23.11.2021
Maailma Kergejõustikliit (WA) valib Aasta Fotot.
112 esitatud pildi hulgast valis kohtunikekogu, kuhu kuulusid Raquel Cavaco Nunes, Ivo Gonzalez, Pascal Rondeau, Akani Simbine ja Katerina Stefanidi, välja 25 fotokaadrit, mis kandideerivad 2021. kergejõustiku Aasta Foto auhinnale.
Finalistid kuulutati välja 16. novembril ja võidufoto selgub Maailma Kergejõustikuliidu auhindade pidulikul galal 1. detsembril.
25 finalisti:
Neeraj Chopra of India competes in the men’s javelin throw final during the Tokyo Olympic Games Photo by Christian Bruna, European Pressphoto Agency B.V.
Athletes’ reflection on the track. The heptathlon at the 14th Chinese National Games, won by Ninali Zheng Photo by Yujia Dou, Track & Field Camp
Joy. Athletes celebrate at the World Athletics Relays in Silesia Photo by Michal Dubiel, 400mm.pl
Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins the gold medal in the men’s 100m final at the Tokyo Olympics Photo by Naoki Enokido
An athlete competes in the classic pentathlon at the Czech Republic Veterans Championships Photo by Eduard Erben, CPA
Viktoriya Tkachuk of Ukraine competes in the women’s 400m hurdles semifinals at the Tokyo Olympic Games Photo by Vegard Grott, Bildbyran
Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis competes in the men’s pole vault final at the Tokyo Olympic Games Photo by Matthias Hangst, Getty Images
Decathletes celebrate together following their competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games Photo by Richard Heathcote, Getty Images
Portugal’s Pedro Pichardo celebrates his win in the men’s triple jump at the Tokyo Olympic Games Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne, Reuters
The Hunger (athletics) Games. Pole vaulter Malen Ruiz De Azua competes at the European Athletics Team Championships Super League in Silesia Photo by Sergio Mateo Maria, Sportmedia
Brazil’s Lucas Mazzo, with a Brazilian flag emblazoned contact lens, cools down during the men’s 20km race walk at the Tokyo Olympic Games Photo by Morgan Treacy, INPHO
Yulimar Rojas from Venezuela reacts after her last attempt during the final of the women’s triple jump at the Tokyo Olympic Games. With a jump of 15.67m from her final attempt, she breaks the Olympic and world record Photo by Oscar Munoz Badilla, freelance / fotografiadeportiva
USA’s Tara Davis jumps at the Tokyo Olympic Games, with her hair falling into the sand pit Photo by Felix Sanchez Arrazola, Fotorunners
Jorge Urena of Spain competes in the decathlon high jump at the Tokyo Olympic Games Photo by Patrick Smith, Getty Images
Yanique Thompson of Jamaica pulls up as Christina Clemons of USA and Tobi Amusan of Nigeria leap in the women’s 100m hurdles semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics Photo by Michael Steele, Getty Images
Kaede Maegawa of Japan competes in the women’s long jump T42 final during the Tokyo Paralympic Games Photo by Joel Marklund, OIS (Olympic Information Service)
Karsten Warholm of Norway reacts after crossing the finish line having broken the men’s world 400m hurdles record to win Olympic gold in Tokyo Photo by Kota Kiriyama, The Sankei Shimbun
General view of the silhouettes of athletes in action as rain falls during the third women’s 400m hurdles semifinal at the Tokyo Olympic Games Photo by Hannah McKay, Reuters
Ntando Mahlangu of South Africa competes in the men’s long jump T63 final at the Tokyo Paralympic Games Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos, Getty Images
A pole vault competitor is reflected in a puddle at Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium Photo by Juan Ignacio Roncoroni, Delegacion de la Agencia Efe en la Republica Argentina
Due to Covid-19 restrictions in South Africa, a marathon is run on a motorsport race track, in dark and very cold conditions. This marathon at Killarney International Raceway in Cape Town served as a last-minute opportunity for elite athletes from South Africa, and her neighbouring countries, to qualify for the Olympic Games in TokyoPhoto by Roger Sedres, Image SA / Gallo Images
USA’s Raven Saunders reacts as she competes in the women’s shot put final during the Tokyo Olympic Games Photo by Ben Stansall, AFP
The Poland team celebrates after winning mixed 4x400m gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Photo by Aleksandra Szmigiel, Running Creatives / Reuters
Kyle Blignaut of South Africa in action during men’s shot put qualification at the Olympic Games in Tokyo Photo by Dylan Martinez, Reuters
Rachel McCoy of the United States competes in the women’s high jump qualification at the Tokyo Olympic Games while her fellow competitors shelter from the sun Photo by Ryan Pierse, Getty Images