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”
First Place
“The Champion Who Picked a Date to Die”
Marieke Vervoort, a 37 year old Paralympic athlete struggles with the constant pain of muscle spasms and difficulty with breathing while at home in Diest, Belgium, June 12, 2017 with her dog Zenn.