The winner of the inaugural Sports Photography Award, presented by APW this year, was Alex Grymanis for his photograph of Olympiacos footballer Rodinei Marcelo de Almeida on 30 March 2025, during a match against Panathinaikos. In the image, the player is asking the team’s fans, who have their mobile phone flashlights on, to encourage the players. The other two finalists were Nikolaos Zagas and Michalis Themelis.

The award was presented by the photojournalist Aristotelis Sarrikostas. The juror Angelos Zymaras, sports photographer and photography professor, said about the selection of the finalists: “The three images stand out for the way they combine clean composition, perfect timing and a strong sense of movement. They manage to convey the energy and emotion of the moment without exaggeration, clearly capturing both the essence of the sports as well as the principles of photographic storytelling”.