Elite sports served up plenty of stunning action photos last year－here's a selection of our favorites...

Tyson Fury lands a left on Deontay Wilder during their heavyweight championship boxing match in Las Vegas on Oct 9. (PHOTO / AP)

Tobias Mueller of Germany takes a tumble during an FIS Ski Cross World Cup race in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province on Nov 27. (PHOTO / AP)

Max Verstappen's Red Bull car crashes onto Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes during the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix on Sept 12. (PHOTO / AP)

Reece Whitley powers down the pool in the men's 200m breaststroke final at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Mission Viejo, California, on April 10. (PHOTO / AP)

Kansas City Chiefs' Tyreek Hill celebrates scoring a touchdown during an NFL game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Oct 3. (PHOTO / AP)

Baylor's DiJonai Carrington (left) shoots past UConn's Paige Bueckers during an NCAA college game on March 29 in San Antonio. (PHOTO / AP)

Leda Guimaraes of Brazil falls during the horse jumping portion of the women's modern pentathlon at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug 6. (PHOTO / AP)

Jin Yang of China watches his pairs partner Peng Cheng soar at the Figure Skating World Championships in Stockholm on March 23. (PHOTO / AP)

Brazil's Gabriel Medina crashes on a wave during the men's surfing competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on July 27. (PHOTO / AP)

Cincinnati Reds' Tucker Barnhart breaks a bat as he grounds out during a Major League Baseball game on April 27. (PHOTO / AP)

Austrian synchro swimmer Anna-Maria Alexandri competes in the duet free routine competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug 2. (PHOTO / AP)

Chad's Marlyse Hourtou shoots an arrow during the women's individual archery competition at Tokyo 2020 on July 29. (PHOTO / AP)