Category: Sports Picture Story

First Place

Lynsey Addario / for The New York Times
“The Champion Who Picked a Date to Die”

Second Place

Midhat Poturovic / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
“The Superhero Without the Cape”

Third Place

Adam Dean / for The New York Times
“Indonesian Child Jockeys”

Award of Excellence

Cory Morse / MLive Grand Rapids Press
“Muskegon Big Reds football”

Award of Excellence

Lauren DeCicca / Freelance
“The Battambang Roses”

Award of Excellence

Hilary Swift / For the New York Times
“Hockey in Heaven”

Award of Excellence

Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
“Japan’s Veteran Rugby Players”

Award of Excellence

“The Battambang Roses”

The Battambang Roses is an all female, Cambodian wheelchair basketball team helping marginalized women find acceptance, purpose and community. This series follows coach Sieng Sokchan, and her teammates, through their daily lives as they prepare for and compete in their first Asian Para Games.