World Athletics unveiled the three images that will compete for its photograph of the year prize at its awards ceremony in Monaco on November 29.
The photos selected all evoke a sense of emotion amidst intense competition during the course of a busy 2026 season on the track and in the field and were narrowed from a shortlist of ten submissions out of a larger field of 146 images.
Photographers from 64 countries and six continents submitted entries and the initial shortlist and final three chosen were picked by a panel that included Dawn Harper-Nelson, photographers Pascal Rondeau and Dan Vernon along with World Athletics digital creative manager Christel El Saneh.
A fan vote will be held on World Athletics’ social media channels from November 9 to 15 to help choose the winner and all of the photos from the ten on the shortlist will be part of a digital exhibition on the World Athletics website.
The three finalists are:
Tom Jenkins – “Men’s 4x100m finish silhouette”
Gaëlle Mobuchon – “Chasing light”
Victor Seco Muñoz – “Your medal amidst water droplets”
