Recreational & Traditional Sports
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[ RECREATIONAL & TRADITIONAL SPORTS ] A single photograph that celebrates the role sports play in the community. Images may show the emotional highlights of players on the field or the reactions of fans. Local, traditional, and obscure games which are often neglected in mainstream media are welcome in this category. The pictures must be from non-professional settings. Each participant is allowed to enter up to 5 images. The images must be taken in 2023.
Judges for Recreational & Traditional Sports
Quick links to award categories: Spot News / Portraits / Nature & Environment / Recreational & Traditional Sports / Sports Action / General News / Daily Life / Daily Life Picture Story / Portrait Series / Issue Reporting Picture Story / Cultural Practices / Photographer of the Year, Asia
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First Place
Rajendra Mohan Pandey
Independent
India
Meet Insha Bashir, whose medical career dreams were shattered after a tragic fall which confined her to a wheelchair. Adapting to her new reality, she discovered a passion for wheelchair basketball, and eventually becoming the first professional Wheelchair basketball player from Kashmir. This photo captures her dedication at the rehab center where she practices.
Finalist
KyungHoon Kim
Reuters
South Korea
Nihon Soccer OB Club members, a team whose members’ average age is 77.4-year-old, do physical training before a practice match in Tokyo, Japan, April 4, 2023. Competitive athletics such as soccer were once considered off-limits for the elderly in the country, but people aged 65 or older now represent nearly a third of the population, and relatively healthy seniors are pushing the boundaries of aging, which has led to societal changes: about a fifth of seniors over age 70 are employed now, as the government entices the elderly to put off collecting their pensions by promising bigger payments later. "I think the formation of the O-80 division is a reflection of what we're seeing in Japanese society, where the elderly demographic can be active like this," said Yutaka Ito, the SFL league's secretary general.
Finalist
Javid Nikpour
Independent
Iran
Official and informal gamblers at the sidelines of the horse racing competitions in Gonbad Kavous are seen at a designated spot for spectators.
Award of Excellence
Evgenii Filippov
Independent
Russia
A primary school student skiing at the empty school stadium.
