Gallery intro and image captions present BBC Sport/Getty Images’ weekly selection of striking sports photographs from the past seven days, highlighting World Athletics (pole vault, relays, sprints, shot put), NFL, Ironman Emilia Romagna, rugby, AFL/VFL, NRL, Premier League, Laver Cup, F1, WNBA and MLB. Photos credited to Getty photographers; images licensed by Getty with a link to last week’s gallery and related sport stories.