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Wrestler Sucheta Das
India

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Sport
Professional

"Wrestler"
An Indian wrestler smears mud on his head before starting wrestling in Kolkata, India, March 30, 2010. Wrestling is one of the oldest sports in India. Photo/Sucheta Das



Lisbon Marathon 2010 Miguel Barreira
Portugal

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Sport
Professional

"Lisbon Marathon 2010"



Barefoot Superman Geoff Jones
Australia

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Sport
Professional

"Barefoot Superman"
A competitor gets inverted during the jump discipline at the 2007 Australian Barefoot Waterski Nationals, Sydney , Australia.



Angie Brian Kuhlmann
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Angie"



Titan Bob Croslin
USA

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Titan"
Tennessee Titan running back Chris Johnson works out during preseason in Orlando, FL. Johnson is one of the NFL's leading rushers.



IN THE FIRING LINE Mark Pain
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"IN THE FIRING LINE"
TIGER WOODS FIRES HIS BALL STRAIGHT AT ME - RYDER CUP 2010



Flying High Dirk Rees
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Flying High"



Sport rock climbing 3 Genevieve Demers
Canada

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Sport rock climbing 3"
Thailand, Sport rock climbing, Climber: Mathieu Suprenant



Horse Ladies Alfredo Bini
Italy

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Horse Ladies"
Spain, Valencia: Global Champions Tour 2010. Prince Felipe Science Museum. Horses are brought from the jumping field to the stables (FEI stable area).



Skate Chris McLennan
New Zealand

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Skate"
skateboarding "self portrait' shot by mounting camera off board.



Eskrima Spiros Politis
UK

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Eskrima"
Phillipine Martial Arts



Indian Wrestlers Sucheta Das
India

Honorable Mention
Sport
Professional

"Indian Wrestlers"
Indian wrestlers exersice at Varanasi, India, March 06, 2010. Photo/Sucheta Das



Woman Sprinter Adam Brown
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Woman Sprinter"



Jump Alfredo Bini
Italy

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Jump"
France, Chantilly: Global Champions Tour 2010. Alvaro Alfonso de Miranda Neto (husband of Athina Onassis, patroness of the Global Champions Tour) jumping at the Grand Prix. He is one of the first 50 riders in the world.



Sparky Start Anthony Tortoriello
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Sparky Start"
Start of a 450cc race at Daytona Speedway



No Waves Brad Stein
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"No Waves "



Hoop Dreams Brian Kuhlmann
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Hoop Dreams"



#32 Brian Kuhlmann
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"#32"



The Great Wheelbarrow Race Brian Cassey
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"The Great Wheelbarrow Race"
A competitor pushes a wheelbarrow through the Australian bush near Chillagoe on the third and final day of the "Great Wheelbarrow Race", today Sunday, May 14, 2010.



underwater bike Chris McLennan
New Zealand

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"underwater bike"
half underwater view of a mountain biker crossing a stream. New Zealand.



Overhead bike Chris McLennan
New Zealand

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Overhead bike"
huge mountain bike backflip. New Zealand



Locked Together Clifford White
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Locked Together"
Luciana Aymar(8) captain of Argentina and Fiona Johnson(16) of Australia locked together in action on Day 2 of the Women's Hockey Champions Trophy at the Olympic Park Hockey Centre in Sydney Australia



get ready bang Craig Cameron Olsen
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"get ready bang"
ironman swimmers



snowpark Craig Cameron Olsen
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"snowpark "
snowpark new zealand



danny kudrave Craig Cameron Olsen
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"danny kudrave"
mt waterman tree



BBoy Damon Hyland Hyland
South Africa

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"BBoy"
I wanted to capture this particular style of dancing in the strongest possible way.



Akhaada 01 Dilip Bhatia
India

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Akhaada 01"



Akhaada 02 Dilip Bhatia
India

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Akhaada 02"



Zone 7 Dirk Rees
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Zone 7"



Waterpolo Dirk Rees
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Waterpolo"



Cricket 2 Genevieve Demers
Canada

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Cricket 2"
India, Kids playing Cricket in Andaman Island, Havelock



Kayak Crowd Geoff Jones
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Kayak Crowd"
Kayakers pass under the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the 2010 Mens Health Kayak Race



Novak's Eye Geoff Jones
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Novak's Eye"
Novak Djokavic returns serve during the 2010 Australian Open



Running Shadows Geoff Jones
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Running Shadows"
Runners compete in the 2010 Sydney Marathon



Danil George Mayer
Russia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Danil"



Punter Ian Spanier
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Punter"
NFL punter Jy Bond photographed at the new Giants Stadium in Rutherford, NJ.



The Bullfight Ian Spanier
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"The Bullfight"
A spanish bullfighter faces his opponent on the sands of Madrid's Las Ventas Arena. Photographed in March 2011.



Dive Ian Butterworth
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Dive"



Into the Light James Ingram
Canada

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Into the Light"



Speedskaters Jamie Squire
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Speedskaters"
VANCOUVER, BC - FEBRUARY 16: Shannon Rempel of Canada competes with Elli Ochowicz of the United States during the women's speed skating 500 m on day five of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval on February 16, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)



Wolfie Jason Alden
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Wolfie"
The hands of Martin "Wolfie" Adams at The World Darts Championships, Lakeside, UK. 05/02/2008



PARACHUTE Jason Joyce
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"PARACHUTE"



VAt underwater Jesper Westley
Denmark

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"VAt underwater"
denmarks second best swim team,VAT, underwater



boardrace2 Jesper Westley
Denmark

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"boardrace2"
european junior championships 2010 womensboard race the start



race start underwater Jesper Westley
Denmark

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"race start underwater"
race start underwater



kathleen-boxing-gym John Coxon
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"kathleen-boxing-gym"



The Rainbow Rail Jonathan Mehring
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"The Rainbow Rail"
Skater Jerry Hsu grinds the infamous Rainbow Rail in Buenos Aires.



South Africa Jonne Roriz
Brazil

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"South Africa"
Brazil's Robinho gets intimate with Holland's Mark van Bommel in the South Africa World Cup quarter-final at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on July 2, 2010 in Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Photo by Jonne Roriz/O Estado de S.Paulo



Rallywaterwings Leo Gesess
Italy

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Rallywaterwings"
Rally, car, water, wings



Swimmer London Fields Lido Madeleine Waller
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Swimmer London Fields Lido"
Part of the Series Wet and Dry. Pictures were taken of swimmers immediately as they got out of the pool and later fully clothed showing the transformation from almost amphibian to urban human.



Way To Ground Maitham AlMisry
Kuwait

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Way To Ground"
During the horse jump competitions - Kuwait 2009



Sunset Drive Mark Carter
New Zealand

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Sunset Drive"
The magic hour.



DIVING PERFECTION Mark Pain
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"DIVING PERFECTION"



Usain Bolt Mark Guthrie
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Usain Bolt "
Usain Bolt collapses with exhaustion onto the running track after a training session in Kingston, Jamaica. He was being photographed for his biography 'Being The World's Fastest Man'.



Boxer Markku Lahdesmaki
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Boxer"
Locals dressed up and put into imaginary situations.



Paddle being pulled through the water (1) Martin Sundberg
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Paddle being pulled through the water (1)"
Underwater photo of a paddle being pulled through the water



Paddle being pulled through the water (2) Martin Sundberg
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Paddle being pulled through the water (2)"
Underwater photo of a paddle being pulled through the water



Great Casting Mike Seroni
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Great Casting"



Boxer2 Nathan Garcia
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Boxer2"
Portfolio



Skeleton2 Neil Shelby Long
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Skeleton2"
Australian Skeleton racer, John Farrow, loads onto his sled in Winterberg, Germany.



Skeleton1 Neil Shelby Long
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Skeleton1"
British Olympic Champion, Amy Williams, loads onto her sled in Winterberg, Germany.



Mud Bogging Octavian Cantilli
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Mud Bogging"
The Concerned Racers 4-wheel-drive Club holds a public mud bog competition at the Saginaw County Fair Grounds on Saturday, June 20, 2009.



Public Image Paul Bride
Canada

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Public Image"
High above the rain forests of Squamish BC Canada a climber fights to stay attached to the rock.



Wave Ninja Paul M. Murray
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Wave Ninja"
A seasoned surfer crouches low on his board as he tries to slide into the covering wave.



gymnast 3 peter muller
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"gymnast 3"



spellbound 3 peter muller
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"spellbound 3"



Through the glass Peter Schatz
Germany

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Through the glass"
Karel RACHUNEK , CZE 4 bodycheck against Yevgeni ARTYUKHIN, RUS 49 , RUSSIA (RUS) - TCHECH REP. (CZE) ( : ) Icehockey World Championships 2011 , Bratislava, Slowakia SVK 15.05.2011



ten pinners peter muller
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"ten pinners"



The Chittagong Express Philip Brown
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"The Chittagong Express"
A young boy bowls a ball in a Chittagong street watched by a large crowd of people. Bangladesh is a joint host of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup tournament and many people are fanatical about the sport. March 8, 2011



Vertical Extreme Philippe Fragnol
France

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Vertical Extreme"
Shaun Baker - World Record in Vertical Jump, Iceland



Left Turn Pierre Perrault
Canada

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Left Turn"
The 2010–11 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena



weightless raychel deppe
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"weightless"



Hockey Pitch Richard Seymour
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Hockey Pitch "
Water jets on Olympic standard hockey practice pitch



China ballboy Richard Jones
Japan

Nominee
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Professional

"China ballboy"
A ball-boy stands in the rain, Guangzhou, China



Refugee volleyball RICHARD Wainwright
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Refugee volleyball"
Young Sudanese women play volleyball in Farchana refugee camp as part of the CORD activities programme. Women are not encouraged to participate in sport in Sudan, but here 300 have joined teams. The one concession is to play in their traditional clothing.



WORLD BOG SNORKLING CHAMPION Richard BRADBURY
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"WORLD BOG SNORKLING CHAMPION"



Crash Robert Cianflone
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Crash"
Joshua Hook of Australia riding the #46 Hook Racing Aprilia crashes out during the 125cc warm up session for the the Australian MotoGP, which is round 16 of the MotoGP World Championship, at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on October 17, 2010 in Phillip Island, Australia.



Goalkeeper Robert Cianflone
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Goalkeeper"
atari goalkeepr Qasem Burhan is beaten by a shot from Odil Akhmedov#9 of Uzbekistan during the AFC Asian Cup Group A match between Qatar and Uzbekistan at Khalifa Stadium on January 7, 2011 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)



The Handball Robert Cianflone
Australia

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"The Handball"
Shane Tuck of the Tigers handballs as Matthew Jaensch of the Crows tackles during the round 18 AFL match between the Richmond Tigers and the Adelaide Crows at Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 1, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)



Reigning Course Scott Bowers Bowers
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Reigning Course"
Reigning Course (Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon 2011)



One Day at the LPGA Tournament Shizuka Minami
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"One Day at the LPGA Tournament"
Due to heavy rain, tournament delays and suspends a few times during the LPGA State Farm Classic at Panther Creek Country Club on June 12, 2010, in Springfield, Illinois. Whatever weather conditions, I keep shooting photos. Does not it matter if the images run in article or not. It's one of the LPGA tournament and it's my daily life.



Rockpile Barrel Simon Buck
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Rockpile Barrel"
An unknown surfer prepares for a cover-up in the barrel of a Rockpile wave - the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii



Surfing Rockpile Simon Buck
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Surfing Rockpile"
A surfer tests himself on a wave of consequence at the renowned surfing break "Rockpile" on Oahu's legendary North Shore



Hunter takes aim Simon Stock
UK

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Hunter takes aim"



Dancing in the sky Sunil Jain
India

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Dancing in the sky"



Train Harder Victor Wang
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Train Harder"
Boxing hopefuls fill small and large gyms around the country to get their chance at glory.



Jockey's Rainy Ride Victor Wang
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Jockey's Rainy Ride"



Bandages Victor Wang
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Bandages"



Dancers Yeang Chng
USA

Nominee
Sport
Professional

"Dancers"