1988 Photo Contest, Sports, 3rd prize
Photographer

Igor Utkin

ITAR-TASS

01 September, 1987

In September 1987—the year the World Athletics Championships were held in Rome—blind and visually impaired athletes had their own tournament in Moscow. The games were organized by the International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA), a full member of the International Paralympic Committee.

About the photographer

Igor Utkin

Igor Utkin (1942-2009) was a sports photographer who started his career at the photo lab of RIA Novosti press agency. After his first World Press Photo award, he became a full ti...

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