Hard disagree, it's exceptionally obvious - the hands aren't just a little off, they're anatomically incorrect. And this is specifically a competition so one would assume that the judges would have at least minimal aesthetic training.
It really isn't. It's fine you tried to play Catch the Differences after knowing what to look at. That's not what people do with photos running in contests.
Composition push-ups, color-theory pull-ups, subject lighting crunches. It’s not easy but you gotta get artistically ripped before you can be a judge art.