2013 Photo Contest, Sports Action, 3rd prize

London 2012 - An Overview

Photographer

Chris McGrath

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28 July, 2012

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

About the photographer

Chris McGrath

Chris McGrath started his photography career at a regional newspaper in Queensland, Australia. After completing his newspaper cadetship and a diploma in photography, he joined...

Background story

London, UK

Olympic Games, London 2012—an overview. 

Rikke Skov of Denmark passes the ball during a match with Sweden in the women’s handball preliminaries. Denmark won the match 21-18.

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