Three Chinese photographers win World Press Photo awards

"Competition on bars" by Jia Guorong with China News Service won the 1st Prize in Sports Action Stories category at the 57th annual World Press Photo Contest. [CNS Photo]

(ECNS) -- Winners of the 57th annual World Press Photo Contest were announced Friday in Amsterdam. The jury has selected three Chinese photographers' works as the winning entries.

"Competition on bars" by Jia Guorong with China News Service won the 1st Prize in Sports Action Stories category.

"Daily exercise" by Chen Kunrong for Nanfang Daily won the 2nd Prize in Sports Feature Stories category.

"Wolves walking in the desert" by Fan Shangzhen won the 3rd Prize in Nature Singles category.

In the contest, prizes in nine themed categories were given to 53 photographers of 25 nationalities. For an overview of all the winners visit: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/awards/2014