Into our third day of the ‘Best Photos of 2019’ tournament! Today we bring you the FISU staff picks in the ‘Fun’ category. Remember, the brackets of this tournament are made up of the following categories: Moments, Emotions, Fun and Action and we are moving into the semfinals tomorrow, on our Instagram account. To vote, head here.
We have picked the top five contenders in each category and the first round got underway a couple of days ago. Tomorrow, we will bring you the top five action photos. The semifinals will be contested between the ‘top moment’ versus the ‘top emotion’ photo, and the most ‘fun photo’ versus the ‘best action’ photo. The champion will be declared on 30 December as per YOUR votes on our social channels.
Here are the top five FISU staff picks for best fun photos of 2019.
5. Involuntarily baring his teeth helped this Japanese player and his team beat the Russian Federation in the rugby sevens men’s semifinal at Napoli 2019. They went onto win gold a few hours later.
4. It was a real team effort from Dolores Hernández and Carolina Mendoza of Mexico in the women’s synchronized 3 metre springboard diving event to win the gold medal in Napoli
3. Full focus on the ball! That’s how Tseng Chun-hsin of Chinese Taipei won gold in the tennis men’s singles at Napoli 2019
2. University of Ottawa, Canada winning on the pitch at Jinjiang 2019 – and during celebrations, too