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London 2012 - An Overview

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A bird’s eye view of the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

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London 2012 - An Overview

05 August 2012

London, UK

Olympic Games, London 2012—an overview.

Andrea Baldini of Italy celebrates defeating Yuki Ota of Japan to clinch the gold medal for Italy, in men’s team foil fencing.

Jeux olympiques, Londres 2012 – vus d’en haut.

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London, United Kingdom

Chris McGrath

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Australia

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www.chrismcgrathphotography.com

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Chris McGrath is an Australian-born staff photographer with Getty Images. His career began at a small regional newspaper in Queensland, Australia, where he completed a three-year cadetship and a diploma of photography. In 2001, he joined Getty Images covering the Asia Pacific region based out of Sydney. Chris relocated to Getty’s New York office in 2007 and spent the next four years covering US and international news and sports assignments.

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Getty Images

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