PhotosYear In Pictures 2021: Unforgettable Moments In World Sports
Year In Pictures 2021: Unforgettable Moments In World Sports
In an overwhelming year, a calendar full of sporting events gave us moments and stories to savour and celebrate life. Here are some unforgettable moments captured in frames.
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141 People gather around the National Stadium to watch the firework display launched during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. When the Tokyo Olympics began during a worsening pandemic, the majority of the host nation was in opposition, with Emperor Naruhito dropping the word “celebrating” from his opening declaration of welcome. But once the Games got underway and local media switched to covering Japanese athletes' “medal rush,” many were won over. | Kyodo News via AP
241 India's Rishabh Pant rest during play on the final day of the fourth Test against Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. India went onto win the match and breach the so-called 'Fortress Gabba' | AP Photo/Tertius Pickard
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341 New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson holds the winners trophy as he celebrates with his teammates after their win in the World Test Championship final cricket match against India, at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, England, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. New Zealand won the match by eight wickets. | AP Photo/Ian Walton
441 Indian players celebrate after defeating Australia by three wickets on the final day of the fourth cricket Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.India won the four-match Test series 2-1. | AP Photo/Tertius Pickard
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541 Tiger Woods smiles and gestures as he prepares to tee off during the first round of the PNC Championship golf tournament Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Woods is back playing after getting injured in a car accident. He is paired with his son Charlie during the tournament. | AP Photo/Scott Audette, File
641 Tobias Mueller of Germany falls while competing with Johannes Aujesky of Austria during the small final in men's ski cross during the FIS Ski Cross World Cup, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the Genting Resort Secret Garden in Zhangjiakou in northern China's Hebei Province, Nov. 27, 2021. | AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein
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741 Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen runs onto the field before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, on Nov. 21, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. | AP Photo/Ashley Landis
841 Tyson Fury, of England, lands a left to Deontay Wilder in a heavyweight championship boxing match, Oct. 9, 2021, in Las Vegas. | AP Photo/Chase Stevens
941 Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands' Formula 1 car is airborne over Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain's car during the Italian Formula One Grand Prix, at Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy, Sept. 12, 2021. | AP Photo/Luca Bruno
1041 Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom, of Malaysia, and Sergey Ponomaryov, of Kazakhstan, crash during the track cycling men's keirin race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 7, 2021, in Izu, Japan. | AP Photo/Christophe Ena
