IOC appoints Getty Images as Official Photographic Agency for the Beijing Olympics

This year the Getty Images team of 70 photographers, editors and support staff will be lead by international award-winning sports photographers, Adam Pretty, Al Bellow and Shaun Botterill will have prime access to capture every aspect of the games as they unfold.

Since 1968, Getty Images have covered 20 Summer and Winter Olympic Games and have been awarded as the IOC's official Photographic Agency since 1988. Getty Images also proudly hosts one of the world's largest Olympic archival collections providing an amazing resource for book publishers, newspapers, magazines as well as official sponsors wanting wanting to capitalise on the world's premier sporting event.

A range of flexible licensing packages, including subscriptions and single images covering pre-event, during and post-event coverage can be arranged by Gallo Images, Getty Images exclusive representative in sub-Saharan Africa. Please contact sales@galloimages.co.za for more information.

Click here to see iconic images capturing breathtaking performance of the Olympics:
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