2010 Photo Contest, Sports Action, 2nd prize
Photographer

Craig Golding

for Getty Images

13 October, 2009

Bruce Gallagher, at 75 the oldest rugby union competitor, is clapped off at full time after a match at the World Masters Games. The World Masters Games, held every four years, is the world's largest multi-sport event, with mature competitors from across the globe taking part in 28 different sports. The 2009 games in Sydney attracted 28,292 participants, two of them over 100 years old.

About the photographer

Craig Golding

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