Samba dancers arrive to perform ahead of the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, August 14, 2016. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)

Valarie Allman of Team United States competes in the Women's Discus qualification on day four of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 18, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters)

The Peugeot vehicle of driver Carlos Sainz of Spain is seen at the technical verification area ahead of the Dakar Rally 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 1, 2016. (Photo by Marcos Brindicci/Reuters)

San Antonio FC goalkeeper Jordan Farr (1) flips in the air as he celebrates the team's overtime win against Austin FC in an MLS U.S. Open soccer match, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in San Antonio. (Photo by Eric Gay/AP Photo)

New York Jets running back La'Mical Perine fends off an airborne exercise ball thrown at him as he carries the ball during NFL football practice, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Florham Park, N.J. (Photo by Kathy Willens/AP Photo)

BASE jumper Luke Denniss of Australia gestures as he dives in the air from the Kuala Lumpur Tower during the KL Tower International Jump in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, September 27, 2014. BASE stands for the places such jumpers usually jump from: buildings, antennas, spans (bridges) and earth (cliffs). (Photo by Lai Seng Sin/AP Photo)

England's Marcus Smith reacts as he scores a try during the Six Nations rugby union international match between France and England at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Laurent Cipriani/AP Photo)

Special Merit Award. Mallory Franklin (2019). The British slalom canoeist has competed internationally since 2009 and won nine medals in total at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds, four silvers and a bronze. She has also won eleven medals at the European Championships. (Photo by Richard Pelham/World Sports Photography Awards 2021)