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2013, Sports Action , 2nd prize stories , Sergei Ilnitsky
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The Golden Touch

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Years of training, thousands of battles, and hundreds of victories prepared fencing competitors for the opportunity to stand on the piste at the 2012 London Olympic Games to fight for gold.
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The Golden Touch

29 July 2012

London, UK

Fencing at the London 2012 Olympics.

Nikolay Kovalev of Russia reacts after his victory over Rares Dumitrescu of Romania, following their men’s sabre individual bronze medal match.

Escrime aux Jeux olympiques londoniens 2012.

Réaction du Russe Nikolay Kovalev après sa victoire sur le Roumain Rares Dumitrescu, dans l’épreuve de sabre individuel hommes pour la médaille de bronze, le 29 juillet.

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London, United Kingdom

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Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
ISO: 2000
F-Stop: 4
Focal Length: 400 mm
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X

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Sergei Ilnitsky

Sergei Ilnitsky
Nationality:
Russia
Website:
www.ilnitsky-photography.com
About:
Sergei Ilnitsky is a staff photographer for European Pressphoto Agency (EPA) in Moscow since 2003. He was born in 1974 in the small town of Mariupol, Ukraine. His passion for photography started as a child. He attended the Academy of Arts and Culture in Siberia while freelancing for newspapers and advertising agencies. Upon graduation, he worked at the regional newspaper Kuznetsky Kray. In 1995, he began as a stringer for EPA assigned to the Siberian region of Russia.
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European Pressphoto Agency

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