Competitors climb during the 16th Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) race at La Balme near Chamonix, France August 31, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:
Participants take part in the Czech Hot Air Balloon Championship near the town of Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic, August 31, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
Spectators enjoy a camel ride prior to the day’s Birdsville Races in the Queensland town of Birdsville on September 1, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Horses thunder past at the Birdsville Races in the Queensland town of Birdsville on September 1, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Jordan Spieth of the United States plays a shot on the second hole during the first round of the Dell Technologies Championship at TPC Boston on August 31, 2018 in Norton, Massachusetts. (Photo by AFP)
Sterling Pelsue, of Vergennes, Vt., casts for striped bass in hip-deep water at dawn near the Pier, August 31, 2018, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. (Photo by AP)
Athletes compete during Men’s Triathlon Final at JSC Lake in Palembang, Indonesia, September 1, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
Syria’s Mohamad Alsabbagh competes in the men’s triathlon during the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang on September 1, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen drives as it rains during the first practice session at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza on August 31, 2018 ahead of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix. (Photo by AFP)
Alpha 1E robots dance at the booth of Ubtech during the IFA, the world’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances, in Berlin on August 30, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Electric and communication wires are seen in the centre of La Paz, Bolivia August 31, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)