Digital exhibition: 2025 World Athletics Photograph of the Year shortlisted images

As the countdown to the World Athletics Awards 2025 continues, a digital exhibition has been created featuring the 10 images shortlisted for World Athletics Photograph of the Year.

From the 141 images that were submitted, a panel of judges – comprising two-time world 100m hurdles champion Sally Pearson, four-time world triple jump champion Christian Taylor, photographer and Paris 2024 photo chief Pascal Rondeau, and World Athletics digital creative manager Christel El Saneh – selected the below 10 shortlisted images and then the three finalists.

The finalists were announced on 13 November and the winning photograph will be announced on World Athletics’ platforms on 28 November as part of the World Athletics Awards 2025.

Digital exhibition of shortlisted images

‘Speed silhouette’

A hurdler in action during training at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial Continental Tour Gold meeting in Budapest
Photo by David Balog

‘Champions under the flag’

Men’s 100m bronze medallist Noah Lyles of the USA celebrates with his teammate Tara Davis-Woodhall, gold medallist from the women's long jump, at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Photo by Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters

‘Perseverance’

Geordie Beamish of New Zealand avoids the foot of Jean-Simon Desgagnes of Canada as he falls to the ground during the men's 3000m steeplechase heats on day one of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Photo by Emilee Chinn / Getty Images

‘Winner’

Jamaica’s Oblique Seville, the world 100m champion, at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Photo by Ales Graf

‘Shadows’

Narve Gilje Nordas of Norway, Samuel Pihlstrom of Sweden and athletes compete in the men’s Dream Mile during the Bislett Games Diamond League competition in Oslo, Norway
Photo by Vegard Grøtt / Bildbyrån

‘The struggle’

Doris Lemngole of Kenya falls over Norah Jeruto of Kazakhstan as Sembo Almayew of Ethiopia competes during the women's 3000m steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Photo by Mate Ladjanszki

‘Clearing the bar in style’

Decathlon champion Leo Neugebauer clearing the bar and celebrating during the decathlon pole vault at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Photo by Stefan Mayer

‘The 100ml final from another perspective’

Men’s 100m medallists Oblique Seville, Kishane Thompson and Noah Lyles in action at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Photo By Victor Seco / @vsmphotoevents

‘Friendship’

Serbia's Angelina Topic and Australia's Eleanor Patterson shelter from the rain during the women’s high jump final at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25
Photo by Aleksandra Szmigiel

‘In sync’

Athletes jumping over hurdles in a line during the men’s 400m hurdles heats at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 
Photo by Eric Wu for the World Athletics Media Academy