a huge collection of shot put medals for New Zealand. She is one of a select group of athletes to have won world titles at the U18, U20 and senior level. Her medal collection includes four outdoor world titles, four world indoor titles and two Olympic gold medals. She retired from competitive athletics in 2021 after taking Olympic bronze in Tokyo, but is still actively involved in the sport as a World Athletics Athletes' Commission member.
Christian Taylor
The recently retired US athlete was the most consistent triple jumper of his generation. He won his first world title at the age of 21, then went on to win three more. He earned Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016, while his triple jump PB of 18.21m ranks him second on the world all-time list. A multi-talented athlete, Taylor also excelled at the long jump and 400m.
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