A look at the best sports photos of the year 2016.
2016: Svijet sporta
![American big wave surfer Nic Lamb drops a wave off Praia do Norte in Nazare during the first edition of the World Surf League's Nazare Challenge, Dec. 20, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b2ed2189-df5a-43de-8d1a-a2d10f1a5755_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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American big wave surfer Nic Lamb drops a wave off Praia do Norte in Nazare during the first edition of the World Surf League's Nazare Challenge, Dec. 20, 2016.
![Third placed Petra Vlhova competes during the second run of an alpine skiing women's World Cup slalom, in Levi, Finland, Nov. 12, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e3fe0611-49c9-46ea-9f09-20bc2beef755_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Third placed Petra Vlhova competes during the second run of an alpine skiing women's World Cup slalom, in Levi, Finland, Nov. 12, 2016.
![Europe Fans look on during the afternoon football matches at Hazeltine National Golf Course in Chaska, Minnesota, Oct.1, 2016, during the 2016 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the USA.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1192f027-bfe3-4143-a50c-854cf81e65e9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Europe Fans look on during the afternoon football matches at Hazeltine National Golf Course in Chaska, Minnesota, Oct.1, 2016, during the 2016 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the USA.
![Regas Woods of the United States, competes in the men's long jump T42 final, during the Paralympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 17, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/241461e7-3a46-4cd0-a289-3d27241c32d5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Regas Woods of the United States, competes in the men's long jump T42 final, during the Paralympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 17, 2016.