Could this 1842 daguerreotype of water jousting in Lyon possibly be the earliest surviving photograph taken during a sporting event?

by chubachus

A large crowd watching water jousting on the Saône River in Lyon, France, 1842.

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I have tried to find an earlier example of sports photography to no avail. It is quite an extraordinary image especially because it was taken only three years after the introduction of photography to the world.

Searocksandtrees

Hey that's fantastic! A question: is that large boat in the foreground one of the competitors? It seems overly large and unwieldy - at least compared to the kind of boats used for jousting in southern France (like so). Anyone have any info on this?